After news that Horizon: Zero Dawn's PC release would have unique upgrades and features, players were clamoring to get themselves a pre-order. So many people have pre-ordered the 2017 PS4 exclusive that it rocketed the game into bestseller status.
Horizon: Zero Dawn is an action RPG that follows a woman named Aloy through a world ruled by giant machine dinosaurs. This stealthy action game made quite a splash in 2017 when it was originally released exclusively to PS4. With the next chapter in Aloy's story recently announced, called Horizon: Forbidden West, it's not very surprising that those without a PS4 are looking to play the beautiful, critically-acclaimed first game.
With a release date of August 7, 2020, Horizon: Zero Dawn has hit bestseller status on Steam. Although the game is still more than a month away, it nearly instantly sold better than most of the other games on Steam. It now shows higher than Red Dead Redemption 2, Witcher 3, and even Divinity 2.
The game is selling at $49.99, so pre-orders aren't even spiking because of a great sale, although this price does include the Frozen Wilds DLC, a digital artbook, and additional costumes. PC players seem to be excited to not only play the PS4 exclusive, but also to check out all those nice new features. These include ultra-wide screen functionality, improved foliage, 4K, and unlocked frame rates.
Hopefully, this means that PlayStation will be looking to put more of their exclusives on PC. There was a rumor going around in May that the newest God of War might get a PC port in the near future. If the sales numbers for Horizon are any indication, PC players are looking for beautiful single-player games with great stories, so God of War would also probably be an instant bestseller as well.
While it would be nice to see the upgraded features on the PlayStation for Horizon: Zero Dawn. Perhaps if Zero Dawn gets ported to the PlayStation 5 as well, PS players will get to experience some of the PC upgrades for themselves.
Horizon: Zero Dawn will release on PC August 7, 2020.
Source: PushSquare, Steam