Horizon Forbidden West invests the course with the PS4 to PS5 update path

PlayStation bothered many fans in recent days when it revealed that it would not offer a free update path of any type of PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 for the next launch of Horizonte forbidden. For those who would like to have access to the versions of PS4 and PS5 of the title of 2022, they would have to buy Deluxe Digital, Collector's or Game Regal., All of which cost much more money than standard iteration. In response to this protest of fans, PlayStation today has let know that it will now eliminate this plan.

The head of Playstation, Jim Ryan, went to the blog of PS today and informed the fans that the editor would now allow all versions of forbidden West, which can be purchased on PS4 so that it also contains a free update path for the version of PS5. Last year we committed ourselves to offer free updates for our launch titles between generations, which included Horizonte forbidden. While the deep impact of the pandemic pushed _ewest forbidden out of the launch window that we initially imagine, we will maintain our offer: players buying _horizonte forbidden ​​in PlayStation 4 can be updated to the PlayStation 5 version for free, Ryan said to the PlayStation 5 The reversal.

An update about Horizon Forbidden West on PS4 and PS5: https://t.co/1R8ikePMNB

• PlayStation (@playstation) September 4, 2021

In the future, Ryan also revealed that PlayStation would have a more consistent decision on update routes like this for other own titles that can also reach both PS4 and PS5. I also want to confirm today that, in the future, the exclusive first-generation titles of PLAYSTATION (recently launched in PS4 and PS5), both digital and physical, will offer a $ 10 USD digital update option from PS4 to PS5, he said Ryan. Of very simple policy change. This will apply to the next dios of war and gran tourism 7 and any other exclusive Title of PS4 and PS5 between generations published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

In general, it is good to see that PlayStation listened to the fans on this matter and hurried to make a change with _Horizonte forbidden. Although the game itself will not be launched until next year, on February 18, 2022, at least there will be no persistent confusion about this update system once the game is finally launched.

What do you think that PlayStation invest your course in this way? Let me know your thoughts in the comments or on Twitter in @ mooreman12.