One of the most controversial announcements from last night's Sony State of Play presentation was undeniably the reveal of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.
This enhanced version of the 2017 open-world PlayStation game is set to arrive on October 30 and is coming to PlayStation 5 and PC.While it's easy to dismiss this release as a pointless upgrade, some of the technical information that was recently shared on the PlayStation Blog is actually quite promising.
This remaster is being developed by Nixxes, known for high-quality PC ports of PlayStation software including Ghost of TsushimaDirector's Cut and Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered.Horizon Zero DawnRemastered features fully overhauled character interactions, with hours of re-recorded dialogue and remade motion capture scenes.
The audio is being upgraded in more subtle ways too, including a new sound mix with full PS5 Tempest 3D Audio Tech and Dolby Atmos support.
Character models have been upgraded too and, while I'm not a huge fan of Aloy's glammed-up new look, they are undeniably higher quality with noticeably better depth and detail.