A
current-gen
remaster
of
2017’s
Horizon:
Zero
Dawn
has
been
rumoured
for
several
years,
but
based
on
new
information
it
looks
like
it
won’t
be
a
rumour
for
much
longer.

The
ESRB
(Entertainment
Software
Rating
Board)
has
just
rated
Horizon
Zero
Dawn
Remastered
on
its
website,
listing
the
new
game
for
both
PS5
and
PC.
It
got
a
T
for
Teen,
in
case
you
were
wondering,
the
exact
same
rating
that
the
original
game
was
given.

A
listing
on
the
ESRB
does
not
just
happen
by
accident
nor
can
it
be
randomly
made
up,
as
a
game
has
to
be
submitted
and
then
actually
gone
through
by
the
ratings
board
so
they
can
assign
it
a
recommended
age
rating.
A
game
can
be
presented
for
rating
months
before
it
ever
releases
though.
Still,
I’d
imagine
we’ll
see
it
before
the
end
of
the
year,
which
is
presumably
why
they
removed

Horizon:
Zero
Dawn
from
PlayStation
Plus
Extra.

The
online
reaction
to
a
remaster
hasn’t
changed
much
since
rumours
first
appeared,
with
the
general
consensus
amounting
to,
“yeah,
but
why?”
It’s
an
understandable
reaction:
Zero
Dawn
is
just
7
years
old
and
still
looks
absolutely
stunning.
It
also
got
a
PS5
upgrade
that
lets
it
run
at
60FPS,
making
a
full-blown
remaster
even
less
appealing.

For
Sony,
though,
the
math
is
probably
quite
simple.
Horizon:
Zero
Dawn
has
sold
a
staggering
23.4
million
units
according
to
Sony.
The
Last
of
Us
Part
2
Remaster
also
sold
quite
well,
showing
that
people
are
willing
to
pay
for
an
upgraded
version
of
a
relatively
new
title.

What
do
you
guys
thing?
Are
you
excited
by
the
idea
of
experiencing
Aloy’s
first
adventure
again,
with
all
the
current-gen
bells
and
whistles?
And
can
we
expect
some
sort
of
upgrade
scheme
(like
what
was
just
announced
for
the
Darksiders
2
remaster?)
or
will
Sony
expect
us
to
pay
full-price?