Rumors are circulating that a known MMORPG developer based in South Korea made be working on an MMO game set in theHorizon: Zero Dawnuniverse. The studio named in the agreement with Sony has a long history of developing MMORPGs.
Sony has been rumored to expand some of its first-party franchises into live-service multiplayer games. TheHorizonfranchise has been rumored to be getting one of these gamesoften aligned with something along the lines of aMonster Hunter-style game. Now, a potential partnership between Sony and a Korean MMORPG developer is offering a new angle in theHorizonmultiplayer game conversation.
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Korean website MTN has spoken to sources within developer NCsoft, claiming that the studio has entered a partnership with Sony to develop an MMORPG game in theHorizonuniverse. It is said that Sony and NCsoft reached an agreement on November 8 and the developer is recruiting staff to work on “Project H” in job listings. As of writing, Sony has neither confirmed nor denied the existence of this partnership.
NCsoft’s catalog mostly consists of MMORPGs in a variety of styles and includes theLineageseries andGuild Wars 2.NCsoft is reportedly pulling staff from various projects in pre-production moves to begin development on “Project H.” VGC also corroborates the reports from MTN and found a job listing for a Senior Social Systems Designer. With this partnership newly agreed upon, official news of this game may be months or years down the line.
The conversation about Sony developing more multiplayer live-service games has picked up steam in the months after it purchasedDestiny 2developer Bungie. Bungie is also rumored to be revivingMarathonas anEscape From TarkovSurvival Shooter. Sony hasThe Last of Us Factionsgame from Naughty Dog nearing completion and a recently announced online co-op game being developed by PlayStation London Studio as well. With reports thatSony could be looking to launch up to 10 live-service games by 2026, the roster of potential titles is beginning to fill out.
A multiplayerHorizongame can be inspired by that universe’s pre- or post-apocalyptic setting. Though the outcome ofthe Faro plagueis a losing war, players still may partake in massive battles against the machine horde. The franchise’s post-apocalyptic setting could also be used in a way that could see players live in the world during The Derangement and the Red Raids and flesh out some story elements that are only referenced inHorizon: Zero Dawn andHorizon: Forbidden West.
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