After years of wondering if Horizon Forbidden West will melt a PS4, we finally have an answer. Well, not really, but the open world action RPG seems to run on last-generation machines fine.
Sony’s been somewhat coy about what Horizon Forbidden West looks like on the base PS4. It’s bafflingly gorgeous on PS5, while the PS4 Pro version isn’t short on beautiful vistas either. Fact is, though, that the overwhelming majority of PlayStation consoles out there are vanilla PS4s. Especially since getting a PS5 is tricky even more than a year after its release.
Well, Guerilla mustered up the courage to show Horizon Forbidden West running on older PS4s, and it looks great! Check out a short gameplay clip for yourself below. There’s also a high-quality YouTube mirror here.
Running into the Forbidden West like 🏃♀️
Have a look at some exclusive new footage, captured on PS4! #HorizonForbiddenWest #RiseAboveOurRuin pic.twitter.com/cUNvap9PXr
— Guerrilla (@Guerrilla) February 9, 2022
Not as sharp as next-generation consoles, but still pretty. Anyone still struggling to get a PS5 should check out PlayStation Direct.
Given that the PS4 is almost a decade old, it’s wild that brand new first-party Sony titles are still coming to the machine. It probably helps that supply chain issues make getting a PS5 so hard, but other video game companies are struggling with that too. Meeting demand is tough when just building consoles is a herculean task.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
