The Steam and Epic Games Store versions of Horizon Zero Dawn have been pulled from the stores as Sony prepares the remaster. The GOG version is still available though.

The Horizon Zero Dawn remaster confirms a controversial requirement for those hoping to pick up the PC version of the game.

Sony’s controversial PlayStation Network requirement for its PC games is once again in the spotlight after the company delisted the original Horizon Zero Dawn on Steam and the Epic Games Store and added the PSN requirement to the upcoming single-player remaster.

With Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered around the corner and pre-orders going live, Sony has removed the original game from sale on PC (kind of), and increased

Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition has been delisted from Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Sony is under fire once again as it has made Horizon Zero Dawn inaccessible to a large number of PC players. The company delisted the original game on Steam four years after it launched on the platform in anticipation of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.

We previously reported that Sony doubled the price of Horizon: Zero Dawn from 2017 via the PlayStation Store in an attempt to get users to buy the more expensive remaster that will be released later this month.

Sony’s controversial strategy to require a PlayStation Network account for its PC games is now affecting Horizon Zero Dawn. On Friday, the PlayStation maker delisted the original Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition on Steam and the Epic Games Store to make way for its forthcoming replacement, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered PC players will be required to sign up via their PSN accounts to play the single-player adventure on Steam. As noted on Valve's PC storefront and spotted by IGN, just like other notable PlayStation-flavoured Steam releases such as Helldivers 2,

You can no longer buy the original Horizon Zero Dawn on the Epic Games Store as remaster pre-orders start to go live.