Horizon Forbidden West PS5 Players Can Get It for $10 Cheaper
In less than 24 hours, one of the biggest game releases of 2022 so far will arrive on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Horizon Forbidden West is the first major PlayStation exclusive of the year and the latest example of what Sony's internal studios can do with next-generation hardware. Tomorrow is also the end of one of PlayStation's promises, a promise that many fans may have forgotten. That's why it's an important reminder that those with a PS5 can purchase Horizon Forbidden West for just $60, $10 cheaper than standard PS5 game retail prices.
As those with a PlayStation 5 know, standard retail pricing for next-gen games has increased from $60 to $70. It's not something many video game players approved of, considering the increase in in-game purchases over the past generation, but it's also inarguable that video game development is significantly more expensive now than even 10 years ago. However, Sony softened the blow by previously making a promise that certain games like Horizon Forbidden West will be available for just $60 — with a catch.
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That promise is that all of Sony's cross-generation games released on the PS4 will receive a free upgrade to the PS5 and came directly from CEO and president Jim Ryan. At the time, Ryan said it was about «people having a choice.» However, when Horizon Forbidden West first announced its retail SKUs, it took PlayStation fan backlash for Sony to fulfill this promise. As such, Horizon Forbidden West will be the last first-party PlayStation game that offers a free PS5 upgrade for the PS4 version of a game.
What that means is that Horizon Forbidden West pre-orderers can, right now, go purchase the PS4 version of the game for $59.99 and be able to play the
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