{
  "id": 2166933,
  "title": "The live-service elements of Horizon Hunters Gathering are reportedly being stripped out following 'poor feedback' as new details emerge about several canceled PlayStation titles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-live-service-elements-of-horizon-hunters-gathering-are-reportedly",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:22:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/gaming/the-live-service-elements-of-horizon-hunters-gathering-are-reportedly-being-stripped-out-following-poor-feedback-as-new-details-emerge-about-several-canceled-playstation-titles"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly undergoing a significant overhaul to eliminate its live-service elements following disappointing player feedback. According to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, Guerilla Games is transforming the game into a traditional cooperative multiplayer experience with a smaller scope and story mode. Sources familiar with the company's plans claim that Guerrilla is removing the project's live-service features after receiving negative feedback during playtesting. The game is not yet canceled, but executives gave Guerilla until December to demonstrate progress at a meeting on August 19. Many developers will be reassigned to different projects, which will also be evaluated by year-end.\n\nSeveral live-service PlayStation games have been canceled, including the rumored live-service God of War game from Bluepoint, an online God of War game by Sony Santa Monica, an Insomniac Games Spider-Man multiplayer title, and Naughty Dog's The Last of Us multiplayer game. Sony's live-service initiative has faced challenges, with multiple projects failing to launch despite Sony's efforts to transition first-party single-player studios into multiplayer genres.",
  "summary": "Guerilla Games is reportedly overhauling Horizon Hunters Gathering and stripping out the game's live-service elements following negative feedback.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}