Horizon Forbidden West will see Aloy venturing into western frontiers and will also introduce underwater segments. For many and exlcuding God of War, Horizon Forbidden West is the most anticipated PS5 exclusive, and Sony would likely want to recapitulate the success of its recent releases in this window with this upcoming sequel. Ghost Of Tsushima became the fastest-selling new PlayStation IP, whereas Marvel's Spider-Man is the one of the best-selling PS4 exclusive of all time. This is a relatively quiet period with infrequent AAA game releases and Sony's big exclusives tend to perform exceptionally well here. Titles like Ghost of Tsushima, Marvel's Spider-Man, and Persona 5 are some of the most critically acclaimed PS4 exclusives that opted for a later summer release. This could see Horizon Forbidden West in a late summer release between July and September. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, for example, is also slated for an early 2021 release, and would likely release somewhere between this time period. Titles such as The Last Of Us 2, God Of War, Detroit Become Human, and Uncharted 4 were all released in the early summer window between April and June. One in the early Summer, between April and June, and one in between the July and September window. The PS4 generation saw the release of two big exclusive releases in the Summer window. However, there's quite a possibility that the game's release isn't that far from what was initially expected.
But, as it seems, the ongoing pandemic delayed things a bit and the game is now targeting the second half of 2021. If Guerrilla Games' past releases are any indication, Horizon Forbidden West should have, ideally, targeted a late February release window. Critically acclaimed titles such as Killzone 2 and Killzone 3 were both released in February, and the the only recent exception to this has been the release of Killzone Shadow Fall, which launched alongside PS4 in November 2013.
In fact, some of the studio's prior work had also targeted this specific window in the past. Horizon Zero Dawn was released in the February of 2017. While this rules out a potential Spring release, it's still important to note Guerrilla Games' release pattern. Eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice this new piece of info in Sony's PlayStation 5 launch ad. Fortunately, Horizon Forbidden West is scheduled for this year and will apparently launch sometime in the second half of 2021.
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