Sony Reboots Horizon Game

Sony is rebooting the development of its live-service Horizon game, Horizon Hunters Gathering, after negative player feedback. The game's development is being retooled to remove live-service elements and add a story mode, resulting in a smaller scoped game.

The decision to reboot the game comes after a poor internal playtest showing in June, which led to Guerrilla Games working to retool the game. The new plan involves shifting the game to become more of a traditional cooperative multiplayer game with a story mode and a far smaller scope.

Guerrilla Games has until December to impress executives with the rebooted game in order for development to continue. If the game does not meet expectations, it is unclear what will happen to the project. Some developers working on Horizon Hunters Gathering are being reassigned to a different project due to the paring down of the scope in the reboot.

A new single-player Horizon game is also in the works, but it is years away from completion. A tiny team at Guerrilla is working on the game, which is still in the early stages of development.

## What happened next The reboot of Horizon Hunters Gathering is a significant change in direction for the game, which was announced in February as a multiplayer game set in the Horizon universe, allowing up to three players in a group. The game's development has been ongoing for some time, but it appears that the negative player feedback has forced Sony to re-evaluate the project.

## Why it matters The reboot of Horizon Hunters Gathering is important because it shows that Sony is willing to listen to player feedback and make significant changes to a game in development. The decision to remove live-service elements and add a story mode may be seen as a positive move by some players, who have been critical of the live-service model in recent years. However, it is unclear how the changes will affect the game's overall quality and player engagement.

The fate of Horizon Hunters Gathering is still uncertain, and it remains to be seen whether the rebooted game will be successful. However, one thing is clear: Sony is committed to making a high-quality Horizon game, and is willing to take the time and effort necessary to get it right.