Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is real — here’s when it’s launching on Windows PC
Aloy’s first adventure returns with Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, coming to PlayStation 5 and PC on Oct. 31, 2024.
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What you need to know
The whispers were true, and another PlayStation remaster is on the way.
During the September 2024 PlayStation State of Play, Sony revealed that Guerrilla Games and Nixxes Software are again teaming up, this time with a remaster of Horizon Zero Dawn. This remaster aims to bring the game’s visuals in line with that of its sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, and is launching across PlayStation 5 and Windows PC on Oct. 31, 2024.
You can take a look at the remaster in action with the video below:
PlayStation notes that Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered will be available as a $10 upgrade for anyone that already owns the original game.
Horizon Zero Dawn first launched in 2017 on PlayStation 4, with the title kicking off alist of PlayStation Studios games on Windows PCwith a port in 2020. At the time, Guerrilla also updated the game to run at 60 FPS on PlayStation 5.
Even more Horizon is coming
Another Horizon game, LEGO Horizon Adventures, is also launching shortly, and is set to arrive on Nov. 14, 2024 across PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Nintendo Switch.
As its LEGO nature suggests, this game is centered around co-op play, with players choosing characters like Aloy and Varl, and breaking LEGO versions of machines like Thunderjaws.
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Meanwhile, Sony announced aremake of Supermassive Games' 2015 narrative horror title Until Dawnearlier this year, with development being handled by U.K. studio Ballistic Moon. The remake features new graphics built in Unreal Engine 5, as well as a new soundtrack, and it’s launching across PC and PlayStation 5 on Oct. 4, 2024.
Rumors abound that Bend Studio’s 2019 game Days Gone is also being remastered for PlayStation 5 and PC, though this remains a rumor for now.
Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
