Horizon Forbidden Westcelebrates its one-year anniversary and thanks fans that have played the game. As a small anniversary gift,Horizon Forbidden Westplayers will be getting free PS5 and PS4 avatar items featuring some of the game’s beloved characters.
Horizon Forbidden Westis one year old and Guerilla Games and Sony are taking the chance to celebrate the milestone, reminisce on the journey it took to get here, and thank the fans it has inspired and fascinated along the way. Sony has published some game statistics like the game’s most used weapons, armor, machines defeated, and more while Guerilla Games released a heartfelt video focused on the developer’s love forHorizoncommunity projects like cosplay and fan art.
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A PlayStation Blog post details how the community has enjoyed the game and the items that have spawned from the franchise.Horizon Forbidden Westhas produced many collector’s items for dedicated fans throughout the year and fans have shown their appreciation. The game has sold roughly 10 million copies since its release and Sony reveals how players have spent their time with it, whether it was fighting machines in the Arena, flying, or simply gathering food ingredients.Horizon Forbidden Westfanscan get 11 free character PlayStation profile avatars to proudly show off their love of the game and their favorite character to the rest of the PlayStation community. These items will are now redeemable for various regions:
Guerilla Games also released a One-Year Anniversary video that heavily featuredHorizon Forbidden Westdevelopersdiscussing their time afterHorizon Forbidden West’s release and enjoying community-inspired creations like cosplay, fan art, photo mode pictures, and content creators. Guerilla developers went into great detailing their favorite creators, works of art, and the people that made them. Some developers own items made by community members like a book ofHorizon Zero Dawnfan fiction or reveal themselves to be fans of specific content creators.
With one year now passed, theHorizonfranchise looks to the future as the game’s universe continues to expand. Spin-off gameHorizon Call of the Mountainis PlayStation VR2’s flagship game andHorizon Forbidden Westwill be releasing the PS5-onlyBurning ShoresDLC on April 19.Horizon Forbidden Westis also now available on PlayStation Plus Extra and Premiumtiers. The future of theHorizonfranchise is bright as more rumored spin-off games go into development and the community continues to appreciate and express their passion for the game.
Horizon Forbidden Westis out now on PS5 and PS4.
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