Horizon: Forbidden West Aims for 2021 Launch, Director Shares New Info - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 July 2020 / 3,247 Views
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Guerrilla Games have released a new developer diary for the upcoming open-world action RPG, Horizon: Forbidden West.
In the video game director Mathijs de Jonge shares new information on the game and announces they are aiming to release the game in 2021 for the PlayStation 5.
View the video below:
Read the transcript of the video below:
Hi, my name is Mathijs de Jonge, and I’m the game director on Horizon Forbidden West.
Horizon Forbidden West is an open-world action RPG that takes place in the distant future. And you play as Aloy, a hunter of the Nora tribe, who is on an epic quest to solve mysteries and secrets that will change her life forever.
The title “Forbidden West” actually refers to a mysterious new frontier that stretches from Utah in the U.S.A. all the way to the Pacific Ocean in the west. Ever since the first game, we really wanted to make a world that is so beautiful that you just want to be there. And with the additional power of PlayStation 5, we can make that world even more detailed, and more vibrant, and more immersive. With PlayStation 5’s SSD, there will be virtually no loading screens, so in an open-world game like Horizon Forbidden West, if you open up the map and fast travel from one end to the other, or restart from a checkpoint, it will be super fast. And when you boot up the game, you’re right there in the action.
As Aloy travels into the Forbidden West, she discovers stunning valleys, deserts, and ruined cities full of iconic landmarks. For the sequel, we wanted to go wider and deeper, so the map is a bit bigger, but we also wanted to let players discover what lies hidden beneath the surface of lakes and rivers. The landscapes may be stunning, but danger lurks in every corner in the Forbidden West. It is home to a large variety of machines—Shell Snappers that guard the shores and swamps, Snapmaws that hunt the waterways, and Sunwings that patrol the skies. Players will discover dozens of new machines as they explore the Forbidden West, and each of these machines has to be scanned and studied in order to fight them effectively.
The Forbidden West is also home to new tribes, and some of them are peaceful, while others are hostile. And one of these hostile tribes has discovered the knowledge of how to override machines and use them as beasts of war in combat. One of the bigger machines is the mammoth-like Tremor Tusk. It’s loaded with weapons and heavy-plated armor, and it’s already dangerous when you encounter it in the wilds, but when it’s specially-outfitted by the tribes, it’s even more dangerous.
The Forbidden West harbors an even greater challenge that is a collapsing biosphere. A red blight infects the lands, hoking wildlife and starving animals and tribes, and the weather has spiraled out of control, generating massive supercell storms that flood canyons and fields. Aloy will have to go to great lengths in order to save this world.
As the game is built and designed on mystery, we don’t want to spoil all the surprises today. We have been working very hard in order to create a worthy sequel—one that will hopefully appeal to all the fans, but hopefully also newcomers to the franchise. And we’re aiming to release the game next year—in 2021.
Thanks Gematsu.
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He may as well have said "no chance that it's out in 2021".
"Aiming to release in 2021" isn't exactly the same as definitively saying it IS launching in 2021. Just saying.
Guerilla: "We're aiming for a 2021 release"
Everyone Commenting on this Article: "Pretty much confirming a 2022 release"
Awwww.. :( Was really hoping for it to be a launch title.
Could be said to be launch window.
Yep me too - I thought maybe it was the day 1 "killer app" that every coonsole needs...
Well calling it launch window does not really change anything, it won't come out day 1 :) I was planning to buy the Play Station Five day 1 for that game. I will still get it but definitely not day 1 anymore. One good thing about it, is that I always buy a third party controller with the Xbox layout because I find it more comfortable, this will give some third-parties the time to come with a good one on time maybe :)
Its probably gonna be more like 2022. Which is fine if they want to make a game that pushes PS5.
I didnt think this was a launch game. Probably release similar time as Hellblade 2 for MS.
It's as it these guys are at war with James Cameron over who can incorporate more fantastical pop-culture elements in their franchise.
I am hoping for a Holiday 2021 release.
Seems like I saw the news on YT a little earlier than you, but good catch =]
