Sony increases Horizon Zero Dawn’s PS4 price ahead of PS5 remaster

PlayStation 4's Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition got a price bump ahead of the recently revealed remaster for PlayStation 5 and PC.

The bundled version of Guerrilla's sci-fi RPG was $20 for several years (thanks, PSPrices), but has now been doubled $40. The PS5 and PC version will be $50 (its original price in 2017), and PS4 owners can upgrade to that for $10.

Sony is basically looking to prevent players from exploiting a loophole and paying only $30 for the new version of Horizon, in turn losing out on $20 from PS4 owners.

PlayStation 5 games are no stranger to odd upgrade structures. Before Horizon Forbidden West's release, Sony required PlayStation 4 owners to buy another copy if they wanted it on PS5, a console which could be hard to get at the time.

After backlash, Sony reversed course and made the upgrade path free for …

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