Horizon Zero Dawn PS5 remake + multiplayer game and Forbidden West DLC leaked

metro.co.uk:

Sony seems to be going all in with Horizon, with rumours of two new games and more DLC for the giant robot dinosaur franchise.

The minute 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn became the fastest selling new franchise on PlayStation 4 you could guarantee that wouldn’t be the end of it, but apart from this year’s sequel Forbidden West Sony has been fairly restrained in exploiting the series – something which seems set to change soon.

VR game Call Of The Mountain was already announced a few months ago, but now rumours have arisen of a PlayStation 5 remake, a multiplayer spin-off, and new DLC for Forbidden West.

There’s some uncertainty as to whether it’s a remake or remaster, but the approach is immediately reminiscent of how Sony has handled The Last Of Us, who’s first game also just got a PlayStation 5 remake despite not really needing it.

The terms remake and remaster are often used interchangeably, even by some publishers, despite them being entirely different things. A remaster implies fundamentally the same game, with only minor improvements, while a remake is a recreation of the original game from scratch.

That’s what The Last Of Us Part 1 was but that game was criticised for being unnecessary as it is only nine years old, while Horizon Zero Dawn is even more recent, at just five years old.

Website MP1st, which broke the story, admits it is unsure which it is, but that may be because it sounds like the game blurs the lines between the two, with multiple new character models, improved textures, better animation, and a new high tech lighting system.

The new version will also supposedly feature new accessibility options, as well as multiple graphic modes to favour performance, quality, or uncapped performance for VRR (variable refresh