It seems that Aloy's next adventure has been pushed back to next year, as new inside sources are claiming that Horizon Forbidden West has been delayed to 2022. Horizon Forbidden West is still tentatively set to be released during the 2021 holiday season, but July is nearly over, and the game still lacks a solid release date.
Horizon Forbidden West was announced during the initial PS5 reveal in 2020. It was later announced that it would be a cross-gen title, and would ship on both PS4 and PS5. There have been doubts about the game hitting its planned 2021 release date, especially in the face of numerous other delays across the industry, following the pandemic forcing studios to change how they work overnight. The fact that God of War: Ragnarok was delayed made people suspicious that the same was also going to happen to Horizon Forbidden West.
VentureBeat journalist Jeff Grubb initially reported on the game being delayed to 2022. Jason Schreier of Bloomberg has confirmed Grubb's rumor, stating on Twitter that inside sources have confirmed the delay and that Horizon Forbidden West has been pushed back to Q1 2022. Neither Guerilla Games nor Sony has released an official statement regarding Horizon Forbidden West being pushed back, so the delay should be treated as a rumor for the time being.
The messaging regarding the release date of Horizon Forbidden West had been unclear, with even the developers giving mixed messages regarding its launch. If the delay is true, then this has worked out in the developer's favor, as it's a lot harder to be mad about a delay when the initial release window was already very loose.
The numerous delays that have happened in 2021 are perfectly understandable, given everything that has happened over the past year. The PS5 has been doing incredibly well since launch, even with the stock shortages, so it's not as if the system badly needs a big holiday title to survive. If Horizon Forbidden West needs more polish, then it's better to be delayed now, while its release window was still up in the air. It's better the developers push the game back now so that the final product is stronger than pulling a Cyberpunk 2077 and rushing it to stores before it's ready. If the developers need more time to make Horizon Forbidden West as good as it can, then they should take it, especially if it means avoiding crunch for a holiday season release.
Horizon Forbidden West is currently due to be released in 2021.
Source: Jason Schreier/Twitter, Bloomberg
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