The Horizon Franchise Has Amassed Over 38 Million Copies Worldwide
Sony’s recently-filed lawsuit against Tencent has revealed that the Horizon franchise has sold 38 million copies worldwide since its inception in 2017.
The Horizon franchise is immensely successful and widely distributed. The Horizon franchise has sold over 38m copies globally. There would be no question that Tencent had access to the Horizon franchise when it created Light of Motiram, even if it had not expressly approached [Sony Interactive Entertainment] with a request to license [Sony Interactive Entertainment’s] intellectual property rights in the franchise.
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In case you missed our initial story, Sony has accused Tencent of ripping off the Horizon franchise with Light of Motiram, which features a strikingly familiar aesthetic and game world as Guerrilla Games critically acclaimed series. Both are set in the future and see the world inhabited by mechanical creatures, with humanity struggling to survive.
Horizon first launched back in 2017 for the PS4 and received a follow-up, Horizon Forbidden West, for the PS4 and PS5 in 2022. Horizon was also remastered for the PS5 with various bells and whistles in October last year. A third game is reportedly in the works for a 2027 release, which is supposedly going to launch for PS5 & PS6.
[Source – Eurogamer]
