Horizon This is a franchise that will stay for a long time. After great success Zero Dawn D Forbidden West, it was clear that PlayStation was not going to miss the opportunity to continue to make its intellectual property profitable. Nonetheless, future Horizon it goes beyond Aloy and solo adventures.
Guerrilla Games, the studio responsible for the franchise, confirmed formation of an alternative team, whose responsibilities will include the development cooperative online game Horizon. Yes, the franchise will take its first steps in multiplayer mode.
In fact, prior to the announcement, some job offers had already given us a glimpse of their next project. “Guerrilla is looking for a lead designer for expand the universe Horizon for a multi-user audience“, describes one of the available vacancies. “We are looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Combat Designer who will help create many enemy vehicles that are spectacular, challenging and memorable. fight together‘, another mentions.
Does that mean the next game Horizon Will you abandon the single player campaign? No, fortunately. Partizan assures that Aloy’s solo adventure will continue. Nonetheless, other characters will participate in the multiplayer offer.
“We continue to create epic solo adventures for Aloy. But that’s not all. A new in-house team is separately developing an online project set in the Horizon universe. It will feature a new cast of characters and a unique visual style. explore together the majestic wild horizon.”
Guerrilla attempts with Horizon multiplayer
According to information from VGKHorizon multiplayer isn’t exactly a new idea for Guerrilla. Apparently, the studio had plans to integrate it from the first game. However, it was canceled, so that all efforts were directed exclusively to the main modality. That is the single player campaign.
Years later they tried again Forbidden Horizon Westbut at some point they would decide that the project enough potential to work as a standalone game.
We must not forget that in recent years, Sony has redoubled its efforts to establish a presence in the multiplayer gaming sector. While PlayStation is renowned for the quality of its single-player story-driven adventures, the same cannot be said for the online experience. It’s one of the few companies that doesn’t have a single reference offering in a market that generates millions of dollars a year and wants to change it as soon as possible.
His biggest bet in this regard was the $3.6 billion purchase of Bungie. Although the creator of the studio Halo D fate They will continue to publish their own games across multiple platforms, as well as advising PlayStation studios that have multiplayer titles. Rest assured, they will be with Guerrilla Games.
Beyond multiplayer Horizon, Guerrilla is also working on the third part of the main saga. In addition, the franchise will also try its hand at virtual reality. Horizon Call of the Mountainwhich will support PlayStation VR2 at launch.
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