Horizon Forbidden West PS5 is $10/£10 cheaper when purchased on a browser
Horizon: Forbidden West for PS5 is currently $10/£10 cheaper when purchased via a web browser.
With little over a week until the Guerrilla sequel’s February 18 release, many PlayStation 5 users will have pre-ordered the game via the console’s built-in store. However, it’s not the cheapest place to buy the game.
Players who purchase the PS4 version of Forbidden West will get access to the PS5 version for free.
However, when viewed on a PlayStation 5 console, users are only given the option to purchase the PS5 version of the game for £69.99 / $69.99 or the Digital Deluxe Edition for £79.99 / $79.99.
But those who access the game via a browser are given the option to purchase the PS4 version for £59.99 / $59.99, which includes a PS5 upgrade for free.
While this is potentially confusing for customers, it isn’t entirely unexpected. Last year, Sony U-turned on its decision to not provide a free upgrade to the PS5 version of Horizon: Forbidden West.
Days after announcing that the game would initially incur a $10/£10 upgrade charge, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan issued a statement backtracking on the change.
“Last year we made a commitment to deliver free upgrades for our cross-gen launch titles, which included Horizon Forbidden West. While the pandemic’s profound impact pushed Forbidden West out of the launch window we initially envisioned, we will stand by our offer: Players who purchase Horizon Forbidden West on PlayStation 4 will be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version for free.”
The exec added: “I also want to confirm today that moving forward, PlayStation first-party exclusive cross-gen titles (newly releasing on PS4 & PS5)–both digital and physical*–will offer a $10 USD digital upgrade option from PS4 to
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