Horizon Hunters Gathering Pivot
Guerilla Games is giving its upcoming Horizon‑set co‑op title a last‑minute overhaul after playtesters reacted poorly, Bloomberg reports.
The game was envisioned as a co‑op action title where players team up as animated heroes to battle mechanical beasts, but feedback from three early playtests was negative, especially as one coincided with Marathon’s server‑slam weekend.
Rather than canceling the project, the studio has been given months to reshape it into a story‑driven co‑op experience with a reduced scope. several live service games According to Bloomberg’s sources, Sony told the team earlier today that it will need to impress executives with a key milestone in December.
If the game fails to impress by December, it could join the growing list of canceled live‑service titles from Sony, which has recently shut down several in‑development projects from popular franchises such as God of War, The Last of Us and Spider‑Man.
Sony’s Live Service Retreat
Bloomberg says most of the development team has been reassigned, and a small group within Guerilla Games is now focused on a new single‑player Horizon title.
After the disaster that was Concord and the forced end of Destiny 2, Sony appears to be distancing itself from live‑service games. Helldivers 2 and MLB The Show are among the few titles thriving in this space, likely because one is a third‑party release and the other is a long‑running sports series.
Fairgames, an upcoming live‑service heist title, has remained silent since 2023. Insider Gaming reported in April that its pre‑alpha build struggled to “find the fun,” leaving its future uncertain. Insider Gaming
