More on PlayStation Blog today, Sony detailed the different versions of Horizon Forbidden West now available for pre-order. The version you request depends on several factors. Do you need PS4, PS5 or both? Do you want a physical disk? How about a $ 260 box with the two versions, no disk, and a statue of a robot mammoth? You’d think they could make this a little less complicated.
Let’s start with the most basic versions of the game. There are two different basic digital editions, one for PlayStation 4 and one for PlayStation 5. The PS4 version costs $ 60 and the PS5 is $ 70. If you purchase the PS4 versions, there is no upgrade path to the PS5 version, or at least not yet.
The basic retail version of Horizon Forbidden West it’s called Launch Edition. There is one for PS4 and one for PS5, $ 60 and $ 70 respectively. For $ 10 more, there’s the special edition for PS4 or PS5, which includes a steel book with a mini art book and a voucher for the game’s pre-booking vouchers.
Note that the six different editions we have analyzed so far are platform specific. And you can play the PS4 version Horizon Forbidden West on the PS5 through compatibility with previous versions, but not the other way around.
Purchase of both versions begins with the $ 80 Digital Deluxe version. It comes with PS4 and PS5 games, as well as a lot of digital products, such as a downloadable soundtrack and a digital art book. I guess that means there could be a $ 20 upgrade from PS4 to PS5 somewhere along the line, but nothing has been announced yet. (Updated 02/02/2021 1:27 pm ET: It reminded me of that Sony specifically promised these updates. Hmm.)
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Now we get into fashion. The $ 200 collector’s edition is the version you want if you need a giant mammoth statue. It comes with a steelbook case, the mini art book and the aforementioned mammoth, as well as a lot of digital products. The collector’s edition includes vouchers for both PS4 and PS5 versions of the game, but no discs. Why is there a steelbook case if there is no disk? Who knows?
Finally we have the most expensive version of all, the $ 260 Regalia Edition. Not only does it include a mammoth statue, but a different mammoth statue from the other mammoth statue. There’s also a pair of art cards, Sunwing and Clawstrider machine physical parts, a fabric map, and a Focus replica (Aloy’s ear thing) with support. The Regalia edition of Horizon Forbidden West it also includes digital downloads for PS4 and PS5, as well as a steelbook for the disc that it doesn’t include.
Let’s review. To get a game disc, you have to choose PS4 or PS5. If you want both versions digitally, you need to get the Digital Deluxe edition or one of the two super expensive versions. If you want both versions on disk, you will need to purchase two copies. And if you need both versions of the robot mammoth statue, may God have mercy on your soul.