It looks like Aloy’s adventures on the PC will continue sooner than most expected.
PlayStation’s foremost insider, billbil-kun, whose impressive resume of accurate leaks includes recent additions to the PS Plus Extra and Premium lineup, is confirming that Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition will soon be available on both Steam and the Epic Games Store.
While the exact release date remains shrouded in mystery, the leaker indicates the launch could be as soon as within the next few months.
This recent non-official announcement isn’t just significant because of the game itself but it’s emblematic of a change to Sony’s strategy. It’s unprecedented for a first-party Sony title to be simultaneously released or in close succession on the consoles and the PC. Although the PlayStation community has been enjoying Horizon Forbidden West since its release in February 2022, the potential for a PC release within a little over a year of its initial launch would set a new record for Sony’s console-to-PC port timelines.
We first caught wind of the Complete Edition earlier this week when a listing for the Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition popped up on the Singaporean game rating board’s website, saying:
Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition is a compilation containing the original adventure game Horizon Forbidden West and its Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores expansion.
Horizon Forbidden West’s first and only expansion sees the game’s protagonist, Aloy, venture into the desolate remains of a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles to uncover more information about the ancient race she faced in the main game. The DLC made headlines due to the controversy surrounding an optional plot choice which led to a wave of negative reviews on Metacritic.
It’s no secret that PlayStation has been extending its olive branch to the PC community in recent years, starting with the PC port of Horizon Zero Dawn before PS5 exclusives like Returnal and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart eventually made their way.
What has gamers particularly intrigued is the timing of this potential PC release. Speculations are rife that Sony may use its anticipated State of Play livestream to officially announce the Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition.
Horizon Forbidden West has certainly been one of the biggest successes stories for Sony and the PlayStation platform. The developers, Guerilla Games, announced back in April that the game had sold a whopping 8.4 million copies already. For those considering diving into this expansive world, the Complete Edition promises a significant amount of value. Its base game alone offers over 60 hours of immersive quests and side content, with the Burning Shores DLC adding an extra twelve hours of narrative-driven adventures.
While Horizon Forbidden West’s PC port comes a lot sooner than expected, it was perhaps a given when you consider the revered status of the franchise on the PS4 and the PS5.
Both franchises are the two best-selling action games on the PS4 and the PS5, so it only makes sense for Sony to bring them to a much larger audience as soon as possible. If nothing else, this all but guarantees that the PC port of God of War: Ragnarok will be available on the PC soon.
Unfortunately, with The Last of Us Part 1 not selling as well as many had hoped, Sony might have hit pause on further developments of the long-rumored The Last of Us Part 2 port for the PlayStation 5 and the PC. At this rate, Sony might have to wait for Naughty Dog to finish working on its multiplayer spin-off before The Last of Us Part 2 hops on to more platforms. The best case scenario is that it comes out at the same time as Season 2 of The Last of Us is available, which may be anywhere between late 2024 or early 2025.
As for a Ghost of Tsushima PC port, we’re still not sure why Sony is taking so long with its port.
All of this is to say that Nvidia’s earlier leak now looks even more credible than ever. All that’s left now is for PlayStation Studios to give us the PC port of Demon’s Souls and for Square Enix to release a remake of Final Fantasy 9, among others.
