All pre-order details for this awe-inspiring continuation of Aloy’s journey, coming February 18 2022.
Thursday was to be a celebration of Horizon Forbidden West and the amazing team at Guerrilla working to deliver it on February 18, 2022. However, it’s abundantly clear that the offerings we confirmed in our pre-order kickoff missed the mark.
Last year we made a commitment to deliver free upgrades for our cross-gen launch titles, which included Horizon Forbidden West. While the pandemic’s profound impact pushed Forbidden West out of the launch window we initially envisioned, we will stand by our offer: Players who purchase Horizon Forbidden West on PlayStation 4 will be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version for free.
I also want to confirm today that moving forward, PlayStation first-party exclusive cross-gen titles (newly releasing on PS4 & PS5)–both digital and physical*–will offer a $10 USD digital upgrade option from PS4 to PS5. This will apply to the next God of War and Gran Turismo 7, and any other exclusive cross-gen PS4 & PS5 title published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
— Jim Ryan, President & CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment
*To upgrade an eligible PS4 game on disc to the digital PS5 version, you will need a PS5 console with a disc drive. PS4 game discs can’t be used with the PlayStation®5 Digital Edition.
Horizon Forbidden West is coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles on February 18, 2022! We were ecstatic to finally be able to share the release date with you last week during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, and to see everyone’s reactions to our news.
Pre-orders for the game are available now across the globe, so we wanted to share more details about the various editions that you can get your hands on.
Horizon Forbidden West continues six months after the events of Horizon Zero Dawn. Aloy, a machine hunter, has travelled west to investigate a mysterious and deadly blight. In these uncharted lands, she will meet strange new tribes and encounter ever more deadly machines. Together with old friends and new companions, she must brave this new frontier to find the answers she needs to save life on Earth.
Now, let’s take a look at the pre-order options you have available for Horizon Forbidden West. By the way, if you pre-order any physical edition from participating retailers (region specific*) or any digital edition anywhere, you will receive the Nora Legacy Outfit and Spear to use in the game. You will be able to redeem these items via PlayStation Store.
The cross-gen Digital Deluxe Edition is exclusively available on PlayStation Store, in addition to Horizon Forbidden West, you’ll receive the following content:
- Horizon Forbidden West (Digital) PS4 and PS5 versions
- 2 Special Outfits (Carja Behemoth Elite and Nora Thunder Elite)
- 2 Special Weapons (Carja Behemoth Short Bow and Nora Thunder Sling)
- In-game Resources Pack including ammunition, potions, and travel packs
- In-game Apex Clawstrider Machine Strike Piece (more on Strike in the FAQ)
- Exclusive Photo Mode pose and face paint
- Digital Art Book
- Digital Soundtrack
- Digital Version of The Sunhawk, the first Horizon Zero Dawn graphic novel
Next up is the Special Edition, a gorgeous SteelBook with a physical disc copy for either PS4 or PS5, which also features the digital soundtrack (via voucher), as well as a mini art book.
You can pre-order the Special Edition here. Please note this Edition is available in limited quantities.
Meet the Collector’s Edition! Packed to the brim with special goodies, this one is a real must-have. Aside from a digital copy of the game (entitling you to both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions), you’ll find the following:
- Horizon Forbidden West (Digital) PS4 and PS5 versions
- Horizon Forbidden West SteelBook Display Case
- Download code for the game will be supplied via voucher in the box.
- A custom sculpted Tremortusk and Aloy statue
- Statues will require some assembly; detailed instructions will be provided with the box!
- Mini Art Book
- 2 Special Outfits (Carja Behemoth Elite and Nora Thunder Elite)
- 2 Special Weapons (Carja Behemoth Short Bow and Nora Thunder Sling)
- In-game Resources Pack including ammunition, potions, and travel packs
- In-game Apex Clawstrider Machine Strike Piece
- Exclusive Photo Mode pose and face paint
- Digital Soundtrack
- Digital Version of The Sunhawk, the first Horizon Zero Dawn graphic novel
You can pre-order the Collector’s Edition here*. Please note this Edition is available in limited quantities.
Last but by no means least, we have the Regalla Edition! A more menacing take on the Collector’s Edition, this contains the following items:
- Horizon Forbidden West (Digital) PS4 and PS5 versions
- Horizon Forbidden West SteelBook Display Case
- Download code for the game will be supplied via voucher in the box.
- A Regalla-themed, custom sculpted Tremortusk and Aloy statue
- Statues will require some assembly; detailed instructions will be provided with the box!
- Replica Focus and custom stand
- 2 Art Print Cards
- Replica Sunwing and Clawstrider Machine Physical Strike Pieces
- Mini Art Book
- Canvas Map
- 2 Special Outfits (Carja Behemoth Elite and Nora Thunder Elite)
- 2 Special Weapons (Carja Behemoth Short Bow and Nora Thunder Sling)
- In-game Resources Pack including ammunition, potions, and travel packs
- In-game Apex Clawstrider Machine Strike Piece
- Exclusive Photo Mode poses and face paints
- Digital Soundtrack
- Digital Version of The Sunhawk, the first Horizon Zero Dawn graphic novel
You can pre-order the Regalla Edition here*.Please note this Edition is available in limited quantities.
