Lawyer accuses PlayStation of deceptive advertising with Horizon Forbidden West

Last year it was revealed that to update certain PS4 games to PS5, such as Turismo 7_ and God of War Ragnarok, users will have to pay $ 10 additional dollars. All this began because this process caused a controversy with _ Horizon Forbidden West _. Although the new Guerrilla Games work can be improved without paying this extra, a lawyer has noticed that this sequel is still a price of $ 69.99 in the new console, and is accusing Sony to take advantage of the players.

Currently, buy horizon Forbidden West in PS4 leaves at $ 59.99, but the price increases $ 10 dollars in PS5, this despite the fact that the update between generations is free. In this way, Richard Hoeg, lawyer of Hoog Law, has accused Sony of deceptive advertising in this section, since the improvement is not adequately announced . This was what he commented:

"For people who do not follow what is happening here, Sony offers a version of PS4 with a free PS5 'update for $ 60 and a PS5 version with a copy of PS4 included for $ 70.

Same package. Two price points. With one exhibited more prominently than the other.

It gets worse. The PS4 version does not seem to be offered through the store on a PS5, regardless of whether or not only PS4 games are requested.

Demons, they did not even update their frequently asked questions (which is now a complete lie). Tell me, how are casual buyers supposed to navigate this? It is as if they wanted to be sued.

Things like 'deceptive' or 'unfairious' practices are always a bit in the eye of the viewer, so although I can say that I personally feel that this kind of thing is passed from the line and it seems deceptive at first sight, I can not Ensure that a regulator like the FTC or a judge would feel in the same way.

Practically, not legally, I would definitely recommend Sony to change course on this. "

At the moment this is only an accusation, and there is no legal procedure about it , although it is not ruled out that something like this happens in the future. The PS5 version has visual improvements, use of the DualSense, 3D audio and faster loading times.

_ Horizon Forbidden West_ will reach PS4 and PS5 on February 18, 2022 . On related topics, you can check our review of this game here. In the same way, this is the best memes that left us "Aloy Barbuda".

Editor's note:

The position of Richard Hoeg makes sense. If the update is free, the price difference does not make much sense. A person can well buy the PS4 version and just update the game on PS5, saving $ 10 dollars. The problem lies in that this information is not clear enough for the consumer.