Sony are rebooting their live service Horizon game as a more traditional co-op affair, claim sources, with a proper Horizon Forbidden West sequel still years away
Horizon Hunters Gathering , the live service multiplayer spin-off for PlayStation's post-apocalyptic Horizon series, is being rebooted as a smaller and more traditional co-op multiplayer experience with a story mode, according to anonymous insiders. In the process, we're told, several of the project's staff are being reassigned within Sony's gamedev empire, even as a small team of Guerrilla Games…
Sony is reportedly transforming their live service game Horizon Hunters Gathering into a traditional co-op experience, according to anonymous sources. The project, which is set after the events of Horizon Forbidden West, was initially announced with an episodic narrative and survival mode, but has faced negative reception from playtests.
Staff from the project have been reassigned within Sony's game development division, while Guerrilla Games continues working on the next singleplayer Horizon game. The developers have until December to impress executives, who remain committed to the live service model despite several setbacks. PlayStation's CEO Hideaki Nishino has expressed a continued belief in the global appeal of live-service games, despite cancellation of several spin-offs and layoffs at other studios.
Sony aims to launch a dozen live service games by March 2026, but has since reduced that number. The next story-led Horizon game remains years away from completion.
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