Thinking about buying Horizon Zero Dawn? Think twice: Sony has raised its price

Although Sony’s State of Play has given us a lot to talk about, it seems that not everything has been good news. Besides the fact that PlayStation Plus and all the 30th-anniversary editions have sold out, with many people not getting past the queue, there have also been some rather questionable moves by Sony. Once again, related to money. Because it seems that the Japanese company never tires of making us wonder if it is really trying to do things right. After the announcement of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Sony has doubled the price of Horizon Zero […]

Although Sony’s State of Play has given us much to talk about, it seems that not everything has been good news. In addition to the fact that PlayStation Plus and all the 30th anniversary editions have sold out, with many people not getting past the queue, there have also been some more than questionable moves by Sony. Once again, related to money. Because it seems that the Japanese company never tires of making us wonder if it really tries to do things right.

After the announcement of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Sony has doubled the price of Horizon Zero Dawn. If the Complete Edition of the game cost 19.99€ a few days ago, the price of the game in the PlayStation Store after the event has risen to 39.99€. This can be verified by checking any price tracker, confirming the price increase exactly at this moment.

Although it is possible to find ways to buy it cheaper, such as acquiring it in physical format for those who do not have a digital-only console, it seems that the reason for raising the game price is precisely to sell the remaster. Given that it is possible to upgrade the PlayStation 4 version to the remastered PlayStation 5 version for €9.99 and that Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered has a price of €39.99, with this increase they wanted to ensure that no one pays less than that price for the game.

While it is a logical move, it is also a questionable precedent for the future. And a demonstration of why the shift to exclusively digital content can lead to abuses by large companies. Because Sony, once again, is incapable of giving us one good thing without three bad ones.

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Author: Álvaro Arbonés

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