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Unpleasant News for Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West Fans  

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Horizon Forbidden West - Aloy
Horizon Forbidden West - Aloy

We have some not-so-great news about Horizon franchise fans on PS5. Developer Guerrilla Games debuted the Horizon series in 2017 with the release of Horizon: Zero Dawn. It then built upon this with the 2022 release of Horizon: Forbidden West. And now PlayStation fans eagerly anticipate the third game, which should be released around 2027, if the gap between Horizon: Zero Dawn and Horizon: Forbidden West is any indicator. Whether this will make it a PS5 or a PS6 game remains to be seen. If it releases around 2027 or 2028, it could be both. What we do know is, without a shadow of a doubt, it will be missing a key figure.

An instrumental part of the creation of Horizon, and its direction since, has been John Gonzalez. While many know the name as the writer behind Fallout: New Vegas, he worked as a narrative director on both Horizon games and was particularly responsible for the game’s lore. He’s been an important piece for the series but left Guerrilla Games in 2020.

From here, he went to Smilegate Barcelona, before moving onto Fantastic Pixel Castle, the latter of which he departed in October 2024, leaving the door open for a potential return to PlayStation. This happens often in the industry, as studio leads leave and eventually find their way back. This could happen eventually, but it won’t happen anytime soon because he is now the creative director at Obsidian Entertainment as of this week. In other words, the Horizon series will need to continue without him.

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