But encouraging players to buy more expensive versions of the game in anticipation of eventually owning a PS5 sets a worrying precedent.
Buying the PS4 version of the next Horizon won’t guarantee players a PS5 version if they buy either the standard and special editions, nor is there a way to pay a nominal fee to upgrade to the PS5 edition.
You either have to shell out $80 to buy the “Deluxe Edition”, which bundles the PS4 and PS5 editions together or buy the PS5 version at full price despite already owning the game on PS4.
But PlayStation seems to be disinterested in competing with Xbox on the cross-generation front, to an almost baffling degree.