Sony has finally announced Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition after a series of leaks. It launches on PlayStation 5 on October 6.
The PC version, however, launches early 2024 via Steam and the Epic Games Store. The PC version of Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition is developed by PC port specialist Nixxes Software, which Sony acquired in 2021.
Explore distant lands and brave new threats in the Forbidden West and ruins of Los Angeles. Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition comes to PlayStation 5 on October 6!
— Guerrilla (@Guerrilla) September 27, 2023
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The Complete Edition includes the Horizon Forbidden West and Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC, and costs $69.99 / €59.99 / ¥7,980 on PS5. Here’s the complete list of contents for Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition on PS5:
- Horizon Forbidden West for PS5
- Burning Shores DLC for PS5
- Digital soundtrack
- Digital art book
- Horizon Zero Dawn Vol. 1: The Sunhawk digital comic book
- In-game items:
- Extras in Photo Mode (special pose and face paint)
- In-game items unlocked via story progression:
- Carja Behemoth Elite outfit ·Carja Behemoth Short Bow
- Nora Thunder Elite outfit
- Nora Thunder Sling
- Apex Clawstrider Machine Strike piece
- Resources pack
The Steam page for Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition includes a number of screenshots, offering a first look at the PC version. System requirements are yet to be announced.
Guerrilla’s Horizon Forbidden West launched in February 2022, and was awarded a 9/10 in IGN’s review. “A triumphant combination of enthralling combat, top-tier creature and character design, and a captivating open world, Horizon Forbidden West is an absolute blast and fantastic showcase for the power of the PS5,” we said.
The Burning Shores expansion launched in April 2023, and met with an 8/10 from IGN’s review. “A couple of poor boss battles aside, Burning Shores is a great new chapter with enough creative new bells and whistles to keep Horizon fans more than happy,” we said.
In May, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan insisted Sony was sticking to its guns with its current strategy of not launching PC versions of its games on day-one, dismissing the idea of releasing PC versions of PS5-exclusive games, such as God of War: Ragnarok, on the same day they launch on PS5 proper. Porting them over to PC two to three years after the fact has been working out well for Sony, Ryan added.
Sony ported Horizon Zero Dawn over to PC in 2020, three years after it released on the PS4, making it the first major first-party PS4 exclusive to cross over to the platform. The company was previously against PC releases, preferring to stick to consoles. Forbidden West launches on PC two years after it came out on PS4 and PS5.
In 2021, Ryan said Sony planned to port more of its games to PC, starting with Days Gone, because its "ease of making [them] available to non-console owners has grown”.
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