If you start playing Horizon Forbidden West on PS4 then later wish to continue your progress on PS5, your PS4 save games will be transferable to PS5.
Please note:
For players looking to have access to both the PS4 & PS5 versions of Horizon Forbidden West, please purchase the Digital Deluxe, Collector’s, or Regalla Editions. Dual entitlement does not apply to the standard and Special Editions.
For any additional questions you may have about pre-ordering the game, please check out this FAQ here!
Once again, from all of us at Guerrilla, thank you for all of your support and enthusiasm! You can expect more regular updates about Horizon Forbidden West in the coming months.
Stay safe, and get ready to explore the Forbidden West…
*Specific regions exclude North America and Canada.
**Please note that for all digital downloads, you need an internet connection and a PSN account to access the content.
***Depending on your region, it may take some time for physical editions to appear. Please check with your chosen local retailer for listings and availability.
Thank you Sony for listening to us and reversing your decision.
I agree completely with ComandingTiger’s idea to pay $70 and getting disc and digital copies of games.
PAYStation ???? For the PAYers? I feel sad to be a PS5 players… i enjoyed much more ps3/ps4 than ps5 actually… ps5 looks like just a machine to steal my money, not a game console.
Where is the $10 upgrade for my original PS4 copy of Ghosts Of Tsushima? I have yet to play the game and don’t want to be forced to spend extra on the expansion to get the PS5 version.
I’ll just by the standard edition.
Sony have backtracked on this now (for this one game at least) which is a good thing but it was just greed expecting PS4 users to buy the same game again when they move to PS5, for what is the same game at its core but with some of the settings turned up. I hope this is not a sign of Sony becoming complacent. They once totally dominated with the PS2 but with the PS3 they ended up in a distant third place for the majority of the 7th console generation, as many PS2 users switched to Xbox 360 and never owned a PS3. That could easily happen again with the PS5 if Sony aren’t careful this time around.
Fire Jim Ryan. Fire him. You gave up Jack Tretton that was expertly bringing the PS3 out of the crap-hole it was in to where PlayStation is today, and Jim Ryan doesnt care hes flushing all that down the toilet, Euros cant run a business just as Kalinski tried to tell SEGA of Japan they were gonna lose their fanbase as did Stoller, and what happened? I mean really, look at where PlayStation was yesterday and what Jim Ryan has done today, and what has he done about scalpers, nothing.
FIRE HIM.
£10 to get upgrade patch for ps4 to ps5 version are u insane , pc games in general play on all kinds of hardware but lets say u just upgraded to latest pc tech do u think pc devs charge for new patches so there games work on latest hardware? Answer is most deffinatly no so the ps4 to ps5 is just better motherboard slightly better cpu/gpu/ram and ssd so all ps4 games should run the same but faster and in 4k just like pcs do ,its an upgrade in hardware to run everything faster and if sony do actually start charging for there upgrade patches then it looks like a lot of ppl will be bye bye sony and hello microsoft or hello new pc , i for one will be selling my ps5 disc version if sony or any developer trys to charge for a patch that might add hdr or unlock fps from 30 to 60 say its not actually hard to code this its just lazyness and greed and it looks like loyalty to sony or developers mean nothing
I always regretted now having the collector edition for the first game.
But no disc? I thought that was a mistake at first.
Where the hell are you Jim? It’s clear you’re still “missing the mark”. Your customers are telling you exactly what our problem is with your horrible policies and you’re refusing to learn. I know you’re just hoping this will blow over but we won’t stop and we won’t forget.
– All cross gen games must be $60 with a dual entitlement right on both platforms.
– No more being charged for PS5 specific features when you just charged me for the hardware.
– All collectors editions must come with both a physical and digital sku.
None of this is hard and none of it is too much to ask. You wanna charge me $70? Well you’ve got to earn that by creating a ps5 unique experience. Until then, I’ll buy no PlayStation games at launch. I’ll withdraw my support from PlayStation as you seem to have withdrawn your support from us.
If you can’t do your job right, you shouldn’t be in the position.
I feel really let down and kind of cheated by the CE not having a disk. Like the simple solution would have been to add a digital code that’s linked to the disk. I’m paying 300$ for the Regalla edition. And I honestly don’t understand the point in making a steel book and no disk to come with it….though it for decoration….its a decoration piece that’s meant to carry a disc and nothing else. I hope Sony changes their minds on this. I really hate feeling forced to have to go digital when the PS5 has both options for digital and disk. this sucks
It’s because the gaming industry wants to transition from physical media to digital media so they control 100% of the sales and don’t potentially lose money from the third-party market. One way they are forcing that is by making digital exclusive content. It’s honestly one of my least favorite business practices of the gaming industry as of late, because
1). It is clearly just an attempt to get more people to buy digital games over physical.
2). It wants to screw over consumers that want to resell games.
3). That digital exclusive content isn’t adding anything to the game, it’s just arbitrarily locking players from it.
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4). It takes up more space on the console’s hard drive, which isn’t big enough to store a whole lot of games to begin with. I have a 4tb external hard drive connected to the PS5, and even with all that space, it fills up fast. It’s now has less than 1tb of storage. If game companies expect consumers to go 100% in the next couple of decades, they need to have bigger storage capacity than what they currently offer.