- Horizon 3 is still a long way out, according to insider Jason Schreier.
- Guerrilla Games is fully focused on multiplayer title Horizon Hunters Gathering right now, which has pushed the project’s release date further.
- Hence, PlayStation’s live-service strategy has once again come back to haunt its single-player games this generation.
PlayStation has gotten a fair share of slack for putting extensive focus on its live-service games lineup instead of its flagship narrative adventures this generation. Despite its misguided strategy leading to failures like Concord, the company is still set to launch more live-service titles this year than single-player adventures.
One of these multiplayer games is Horizon Hunters Gathering, developed by Guerrilla and set in the same universe as the Horizon series. As it turns out, the studio’s work on the live-service title means that fans will have to wait for Horizon 3 even longer now.
Why It Matters: More than 50% of PlayStation’s live service products in the past few years have ended up failing. However, the company still proceeds to put emphasis on multiplayer games instead of creating a new single-player title for a franchise with over 40 million sales.
According to insider Jason Schreier, Horizon 3 is still a long way off from launch, as Guerrilla is now focusing on Horizon Hunters Gathering.
While replying to a question on BlueSky, the insider confirmed that the studio is currently working on the sequel, but fans will have to wait a long time for Horizon 3.
Considering how the single-player title was first teased back in 2023, having to wait several years more for the third mainline entry is an indictment of Sony’s insistence on live-service titles.
Previous leaks suggested that Horizon 3 would launch in 2027, right after the multiplayer title came out. However, according to Jason Schreier, that doesn’t seem like the case, as Guerrilla is hard at work on one of its “long-standing” dreams, Horizon Hunters Gathering.
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