Yesterday’s PlayStation 5 Pro presentation confirmed thatHorizon Forbidden Westis one of the games that’ll soon benefit from a graphics and performance upgrade.
It’s hard to avoid the fact that thePlayStation 5Pro has been met with both outrage and ridicule.
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Why? Well, it’ll retail for £699.99 - and that’s just the digital version.
You’re looking at a total just shy of £825 if you want to add a disc drive and vertical stand.
The PlayStation 5 Proboasts a few nice features- an improved GPU, enhanced ray-tracing, and AI-driven upscaling - but are they enough to justify the price tag?
Most people think not.
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Many games, both PlayStation exclusives and third party titles will soon be launching upgrades that take advantage of the PlayStation 5 Pro’s new bells and whistles, whether there’ll be any players to experience said upgrades is another matter.
Horizon Forbidden Westis one of those games.
Take a look at the original version ofHorizon Forbidden Westin action below.
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The PlayStation 5 Pro version may have boasted a slightly better frame rate with marginally crisper levels of detail but then again, if you ask me,Horizon Forbidden Westis already one of the best looking games ever created.
This upgrade feels like, dare I say it, a waste of time when there are other Horizon projects that are more in demand.
Of course, a third entry is at the top of that list but so too are many of us eager to see the first game remastered.
Those dead-eyed NPCs could do with someForbidden West-esque enhancements.
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“Cool, but not 800 euros cool,”wroteReddit user kakeroni2.
“I’m content with the way it is on performance. Probably the best looking game on PS5,”addedStructureBig4752.
“Great for those who are planning on getting this with a Pro, but it’s not like it isn’t an utterly gobsmacking game already on PS5,”echoedJoflerx.
I guess we’ll keep on waiting for something a tad meatier.
Topics:Horizon Forbidden West,Horizon Zero Dawn,Guerrilla Games,PlayStation,PlayStation 5,Sony
