PlayStation raises Horizon Zero Dawn’s PS4 price following remaster upgrade annoucement
Sony has increased the price of Horizon Zero Dawn, following the announcement that it could be upgraded to the upcoming remaster.
Until recently, the PS4 version of Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition was listed at $19.99/ £15.99, according to PSPrices. This has been the case for over two years.
Now, the game’s price has been increased to $39.99/ £34.99.
The reason for the price increase is almost certainly to ensure that players don’t get Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered for cheaper than full price by buying the PS4 version on sale and upgrading it.
The remaster, which VGC reported on in 2022, will come to both PC and PlayStation 5 on October 31st.
The game will be available for $49.99 on PS5, Steam and the Epic Game Store, while owners of the original game can upgrade to the remaster for $9.99.
As such, the decision to change the PS4 version’s price back to $39.99 means anyone choosing to buy that and upgrade will pay a total of $49.98, instead of $29.98.
A PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn was released in 2020 with improved draw distance and higher framerates, but it mostly reused the assets and features from the PS4 version.
“Each year, many millions more pick up Horizon Zero Dawn for the first time,” Guerrilla studio director and art & animation director Jan-Bart van Been wrote on the PlayStation Blog. “But seven years is a long time in the world of computer graphics – technology improves.
“As time moved on, we really wished that new players who join Aloy on her origin story can do it with a version that is worthy of their PS5 or compatible PC. And so, we are thrilled to announce that the game has been remastered by our talented friends at Nixxes.”
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