Sony Reverses Horizon Forbidden West PlayStation4/5 Console Upgrade Decision
By Jack O'Dwyer
Sony has reversed its controversial decision to bar dual entitlement for Horizon Forbidden West between the PlayStation 4 and 5.
The abrupt policy rescinding allegedly stemmed from the massive fan backlash once the decision was announced earlier this year. Because of circumstances outside of everyone’s control—i.e.: the novel coronavirus global pandemic—the title was delayed out of the developer’s initial sights. Therefore, despite originally being included under the free dual entitlement offer, the company moved to pulled the highly-anticipated sequel from its program.
Sony Reverses Horizon Forbidden West PlayStation4/5 Console Upgrade Decision
The announcement came in the form of an addendum to an already-published post on the official PlayStation news blog. The post, now retitled to draw attention to the update, includes a short statement from Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.
”[The recent PlayStation Showcase] was to be a celebration of Horizon Forbidden West and the amazing team at Guerrilla working to deliver it on February 18, 2022,” Ryan wrote, “However, it’s abundantly clear that the offerings we confirmed in our pre-order kickoff missed the mark.”
Therefore, Horizon Forbidden West will once again be available under full free dual entitlement. For those unaware, Sony’s dual entitlement program allows any title under its policy be available for free on one generation so long as its been purchased on the either. For example, players who pre-order Horizon Forbidden West for the PlayStation 4 will now also be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version free of charge.
Obviously, those looking to upgrade from the physical version will need to have the disc drive version of the PlayStation 5 console.
However, moving forward, upgrades for future titles will require a $10 fee.
“This will apply to the next God of War and Gran Turismo 7, and any other exclusive cross-gen PS4 & PS5 title published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.” He explained.
Horizon Forbidden West is currently available for pre-order.