A new job listing from Guerrilla Games implies that the next Horizon game will be released during the first half of 2025. The Horizon series has found continued success since its start in 2017, and its protagonist, Aloy, has often appeared as a symbol of the PlayStation brand.
Selling over 32 million units as of May 2023, the Horizon series has become one of Sony’s most beloved franchises. Horizon Zero Dawn is one of the best-selling PlayStation 4 games to date, while its sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, was one of the most expensive games to create in history, costing over $200 million to develop. The series has spawned comic adaptations and a board game, with a potential Horizon television series potentially still in the works. The developers of the series seem eager to strike while the iron is still hot, as it seems that a new game in the franchise may be coming sooner than many fans anticipated.
A new job listing from Guerrilla Games, spotted by JorRaptor on Twitter, seeks a Release AQ Intern who will be able to help with an online project during the first half of 2025, implying that a new Horizon title could drop during this window. According to the post, interns will “acquire both theoretical knowledge and practical experience to ensure the game is prepared for launch.” Details regarding the title in question are scarce, but a live-service multiplayer Horizon game has seemingly been in the works for years. Guerrilla Games may also be planning to drop a beta of this mystery game during this perceived release window.
Guerrilla Games May Launch New Horizon Title During First Half of 2025
Looks like Horizon Online is launching in 2025…
Guerrilla is looking for an intern to help out with the online project during ‘the first half of 2025’ and they’ll acquire ‘both theoretical knowledge and practical experience to ensure the game is prepared for launch’.
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Guerrilla has made it clear that it will be some time before Horizon 3 is released, with a potential reveal rumored to be coming later in 2025. Ahead of the next mainline installment in Aloy’s adventure, Horizon continues to expand and reinvent itself, with the PlayStation VR2 title Horizon Call of the Mountain appearing as a launch title for the virtual reality headset in 2023 and LEGO Horizon Adventures launching for PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch on November 14. Aloy herself also continues to appear in other games, popping up in everything from Monster Hunter: World to Genshin Impact.
While fans of the franchise are pleased with the number of projects in the pipeline, some gamers are frustrated, as it feels like Sony is prioritizing Horizon over its other popular IPs. Fans have been asking for a new Killzone game for over a decade, while even more are eager for the return of classics like Sly Cooper for modern consoles. Regardless of these concerns, Horizon continues to permeate the gaming sphere, and the community is eager to find out if a new game is close at hand.
Soucre: gamerant