PS3 -> PS4 conversion of Heavensward only

[Niwashi]

Sony IS definitely a part of this decision. They have to approve of the free transfers. It is one of the reasons why the ps3 to ps4 transfer was temporary.

Where do you get the idea that Sony controls PC licences? To play on PC (or Mac), you get a licence from SE. Sony has no control or involvement in that. And no, they don't have to somehow "approve" of it.

And the PS3 to PS4 transfer was temporary because SE didn't want to give up on purchases of the PS4 licence indefinitely. It was a marketing deal to leverage the release of the new platform. Once it had been around a while and was no longer a new platform, the marketing value of that leverage dropped to less than what they were losing in not charging for the licence.

This time, it's not about the PS4 being released. It's about the PS3 being dropped. There's no tie-in to the PS4 version in particular, so there's no logical reason for the transfers to be limited to there.