An MMO game based on the PlayStation Horizon series in development by Korean publisher NCSoft has reportedly been cancelled.
The MMO appears to be separate from the Horizon multiplayer game being developed by Guerilla itself, which was first reported in 2022 and that the studio behind games such as Guild Wars and Thrones and Freedom was developing as a Guerilla” part. Partnership with Sony.
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Now, however, Korean publication MTN (also the source of the 2022 report) appears to be reporting that NCSoft's Horizon MMO has been canceled, assuming the translation provided via ResetEra is accurate.
The report cited NCSoft's “feasibility review” and subsequent cancellation of the game, codenamed Project H, along with a number of other games, with H and J being said to have “disappeared from the company's organizational chart.” . .
iGamesNews has reached out to PlayStation for comment.
“The decision was made to cease development of 'Pantera', 'H', and 'J' at the end of last year, and it was reported that at the beginning of this year, development team members were notified to prepare for internal transfers.” The report's translation adds, “In the case of 'H' , it is reported that after the development office is disbanded, the team will be transferred to Lineage’s IP headquarters.”
The news comes shortly after Sony canceled live service titles from Bend Games and Bluepoint Games, the latter of which was reportedly a live service title for God of War. It's just the latest bad news for PlayStation's live service, which launched a few years ago and which has so far produced Helldivers 2, not much success in terms of critical success, with many games in It was canceled before it even launched. Even released.
