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.

If you've previously been able to buy Horizon Zero Dawn on PC, you might want to check again, as you could be among the millions who can no longer do so.

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.

Ahead of the Horizon Zero Dawn remaster’s Halloween release, Sony has delisted the original game from Steam and the Epic Games Store.

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 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.

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

The upcoming Zero Dawn remaster promises a range of enhancements on the now seven-year-old original, including "more than 10 hours" of re-recorded conversation motion capture, as