Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Announced | State of Play

Systemshock2023

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It's a simple way to bring some revenue into the studio in between games.

What happened to the old approach of just selling more copies of the game? With that logic we would be in an endless loop of remasters as it is less risky than developing a brand new game.
 

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$10 only? Nice... Imma get it for sure!
 

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Are there any comparison screenshots out there?
Either way, $10 to upgrade isn't bad at all. I even got Horizon Zero Dawn for free on the Play At Home thing so this is like, $10 for ultra pretty graphics which yknow what who can complain about that
 

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Doesn't look like PC will get an upgrade path though.
"For existing owners of Horizon Zero Dawn (PlayStation 4, PC) and/or Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition (PS4, PS5, PC): you can upgrade to the digital version of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered for $9.99 on both PlayStation 5 console and on PC (via Steam or Epic Game Store)"
 
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"For existing owners of Horizon Zero Dawn (PlayStation 4, PC) and/or Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition (PS4, PS5, PC): you can upgrade to the digital version of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered for $9.99 on both PlayStation 5 console and on PC (via Steam or Epic Game Store)"

That's good.
 

mibu no ookami

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What happened to the old approach of just selling more copies of the game? With that logic we would be in an endless loop of remasters as it is less risky than developing a brand new game.

Games take a long time to make. Remastering an old game and bringing new people in at the same time in between new games is a no-brainer especially with transmedia strategies.

As we know Horizon had planned a tv series which was cancelled.
 

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That makes you wonder why TLOU didn’t have a $10 upgrade 🤷🏻‍♂️

That was the real issue with TLOU PS4 owners.
Because the game had a big budget that needed to be trimmed down that why Naughty Dog took it over
 

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What happened to the old approach of just selling more copies of the game? With that logic we would be in an endless loop of remasters as it is less risky than developing a brand new game.

Games largely have a ceiling for what they can sell, meanwhile the cost is outpacing sales particularly when considering risk.

It about risk mitigation and it costs studios nothing and it costs gamers nothing. We aren't losing new games over this or riskier games.
 

mibu no ookami

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The difference is much bigger than i thought. Looks almost like a Remake.

I take it back, the 10€ are more than justified then.


It's a no-brainer for 10 dollars, though I do prefer some of the stylistic choices in the original better.

What has me MOST interested is the re-recorded dialogue as the dialogue in the first game I thought was atrocious. So would be eager to see if this makes a difference.

Super rare that you see that happen in games and it's a game that I always felt like desperately needed it, so interesting to see where my thoughts are on this and the execution on the new dialogue.

The original feels flat and awkward.
 

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So she doesn't look fat like that one grifter said. Imagine my surprise. Nice that it's only an upgrade but I'll pass. Might get a used disc or something later down the line.
 

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- 10 hours of re-recorded conversations and mo-cap for all main and side quests.
- Improved character models, rendering, animations, lighting and textures.
- Full DualSense support, including haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, etc.
- Inclusion of Tempest 3D Audio.
- New optional accessibility feature (using sound and haptic feedback to alert players to hard-to-reach items).
- Many of HFW's accessibility features are also included.
- Update cost $10 on PlayStation and PC, even if you got the game for free during Covid thanks to the Play at Home initiative.
- Savegame files from the original game will work with HZD Remastered (so you can start immediately with NG+ if you want).