"Horizon Zero Dawn": Sony announces remaster at – also for PC
Seven years after the original release, Sony is re-releasing "Horizon Zero Dawn". Graphically, it should catch up with its successor "Forbidden West".
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The 2017 action adventure game "Horizon Zero Dawn" is set to shine in new splendor thanks to a remaster version. Sony announced the new edition at an event on Wednesday night. The remaster promises extensive improvements to graphics, sound and animation quality.
The new version of "Horizon: Zero Dawn" will be available from October 31 on PC and Playstation 5. Those who own the original game will pay 10 US dollars for the upgrade, while the remaster will cost 50 US dollars individually. In addition to the main game, the remaster package includes the DLC "The Frozen Wilds".
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At the graphics level of the successor
The changes are quite extensive for a remaster –, at least judging by Sony's blog entry. Among other things, over 10 hours of dialog has been re-recorded. Motion capture has also been re-recorded, writes Sony. The character models have also been reworked. Overall, "Horizon Zero Dawn" is set to match the graphics quality of its successor "Forbidden West", which was released in 2022 for PS4 and PS5 and in 2024 for PC.
PC gamers can also look forward to modern upscaling technology: DLSS upscaling was missing in the original release of the PC version of "Zero Dawn", but was added in 2022. DLSS Frame Generation is also integrated in the upcoming remaster version. Owners of an AMD graphics card can use upscaling and frame generation via FSR 3.1.
The remaster is not being produced by Guerilla Games, the actual developer of the "Horizon" games. Instead, Nixxes is responsible – The studio from Utrecht is Sony's first choice when it comes to PC ports and technical assistance. Among other things, it helped with the original PC version of "Zero Dawn" and was primarily responsible for the PC version of "Forbidden West".
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