Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, a remastered version of the 2017 action RPG from Guerrilla Games and Nixxes Software that advertises several improvements over its original counterpart, including upgraded animation, lighting, and textures, is well worth its $10 upgrade price—and probably even its $49.99 MSRP—according to a new tech review that surfaced today that shows how Nixxes did an amazing job at bringing the game in line with 2022’s Horizon Forbidden West. Visuals have been described as “hugely improved,” with the original terrain system, foliage, and more having been fully upgraded, while the Performance mode is even being recommended for its relatively high level of image quality. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, which received a deep dive from Nixxes last week, remains on track for launch on PS5 and PC October 31.
…the three modes are all roughly the same. Personally, the image quality in performance mode is strong enough that I recommend this mode over the others. Nixxes also confirmed to us that Horizon Remastered already includes PS5 Pro support which will automatically activate when played on the new console. It’s also worth mentioning that performance is, by and large, perfect. Each mode delivers on their performance targets, along with an unlocked frame-rate mode for VRR displays. This doesn’t deliver frame-rates that much higher than 60fps, but it’s nice that it’s there and of course, there are potential benefits via playback on future PlayStation hardware.