By: Samuel Moreno | 04-10-22
PlayStation has managed to divide the gaming community internationally following the release of The Last of Us Part 1a remake of the first installment by Naughty Dogwho sought to take advantage of the potential of the current console of Sony (PS5) to redo title animations under the engine The Last of Us Part 2.
In the last hours the rumor has come out that Horizon Zero Dawn might receive a similar treatment to adjust it to the engine of its sequel, Forbbiden West. Again the criticism came to Sony because the first Horizon was released in 2017 for PlayStation 4, and several consider it unnecessary.
One of those who has joined the protest is Mike Rose, developer of Descenders, a cycling video game, who had harsh words once morest Sony, although he did not mention them directly. «I didn’t know you might take a 5 year old game, port it to a new console, call it a “remaster” and charge $70 once more» starts saying Rose.
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Later he ironizes that ‘stupidly‘ They have published their video game for free for people who already had a last-gen version and now bought a next-gen console. «we must be idiots» highlights the developer.
Its publication brought numerous reactions; the vast majority agreeing with what he says. Suzanne Wallace, marketing manager for the company Iceberg Interactive, responded by telling him: “And at the same time you can launch a new indie title created by a small team and get yelled at for daring to charge $20«.
The rumors around the possible relaunch of Horizon Zero Dawn for PlayStation 5 they mention that new graphic options, new animations, and take advantage of the potential of the Sony console will be added. At the same time, Guerrilla Games would be working on a cooperative multiplayer for PS5 and PC.
