From PlayStation Studios they continue to support the strategy focused on games as a service proposed at the time by Jim Ryan, despite the cancellations of the Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games projects.
The convincing proof is Steel borders of the horizona new game in the Aloy franchise that is in development by NCSoftwith the support of Guerrilla Games and Sony PlayStation as the IP owner. Be careful, it won’t be released on PS5.
Horizon Steel Frontiers, which we already talked about this morning, will come to iOS and Android devices, as well as PC thanks to PURPLE, as an MMO experience set in the Deathlands region.
However, it should be clarified that this NCSoft title is not the only Horizon game-as-a-service that is on the way… so it has nothing to do with the big project that Guerrilla Games has on its hands.
The information was confirmed by Jason Schreier, former editor of Kotaku, on his social networks. Horizon Steel Frontiers is not the new multiplayer title in the franchise that has been in development for years. At least, not the only one.
Now we know that the Dutch studio is working on its own Horizon multiplayer which, barring a surprise, will arrive on PS5 and PC in the coming years.
There’s “another” Horizon multiplayer in development by Guerrilla
Horizon Steel Frontiers is just one of two (that we know of) multiplayer games in the series that are in development. Furthermore, it is not the much talked about game as a service, since This project is in the hands of the Guerrilla itself..
Jason Schreier clarified on the Bluesky social network, for all those who thought that this is the main project in the saga for the coming years, in addition to the third installment of Horizon.
”To clear up some confusion I’ve seen, NCSoft’s new Horizon MMO is different from the Horizon multiplayer game that Guerrilla Games is developing. This is Guerrilla’s next big project”.
This also means that the ”official” MMO Horizon was not canceled months ago, thankfully, and its development continues successfully by Guerrilla. The question is whether it is the only active project in the studio or not.
There is no more information about this. Many think it will only arrive in the final years of the PS5, or even see it as a possible launch title for the future PS6. Also They speculate about its arrival on more platforms.
Games like Helldivers 2 and MLB The Show 25 have performed very well on the Xbox Series X|S, so the ability to see Horizon gaming as a service on Microsoft’s consoles could make sense.
Horizon Steel Hunters will arrive soon (Image: Disclosure)2026) to PRAÇA and mobile devices (iOS and Android), while the other multiplayer game in the saga (which we hope to have Aloy) is in development by Guerrilla Games.
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