But here, let’s dive in and discuss the technical details of the latest PlayStation blockbuster. You can read our review of Horizon Forbidden West to see our thoughts on this expansive sequel to 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn. Meanwhile, PlayStation 4 players don’t have a choice the experience they get depends solely on whether they own a standard or slim console, or a PS4 Pro. Guerrilla Games renders its 31st-century version of what we know as the American West in exquisite detail, vividly bringing to life the varied biomes of states like Utah, Nevada, and California (and, in the game’s fiction, the crimson blight that is poisoning these lands and their inhabitants).īut what’s the best way - if there even is a definitive best way - to experience everything in this sprawling world? After all, the PS5 version of the game offers two different visual modes, each with its own pros and cons.

Horizon Forbidden West is every bit the PlayStation 5 technical showpiece that major first-party games like it need to be.

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