Horizon Zero Dawn Remaster Is Sony’s Desperate Attempt To Sell The PS5 Pro

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Shaheer Zahid

Currently serving as a News Reporter at Tech4Gamers, I have the privilege of combining my love for gaming with the art of storytelling. My role involves crafting engaging narratives that keep our audience abreast of the latest developments in the gaming world.

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Sony is ruining the entire legacy of PlayStation consoles with these recent decisions. The PS5 Pro is officially one of the worst consoles ever and is basically a scam from Sony. Following the console’s announcement, the recent State of Play showcased a trailer for Horizon Zero Dawn’s remaster.

Horizon Zero Dawn Remaster feels pointless and, once again, follows Sony’s trend of remakes and remasters over sequels. I’m more than displeased with minimal upgrades and a quiet price hike for a 7-year-old game.

This leads me to believe Sony is just making blatant attempts to sell the PS5 Pro by pushing out remasters for games that aren’t old.

Why It Matters: Sony once valued the PlayStation brand and its customers, but that’s no longer the case. Useless remasters prove that Sony is just chasing money instead of a good customer experience, and it’s something they’ve done in the past with The Last Of Us Part 2 Remaster.

The PS5 Pro Has No Needs Nor Is It Worth The Upgrade

While the PS4 Pro was a massive upgrade, making 4k gaming possible, the PS5 Pro is nowhere near that, and we’ve covered enough articles on why we think that the console is inherently bad.

Going back to the topic of Horizon Zero Dawn, the game is practically identical to the original one with one major difference: Aloy’s updated face, which is a downgrade. To be fair, the PS5 Pro doesn’t have much hardware power to offer to make a noticeable difference.

The only reason the console exists is because of GTA 6, which would still run the game at 30FPS, which is disappointing but, once again, not surprising. Outside of that, they currently don’t have any announced titles for which they will market the PS5 Pro.

Ironically, over 80% of gamers have refused to buy the PS5 Pro for GTA 6. Sure enough, a $700 gaming PC would run GTA 6 better.

Pre-orders for the console are also suffering, and not even scalpers are touching it, showing just how uninterested people are. I don’t see what Sony will do next to get people to buy the PS5 Pro; perhaps a God of War Remaster with an updated face for Kratos? Who knows?

Sony Doesn’t Have A Big Enough First-Party Catalog

Even if I ignore everything wrong with the PS5 Pro, Sony has nothing to showcase the console’s upgrade. Their first-party catalog lacks so much with the current generation compared to the last one.

Maybe it’s because they keep pushing out useless remasters and remakes instead of developing new games that are proven to take more time, as confirmed by the developers themselves.

Even going into the future, I can name Marvel’s Wolverine and Ghost of Yotei as titles that will truly showcase the PS5 Pro’s power, which won’t make a huge difference. Aside from that, Sony is just switching its attention towards live-service games, which sucks.

Instead of developing the PS5 Pro, Sony should’ve diverted its resources and attention towards building a first-party catalog or focusing on the next-gen consoles because I fear Xbox may leave it behind.

Microsoft was intelligent enough not to prolong this current generation and shift its focus towards the next-generation consoles, which will be released two years earlier than normal, giving them a headstart against PlayStation.

Shaheer Zahid

[News Reporter]

Shaheer is currently pursuing a Business degree while also working as a part-time Content Writer. With his deep passion for both writing and video games, he has seamlessly transitioned into a role as a Journalist. Over the past two years, Shaheer has contributed as a freelancer to various websites and landed positions on acclaimed platforms like Gamerant. Currently, his role at Tech4gamers is as a Features Writer, but he also covers News occasionally. Shaheer’s favorite gaming franchises are Assassin’s Creed and the God of War series.

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