We got concrete evidence that a Horizon Zero Dawn remaster is on the way last week, and instantly rumours started circulating from the usual suspects that a Days Gone remaster was on the way.
The rumours started with VGC Journo Jordan Middler responding to a Tweet that an “even less exciting” remaster was on the way, by saying that “If he was angry that his character is in Astro Bot, he’s going to lose his mind at this,” which is in reference the Director of Day’s Gone being fairly miffed that the game’s lead character Deacon ST John was part of Astro Bot.
This is a weird one as it was a game that was praised among fans, but it’s been well documented by the game’s Director that Sony didn’t want to proceed with the franchise, so this might be them giving it another shot, or trying to recoup costs by releasing it on the PS5.
With a rumoured State of Play said to be taking place in the next week or so, it’ll be interesting to see if both the Horizon Zero Dawn remaster (which seems to be a lock at this point) and the Days Gone remaster both show up.
We gave Days Gone a 7/10 in our original review saying: “Days Gone is a fine addition to the evergrowing list of first-party Sony exclusives. Does it have the shine and polish comparable to Naughty Dog’s best works? No, but it delivers a dense and beautiful open world that proves that there’s perhaps a little bit of elbow room left for zombies in gaming, even if we’re not calling them that this time around.”