Sony announced its Horizon Forbidden West game which is the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn not long ago. And it is expected to be released in February 2022. But the company promised that the players would be able to pre-order the game ahead of its release date. Not only we don’t have a pre-order option yet, Sony hasn’t released a upgrade path for the game from PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 as promised.

Sony likes to keep its players updated via blog posts and they let us know one of these blog posts that Horizon Forbidden West would be among the games to have a free upgrade from PS4 versions to the PS5 version.

“…Additionally, we know that the PS4 community will transition to PS5 at different times, and we’re happy to announce PS4 versions of some of our exclusives. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Sackboy A Big Adventure, and Horizon Forbidden West will also launch on PS4. While these three games were designed to take advantage of PS5 and its unique next-gen features like the ultra-high-speed SSD and DualSense controller, PS4 owners will also be able to enjoy these experiences when they launch. The PS4 digital versions of launch games include a free upgrade on both PS5 consoles, while the PS4 disc versions of these games include a free upgrade on the PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-Ray disc drive.”

There are no plans for free upgrade on the official support page for Horizon Forbidden West either. Since speculations are out on internet now, it’s likely that Sony will make a new announcement and let players know about the current status of the update roadmap.