Horizon Forbidden West is reportedly delayed to 2022

July 31, 2021

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2022 looks to be an even larger year for gaming. It was already massive.

Horizon Forbidden West has not yet been announced for PC, but we’re confident it’s going to happen–eventually anyway. Sony has been open about its intention to bring first-party games to PC, including Death Stranding and Days Gone. Even the famously PlayStation-exclusive Uncharted is apparently headed for PC at some point. It’s also worth noting that Forbidden West, the PlayStation game, has been delayed to early 2022. This will inevitably push the PC release even further away.

A rumor of the delay first surfaced earlier this week when Jeff Grubb said during his Giant Bomb program (via GamesRadar) that Sony was “leaning toward” delaying the game until next year, although as he understood it the matter hadn’t actually been settled. According to a Bloomberg report posted today, however, the decision has now been made, and Horizon Forbidden West has indeed been delayed.

The delay has the potential to make 2022, which is already turning into a monster year for PC gaming, to be even bigger. Based on the planned releases, it was expected to be memorable with new games such as Starfield, Stalker 2 and Baldur’s gate 3, but a series of delays has pushed it even further. Ghostwire: Tokyo and Rainbow Six Extraction were all delayed. Also, Hogwart’s Legacy, Gotham Knights and Sifu, Lord of the Rings, Kerbal Space Program 2, Stray and many more were all pulled out of 2021.

This delay has not been confirmed officially at this time. However, even if it is (or when), it does not necessarily mean Horizon Forbidden West will be available on PC in 2022. As with Horizon Zero Dawn which launched on PC three-years after its original PS4 launch, Forbidden West could still be years away. In June, PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst said that interest in the PC notwithstanding, Sony would continue prioritizing its own consoles: “Releasing games on PC will not come ever at the expense of building an exciting lineup of great console games.”

But Horizon Forbidden West is not a PlayStation 5-exclusive: It’s also coming to the PS4, which—perhaps optimistically–could mean that a relatively not-too-far-off PC release is in the works too. I reached out to Guerrilla Games inquiring about the delay. I will update this post if I get a response.