It looks like we’re starting to see the aftermath of The Last of Us Part 1 remake.
PlayStation is in a time where it seems that the controversy continues to surround herbeing so that the development, announcement and subsequent launch of The Last of Us Part 1, remake of the original Nautghy Dog title, has not left anyone indifferent, since either it has been praised (although to a lesser extent) or it has been was able to see how has received various criticisms that brand it as unnecessaryespecially since it is a game that can be played on PlayStation 5 thanks to backward compatibility and the PS4 version.
Given this, it seems that in the Sony studios they could have taken a liking to this of taking PS4 games and launching them in an improved version for their new console, since, if we did not have enough with The Last of Us Part 1, of which We have already been able to see the trailer for the HBO series with its comparison in relation to the video game, new reports inform that Horizon Zero Dawn would be the next game to be remade.
Horizon Zero Dawn would arrive with the improvements seen in the second installment for PS5
This information comes to us from a report by MP1ST, which has been corroborated by the VGC mediathus asserting that Guerrilla Games would be working on a Horizon Zero Dawn remaster adding the corresponding improvements in the model of the characters, the lighting and the animations, at the same time that it would be added new accessibility featuresgraphics modes, quality of life improvements, among many other additions and extras.
It should be noted that this would follow the PlayStation trend in relaunching its remastered titles on PS5, since there is a lot of talk about The Last of Us Part 1, but the truth is that We have already taken several titles making the leap despite backward compatibilityfinding here various examples such as the first Marvel’ Spider-Man, Ghost of Tsushima and the fourth installment of Uncharted along with the Lost Legacy.
Also, it should be noted that Horizon Zero Dawn is no stranger to re-releasessince this was the title chosen by Sony to start its adventures on PC, even though the title was launched in 2020 on this platform with Substantial improvements in draw distance and FPSalthough without exploiting high-end PCs to the fullest because it recycled many of the mechanics and functions seen on PS4.
A Horizon Zero Dawn multiplayer title would also be in development
As if all this was not enough, it seems that Jim Ryan’s prediction regarding the development of multiplayer titles did not fall short, since MP1ST’s report also mentions a Horizon multiplayer game for PS5 and PCwhich is not the first time it has been heard, since last year it was possible to see how the VGC medium itself was in charge of talking about it.
This is not something that should catch us by surprise, since you see the intentions of expanding your universe even beyond video games through the Horizon Zero Dawn television series that will come to Netflix and that would be based on the events that occurred during the Lighthouse Plague that began the time when machines dominated the Earth.
In fact, if we focus on this multiplayer game, which it must be said that It would follow in the footsteps of The Last of Us, which has ended up being an independent project. developed by Naughty Dog. Of course, unlike this studio, at Guerrilla Games they are no strangers to everything that refers to multiplayers, since, after all, they have previous Killzone experience.
On the other hand, it should be noted that the first plans to launch a Horizon multiplayer were seen in the original concepts of the original title back in 2014, in which the plans were that multiple players cooperatively face the machines. However, reports from that time established that the idea ended up being discarded so that the development studio could focus on other aspects and elements of the game.
The idea was to put the multiplayer in Horizon 3 or an independent spin-off
In fact, the intentions of making a Horizon Zero Dawn multiplayer are not unrelated now, since, according to various reports, there were plans to add it in Forbidden West, with Sony being the party that most supported this idea. However, these same reports informed that the idea of Guerrilla Games was save the idea for a standalone project or for Horizon 3This being something that fans will appreciate in view of the fact that the title, originally planned for 2021, ended up being delayed to February of this year.
In this way, it will be necessary to see what ends up happening with the Horizon saga and the possible titles that they are doing from Guerrilla Games, since, although the remake of The Last of Us Part 1 could make some sense for having almost half a decade between the release of the original and this, the Horizon Zero Dawn thing is justified in a worse way because we haven’t even passed six years since it hit stores in 2017.
We will have to see how this story ends, although we must remember on the one hand that Sony intends to launch more than ten titles as services before 2026, at the same time that Guerrilla Games is willing to expand the Horizon universe not only with the series and the supposed titles mentioned, but also that we will soon have a PlayStation VR2 titlethis being the game that will break away from Aloy to show us the world ruled by machines from a completely different perspective.
Likewise, it will be necessary to see when these projects are launched, since, if we take into account that the remake of The Last of Us Part 1 has been rumored for more than a year, they may arrive in 2023 or 2024 I eat very late. Time will tell.