Horizon Forbidden West Price Could Be Viewed as Deceptive, Says Lawyer
According to Hoeg Law attorney Richard Hoeg, the marketing for Horizon Forbidden West's price point could be construed as deceptive and provide grounds for a class-action lawsuit down the line. Many assumed Horizon Forbidden West was a PS5 exclusive when Sony and developer Guerrilla Games announced the sequel during the PS5 reveal event in June 2020. The publisher later clarified the title's status as a cross-gen venture, though, and promised all cross-gen PS5 launch and launch window titles would offer free upgrades.
Things didn't get heated until Sony unveiled Horizon Forbidden West's various special editions and, in so doing, confirmed that PS4 players who later purchased a PS5 would not be able to access a free current-gen upgrade. After considerable backlash from fans and games media, Sony backtracked on its decision, promising a free Forbidden West upgrade for all PS4 players. As such, even PS5 owners would do well to purchase the PS4 version of the eagerly-anticipated sequel to save themselves $10. Sony, however, does not seem too keen on informing the wider public of this particular pricing loophole.
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On an episode of Virtual Legality for the Hoeg Law YouTube channel (via VGC), attorney Richard Hoeg lambasts Sony's marketing practices for Horizon Forbidden West, specifically calling out some of the corporation's duplicitous pricing-related tactics. For one, Hoeg notes that an FAQ on a PlayStation support page tells readers Forbidden West does not feature a «Dual Entitlement» option, whereby PS4 players can upgrade to the PS5 build at no extra charge. This is simply false. Hoeg also decried the fact that searching for Forbidden West on the
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