It wasn't much of a secret given it'd already been rated by the ESRB , but Sony's Horizon Zero Dawn remaster is finally official, and it'll be launching for PS5 and PC on 31st October this year. Horizon Zero Dawn: Remastered (which was first rumoured all the way back in 2022) is the work of series developer Guerrilla Games and the Sony owned Nixxes, and promises a range of enhancements for the now seven-year-old original. As per Sony's latest State of Play broadcast , it'll include "more than ten hours" of rerecorded conversation motion capture, as well as "countless" graphical improvements said to give the remaster the same visual fidelity of Horizon Forbidden West .
These include upgraded character models, improved shaders and textures, enhanced conversation cameras to go with the new mo-cap, plus support for 3D audio, DualSense haptic triggers, and more. And if that grabs you, there's some good news on the upgrade front. Sony has confirmed existing owners of Horizon Zero Dawn on PS4 can upgrade to the new PS5 version for $10 USD.
Sony says additional details will come in a presumably imminent PlayStation Blog post, so I'll update this story as more is revealed..