PlayStation Reboots ‘Horizon Hunters Gathering’ as Live-Service Strategy Struggles
PlayStation is reportedly overhauling its multiplayer spin-off Horizon Hunters Gathering following poor player feedback.
Answered
What is happening to Horizon Hunters Gathering?
The PlayStation co-op spin-off is being overhauled and rebooted following poor internal testing feedback.
Why is the project being scaled back?
Coverage attributes the change to negative player feedback and broader struggles within PlayStation's live-service strategy.
When will the next mainline Horizon game release?
Current reports indicate that the next mainline Horizon game is still years away.
Where it stands
PlayStation is undergoing a development reboot for its co-op spin-off Horizon Hunters Gathering after negative internal testing feedback prompted a strategic scale-back. The project adjustments arrive amid ongoing struggles for Sony's live-service strategy, with recent reporting from Bloomberg pointing to persistent difficulties across similar titles.
Forbes and Push Square also frame the pivot as another potential live-service stumble for the platform holder, while Insider Gaming notes that the next mainline entry in the Horizon series remains years away. Coverage outlines that testing feedback directly triggered the relaunch and scaling back of the PS5 project.
Outlets including Video Games Chronicle, IGN, Kotaku, and ixbt.games have detailed the overhaul. Future updates will depend on official announcements from PlayStation regarding the revised development timeline and the ultimate direction of the multiplayer spin-off.
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Coverage (9)
- Report: Live-service removed from Horizon Hunters Gathering following negative player feedback GamesIndustry.biz · 3h ago
- PlayStation co-op spin-off Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly being overhauled after poor testing feedback Video Games Chronicle · 3h ago
- Sony Has Another Pending PlayStation Live-Service Fumble On Its Hands Forbes · 3h ago
- PlayStation Reportedly Reboots Horizon Multiplayer Spinoff Following Negative Feedback IGN · 3h ago
- What Could Go Wrong: PlayStation Relaunches Horizon Hunters Gathering After Negative Player Feedback ixbt.games · 3h ago
- Next Mainline Horizon Game Still ‘Years Away’ Insider Gaming · 3h ago
- PlayStation Scaling Back Horizon Live Service PS5 Game as Sony Failures Continue Push Square · 3h ago
- Horizon Multiplayer Game Is Getting A Development Reboot After Poor Internal Testing Kotaku · 3h ago
- PlayStation Reboots ‘Horizon Hunters Gathering’ as Live-Service Strategy Struggles Bloomberg.com · 3h ago broke it first
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