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While it really didn't need it, October 31 will give us Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered as announced during Sony's State of Play. Yes really, it's happening, it's a real thing.

Hold on a minute, it's how old? No, it can't be. How is it 7 years since the original release? Is time speeding up as I get older or what?

The current version of the game works well on Desktop Linux with Proton, and is Steam Deck Verified. However, the new Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered might come with some issues, as Sony confirmed in their blog post it will have the PlayStation Overlay, which is what completely breaks online play for Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT.

Hopefully it's not forced, and perhaps it will have an opt-out for Steam Deck like God of War Ragnarök, which means Desktop Linux users may need the launch option.

Here's the trailer anyway:

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Sony say it will have "over 10 hours of re-recorded conversation, mocap and countless graphical improvements that bring the game to the same visual fidelity as its critically acclaimed sequel Horizon Forbidden West". You will also see various upgrades to characters that brings "them in line with current generation advances in character models and rendering"

For the PC version there will be support for NVIDIA DLSS 3 and AMD FSR 3.1 with frame generation, along with various accessibility features that were first introduced in Horizon Forbidden West.

The new edition will be a $9.99 upgrade for existing owners on PC.

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10 comments

Thibug about 4 hours ago
I feel like the price is fair (Since they redid quite a bit of work from what I can see). They could have made it into another game and call it a day (looking at you, Skyrim). Still not sure if I personally want it, might just wait to see if FSR 3.1 can improve performance on the SD (as it stutters quite a bit as of right now)
Ehvis about 4 hours ago
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At least it's a paid upgrade, so you can just ignore it if it adds a mandatory PSN account.

QuoteHold on a minute, it's how old? No, it can't be. How is it 7 years since the original release? Is time speeding up as I get older or what?

And that'll get worse and worse as you progress with your character development.
Stella about 4 hours ago
What is there to remaster? It's one of the most beautiful titles on PC and Playstation.
The mandatory PSN account and PS overlay is just a slap in the face for owners of the original, in my opinion. Neither this game nor the sequel released this year has either. Stop ruining perfect titles, Sony!
grigi about 4 hours ago
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Re the surprise the game is 7 years old: Yep, I think time is relative to how old you are, so our perception of time speeds up as we age. That's pretty rude of time.

On another note: Not really needed an update. Not like Horizon: Zero Dawn was looking dated, or was missing some modern accessibility feature.


Last edited by grigi on 25 September 2024 at 8:33 am UTC
hardpenguin about 3 hours ago
I still haven't played the original one, even though it finally made its way to my library!
uzay about 3 hours ago
You can also get the current Horizon Zero Dawn on GOG. But I doubt that will be the case for the remaster.
Stella about 2 hours ago
Quoting: ThibugI feel like the price is fair (Since they redid quite a bit of work from what I can see). They could have made it into another game and call it a day (looking at you, Skyrim). Still not sure if I personally want it, might just wait to see if FSR 3.1 can improve performance on the SD (as it stutters quite a bit as of right now)
I'm pretty sure the stuttering is related to texture streaming. The stutters get much worse when you move quickly. I tried to investigate if Proton maybe causes this, but it runs just fine on my Linux desktop. So either the Steam Deck CPU is too weak, or the game just isnt particularly optimized for low power CPUs. Or both. Either way, I don't think FSR 3 will solve this problem
ripper about 2 hours ago
QuoteYou can buy the current Horizon Zero Dawn from:
Fanatical
Humble Store
Steam
Let's not forget about the DRM-free option on GOG:
https://www.gog.com/en/game/horizon_zero_dawn_complete_edition
Yueh about 2 hours ago
As Playstation Overlay means PSN required for the game, it will be a big NO.
Gamall 48 minutes ago
Quoting: grigitime is relative to how old you are, so our perception of time speeds up as we age
When you are two years old, the last year accounts for 50% of your life.
When you are, say, 40yo, it accounts for 2.5%.
Seen that way, it makes a lot of sense :-)
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