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- The next entry in Sony’s remasters is the barely 7-year-old Horizon Zero Dawn.
- The Last of Us, Until Dawn, and now this, the PS5’s library is full of illogical re-releases.
- Rather than wasting resources on pointless remasters, Sony should give something more deserving a chance.
Today, let me ask you a question. What’s your stance on remakes and remasters? I believe remasters are fine and even necessary in certain cases to preserve a game. Remakes, on the other hand, are a little more risky and should only be done if necessary and if they stay faithful to the original.
However, this all applies when there’s a genuine need. Remasters of merely a few years old games can never be justified. You barely get any new titles in years, and then the company says, “Have this completely needless re-release instead.” This is Sony’s PS5 era in a nutshell.
Why it matters: Sony has consistently produced the most needless re-releases in a time when the next-gen console is already suffering from a lack of meaningful titles.
Horizon Zero Dawn Is Getting A Remaster
At this point, Sony has made it a habit of green-lighting the most ridiculous re-releases. Just look at the most recent one. After a briefly spotted ESRB rating, Sony made the Horizon Zero Dawn Remaster real with the recent State of Play. Featuring improved visuals and mo-cap, the PS4 game is getting a glow-up.
Did y'all hear? Sony is remastering Horizon Zero Dawn(Again) Also Days Gone!!! Remember that game
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But the question is, was there even a need for this? Horizon Zero Dawn is a 2017 game released on the PS4, subsequently receiving a PC port as well. If you give it a try, you’ll see that the game is pretty solid visuals-wise. And why shouldn’t it be? It’s barely a 7-year-old game, so why on earth would it need a remaster?
How Many Useless PS5 Re-Releases Does This Make?
What baffles me is how this isn’t the first time. It started back when Sony decided to remaster Marvel’s Spider-Man. It was a perfectly good-looking game, and only a few years had passed, yet the tech giant felt it needed a visual overhaul.
It still wasn’t as bad as when Sony diverted its attention to The Last of Us series. Boy, was that a bad one. The remaster of The Last of Us 2 has to be the most absurd re-release in gaming’s history, not to mention the remake of the first one, all of which made no sense.
It's such a pointless cashgrab remake
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And did that stop Sony? No sir. Next up was Until Dawn. Sony couldn’t just release a simple PC port, it had to “remaster” it for the PS5 too, to charge a whopping $60. Granted, it’s practically a remake, but I would much rather see a new game than this needless overhaul.
And now comes Horizon Zero Dawn. I don’t even want to waste my breath telling Sony how absurd this is because I know it’s pointless. Oh, and rumors suggest Days Gone is next, which shows Sony has no plans of stopping.
The PS5 Era Is A Disappointment
Imagine being a “proud” owner of PS5, and Sony rewarding your loyalty with a completely useless remaster. If nothing else, the PS5 will surely go down in history as the console with the most needless re-releases. That, and the “it has no games.”
PS5 will go down as the first console in history to not have a single game.
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It’s nothing but a massive waste of resources. If Sony wanted a remaster/remake, there were a billion other titles more deserving than Horizon Zero Dawn. Gravity Rush, Killzone, Infamous, and SOCOM are worthy of re-release. But no, Sony would rather remaster PS4 games.
Alas, this is all the PS5 is good for these days. A handful of new games, but hey, you can play PS4 games with better visuals. That’s something, right? Give me a break. If you can’t fix your absurd development cycles of big-budget AAAs, at least remaster titles worthy of the upgrade.
Plus, there’s the massive failure of Concord. Sony probably plans to recoup these losses with barebones re-releases of a few years old games. The future of the PS5 looks grim.
Is This What To Expect For The PS5 Pro?
Sony has recently unveiled a very absurdly priced PS5 Pro despite the extreme deficiency of titles on the next-gen console. How does it expect the masses to react when the first game announced after the pricing fiasco is a ridiculous remaster?
The PS5 Pro is already receiving plenty of criticism. Sony should’ve planned out a strong library and consistent future releases as damage control. The PS5 Pro cannot justify its existence if all it has are remasters of PS4 games.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devoutly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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