{"id":293666,"date":"2025-10-13T02:01:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T02:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/?p=798054"},"modified":"2025-10-13T02:01:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T02:01:42","slug":"horizon-forbidden-west-release-date-pre-orders-ps5-exclusivity-trailers-gameplay-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/horizon-forbidden-west-release-date-pre-orders-ps5-exclusivity-trailers-gameplay-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Horizon Forbidden West: release date, pre-orders, PS5 exclusivity, trailers, gameplay, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Horizon Forbidden West<\/strong> features Aloy in a brand new adventure along the Pacific coast, including the remains of San Fransisco. After the events of Horizon Zero Dawn, a mysterious red blight appears and threatens the local plants and animals. Aloy decides to investigate before it endangers even more people, some of which have starved off because of the blight.<\/p>\n

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The Horizon series takes place in the post-apocalyptic United States, where people live in tribes and co-exist with mechanical monsters. Aloy revisits old friends, forges fresh bonds and fights against new foes in this sequel. New monsters pop up depending on the region. Aloy also has to watch for raiders who have learned to override machines and weaponize them.<\/p>\n

And that’s only the plot summary. Here’s everything you need to know about Horizon Forbidden West.<\/p>\n

Horizon Forbidden West release date<\/h2>\n
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Horizon Forbidden West doesn’t have an exact release date yet.<\/strong> In fact, it doesn’t even have a release window. Fans originally suspected a late 2021 release, but as the summer lingers on, it’s starting to seem like a toss-up if we’ll even see it this year or not.<\/p>\n

According to PlayStation boss Jim Ryan, the game is still on track for 2021<\/a>.PlayStation ads also pointed to a potential “late 2021” and “second half of 2021” release. However, those ads were sighted back in late February. Guerilla Games recently tweeted that there was still no release date<\/a>, though they hoped to have an update on its release “very soon” in early May.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for watching our #HorizonForbiddenWest<\/a> gameplay reveal! We don’t have an exact release date just yet, but development is on track and we will have an update for you very soon – thank you as always for your ongoing support!<\/p>\n

— Guerrilla (@Guerrilla) May 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Either way, it seems like Horizon Forbidden West will either come out later this year or next year altogether.<\/p>\n

Is Horizon Forbidden West a PS5 exclusive?<\/h2>\n

Horizon Forbidden West is a PlayStation exclusive<\/strong>. So far, Sony has only confirmed releases for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Guerilla Games also confirmed 60 FPS support for the PlayStation 5<\/a>. These frames per second aren’t possible for a PS4, but it should improve graphics for next-gen consoles.<\/p>\n

Horizon Forbidden West PC release<\/h2>\n

It’s not looking good for Xbox and PC owners. Some doubt how exclusive Horizon Forbidden West will really<\/em> be since Horizon Zero Dawn finally came to PC a couple of years after its initial release. Still, there’s no guarantee that the same will happen for Horizon Forbidden West.<\/p>\n

Horizon Forbidden West pre-orders<\/b><\/h2>\n

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In terms of pre-orders, we have almost no Horizon Forbidden West pre-orders available.<\/b> Most major retailers haven’t listed Horizon Forbidden West pre-orders yet. You can expect to see them here whenever they come out, though.<\/p>\n

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