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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

Sony Delists Original Horizon Zero Dawn on PC, Forces PSN Requirement for Remaster

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Sony Delists Original Horizon Zero Dawn on PC, Forces PSN Requirement for Remaster

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Sony Delists Original Horizon Zero Dawn on PC, Forces PSN Requirement for Remaster - IGN
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Sony’s controversial PlayStation Network requirement for its PC games is once again in the spotlight after the company delisted the original Horizon Zero Dawn on Steam and the Epic Games Store and added the PSN requirement to the upcoming single-player remaster.
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    Along with everything else, I find it so annoying that these games that totally didn’t need a remaster get one, and so many great older games just begging for a remaster that woud rake in cash dont get one.

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      Because those need work. These are easy to slightly polish up and push as new game.

      Ps5 has literally only one new exclusive after all these years?

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        It has more than one… But it is incredibly lacking still.

        But it got Astrobot, Destruction All-stars are both new IPs. There is also Spider-Man 2 and Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart for first party. And you can throw in Stella Blade and FF7 Rebirth for now as well.

        I believe everything else is remakes or not exclusive to the PS5.

        Edit - ohhh scratch Ratchet and Clank off as well, that’s on PC. I thought it was the PS4 one that came to PC, but it is Rift Apart.

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          Spiderman was ps4 too no?

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            Wikipedia is only listing PS5. Spiderman and Miles Morales were PS4, but Spiderman 2 is only on the PS5

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      They did it so they can sell more data from requiring a PSN account, also just more money from people buying it, I guess.

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      It’s because those remakes take time to do a proper remake. I get the feeling Sony needed something fast for this one and Guerilla was able to turn it around without much effort on their part, at least compared to making a new game or remaking something older.

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      Concord remaster when?

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        Concord merch?

      • affiliate@lemmy.world
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        give it another 7 to 8 years

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    • EA
    • Ubisoft
    • Sony
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      You forgot Nintendo.

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        And Microsoft for that matter.

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          And Epic Games

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            • Ricky Rigatoni@lemm.ee
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              And SquirrelSoft

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      Sad, I like them before

      • darelik@lemmy.world
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        Like my exes

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    Even if I was a bazillionaire, I’d still be pirating Sony games out of principle

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    The Sony shit show continues.

    Also if you bought the OG. You still can download and play it.

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      It’s funny that I could buy and play the original game, but not this remaster or the sequel. That’s because Sony doesn’t acknowledge that my country exists.

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    Good thing I have the GOG offline installer already downloaded.

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      Delisting it just means it isn’t being sold to new customers.

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        But it is, as a bundle.

        They’re having one HZD listing, for both copies If you buy it in 6 months you can still play the original release with no PSN and no remake changes, they just package the remake with it now on the store.

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      And you can actually still buy it there. Though for the now increased price.

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      I checked GOG as soon as I saw this post. Hopefully they don’t take that down, too.

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      So basically if I get it on GOG and block it from accessing the net, I’m good?

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          According to the other thread, the game asks for limited or full data collection anyway, so I was asking; maybe it’s just for performance analisys or smthg, but nowadays you can’t trust anyone.

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    This original was already a privacy nightmare, even on GOG, which is why I was hesitant to buy it. Looks like I’m definitely pirating it now if I wanna play it. But hey, at least now we know why sony insisted on “remastering” it.

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    Just pirate anything Sony puts out. This shit makes it clear that it’s not worth giving them a single dollar. And if we’re being really honest, all their games are super generic and very mid, you can just ignore them as a developer completely and you won’t miss out on anything.

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      HZD is anything but generic and mid.

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        It actually is just another open-world action game with crafting elements, they may have been rare once but now they’re a dime a dozen.

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          Ok.

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      So then why go to the trouble of pirating it?

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      Which website should I avoid to make sure I don’t fall for the pirate scam?

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    Wait. Does this mean that HZD will disappear fm my steam library?

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      Delisting has never meant it is removed from your library for a paid game, in my memory. Just means you can’t buy it anymore

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      No, it just means people can’t buy it anymore

    • 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.dev
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      Historically when games are delisted they’ll still be in your library.

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      I hope they just mean for sale…

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    This is not true in the literal sense.

    You cannot redeem HZD keys, and buy it as part of a bundle with both versions. They stopped selling it standalone.

    So you can get the upgrade for $10 if you already have it, or wait for a sale on the bundle.

    But in either case you can still play the original release without the PSN requirement even if bought after the remaster release.

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    Do you smell the sweet scent of money made by amassing more data from you and selling it.

    Hmmmmmmmmmm hmm!

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    Guess what I won’t be buying.

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    Shit game anyway get shafted sony

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      Incorrect

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    this game is such fucking trash. who wants to play anyways

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