Sony is pulling Horizon Zero Dawn from the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue

02.05.2024 - 14:13 / videogameschronicle.com / Tom Ivan

Sony is removing Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition from the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue this month.

While the PS4 game is currently available to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members, it will leave the service on May 21, according to its PlayStation Store listing.

That’s the same date that another 25 games will leave the service, including six Final Fantasy titles.

Horizon Zero Dawn’s upcoming removal is notable given it’s a first-party game and one that has sold over 20 million copies across PS4 and PC, according to Sony.

As reported by Push Square, the last time a game published by Sony left the Game Catalogue was when Spider-Man was removed in May 2023 as part of what the platform holder called a “normal content refresh”. It was pulled from PlayStation Plus five months before the release of its PS5 sequel, Spider-Man 2.

In late 2022 it was reported that Sony was planning to release a remaster of Horizon Zero Dawn for PS5, a claim which VGC was able to corroborate via its own sources at the time.

The updated version of the 2017 Guerrilla Games title would feature improved visuals to bring it up to par with its sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, in the form of new character models, lighting and animations.

It was also claimed that the new version of Horizon Zero Dawn would add accessibility features, graphics modes and quality of life improvements to the gameplay itself.