If you tuned into the State of Play broadcast and were interested in playing the remastered release of Horizon Zero Dawn, you would have seen that you could purchase the PlayStation 4 version of the game, and then upgraded to the PlayStation 5 release for $10. Directly following that reveal, PlayStation seems to have actually increased the price of Horizon Zero Dawn for PS4, making upgrades more expensive than they were just a few days ago.

In the UK, Horizon Zero Dawn's PS4 version was listed for £15.99 until the date of the State of Play showcase, to which it shot up to £34.99. These price changes can be tracked using PSPrices.com, which shows price increases in all regions for the game. In the US, Horizon Zero Dawn was available for $19.99 for well over a year, until it rose to $39.99 as of yesterday.

The remaster is priced at $49.99, making it the same price as buying the original game and upgrading, now, instead of offering a deal like it was merely two days ago. PlayStation did not officially announce anything regarding a price increase.

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[tech3475]

People keep talking like it's some kind of unobtanium, yet it's in stock right now on PS Direct. It rarely goes out of stock and typically returns within days. The whole "scalper"/"artificial scarcity" thing is way overblown

I didn't say it was hard to get, although as of posting at both my employer and Sony is it unavailable in my country.