Sony is having a busy week, submitting a lawsuit in opposition to Chinese language big Tencent over allegations that Tencent has created a clone of the Horizon collection. That courtroom case must be attention-grabbing to look at, however till these fireworks begin going off we will get pleasure from selecting over among the little particulars.
Within the authorized paperwork filed in opposition to Tencent, Sony revealed up to date gross sales numbers for the Horizon collection. In keeping with them, the video games have now surpassed 38 million copies bought in complete. That’s 5.3 million extra copies than once we final bought official phrase again in April of 2023. Since that information was launched, Horizon Name of the Mountain, LEGO Horizon Adventures and Horizon Zero Daybreak Remastered additionally launched.
Whereas gross sales of Horizon Zero Daybreak Remastered undoubtedly counted towards this complete, we don’t know the way Sony is counting Zero Daybreak Remastered upgrades. Nor do we all know if any DLC is being included, both.
So the 5.3 million copies bought since April 2023 can be a mix of all these new releases, plus the unique two video games that are often accessible at a reduction. Sadly, I can’t break it down any additional with out venturing into pure hypothesis. However let’s not let that cease us, eh? Horizon Name of the Mountain and LEGO Horizon each possible didn’t contribute a lot to the 5.3 million. LEGO Horizon charted poorly, and even fairly profitable VR video games don’t shift quite a lot of copies. In different phrases, a lot of the 5.3 million in all probability got here from the primary two video games and the remaster.
However no matter the way it all breaks down, it’s straightforward to see why PlayStation retains pushing the Horizon collection so exhausting. At 38 million copies, Horizon sits as PlayStation’s sixth largest franchise when it comes to copies bought, a full 3 million forward of The Final of Us and simply 2 million shy of Ratchet & Clank.
Proper now, we reliably know of at the very least three extra Horizon video games within the works, comprising of a 3rd entry within the mainline collection, some type of multiplayer spinoff and an MMO being developed by NCSoft. There’s additionally a film/television collection within the works as properly.
