Once a bloody and horrifying PS4 exclusive,Until Dawnis finally making thenext-gen leap onto thePS5andPCon Oct. 4 with a laundry list of updates.
It’s Cool Until Dawn Is Coming To PC, But Why The PS5 ‘Remake’?
Interactive horror you could already play with a DualSense controller.
According to PlayStation.Blog, the remake will reportedly not “alter the events of that fateful night,” but only improve its mechanics and cinematics withUnreal Engine 5’s ray-tracing, rendering, and general graphical power over the original’s engine.
Returning players are in for a treat withnew collectibles, totems, an overhauled prologue, improved motion capture, sound design, and modern camera controls.
In other words, everything will look and sound prettier as you somehow fail to protect every character.
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The original game was a testament to the PS4’s technical prowess, even incorporating the controller’s ability to detect slight movements into the “Don’t Move” mechanic, where a twitch could mean life or death.
The remake features a teased alternative “Stay Calm” featurethat uses “third party peripherals that do not feature a gyroscope or for players who prefer a different challenge.”
WithUntil Dawnjoining the long line of PlayStation exclusives making their way to PC, this release highlights a growing trend that few would have believed possible 10 years ago.
PlayStation Continues To Revamp Last-Gen Hits
Horizon Zero Dawn’s PC port started the avalanche in 2020 and has since influenced titles like Insomniac’sSpidermanand Santa Monica Studio’sGod of WarandGod of War: Ragnarok, among others, butthis policy change is not done out of Sony’s good heart.
Though it takes at least 2–3 years for aPlayStation exclusiveto come to PC, it eventually does, and that seems to be more design than coincidence. Sony CEO Herman Hulst’s “Strategic Approach” is to let PC players get a game, and then assume they’re “going to be very interested in playing, for example, sequels on the PlayStation platform.”
SupposeUntil Dawn’s Remaster becomes your favorite game on PC and suddenly a sequel is announced.You either buckle and get a PS5or wait a few years.
Corporate politics aside, we can only be gladthatUntil Dawn’sremaster on PC and PS5 will scare more people to hell and back.
With preorders starting Aug. 21, it remains to be seen if those who have already finished the game once deem it worthy of a brand-new purchase.
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