PlayStation fans furious over controversial price increase

If you tuned into the latest State of Play, you’ll have seen that Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered was finally unveiled.

I have to say, it looks like a stellar upgrade despite all of the hullabaloo questioning whether the game was deserving or needing of such a project.

For this remaster, Guerrilla handed the reins over to Nixxes.

Launching on 31 October, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered benefits from updated character models, improved graphics, and ‘enhanced features’.

I adore Horizon Zero Dawn, but I’ve always hated its lifeless NPCs.

This time around though, over 10 hours of conversations were re-recorded - both in terms of dialogue and mocap - bringing Zero Dawn’s NPCs in line with the same quality as those featured in Forbidden West.

PS5 Tempest 3D Audio is now supported, and added DualSense features have been introduced alongside an array of new accessibility features.

You can take a look at Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered in action below.

Pre-orders are set to open on 3 October, although pricing is yet to be confirmed.

What we do know is that those with an existing copy of the game on PlayStation 4 can simply upgrade for $9.99.

This includes those who got the game for free during the lockdown Play At Home initiative, but does not include those who nabbed the game on PlayStation Plus.

What’s now happened though is that Sony has increased the price of the base game on the PlayStation Store.

If you were hoping to grab the base game for cheap, using the $9.99 upgrade path to save a few quid on Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered’s inevitably higher price tag, I have some bad news.

In the UK, the price of Horizon Zero Dawn rose from £15.99 to £34.99 while in the US, it rose from $19.99 to $39.99.

I can hardly say this is all that surprising.

Who would buy the new Remastered version if it was cheaper to acquire it via the old version with an added upgrade? Precisely no one.

From a business standpoint, it makes perfect sense to make this move.

There’s also the fact that in recent years, Horizon Zero Dawn has been acquirable for very little money.

I’ve seen it on offer for around £7 on several occasions, so those with a prior interest in the game will likely already have a copy.

With all of that in mind, this price increase isn’t really all that shocking or unexpected.

But, of course, everyone’s up in arms anyway.

“And now I have Horizon Zero Interest,” said one Twitter user.

“Brutal! Playing games is becoming more and more unaffordable,” added another.

The base game’s physical editions still appear to be pretty reasonable so I’d have a shop around if I were you.