Horizon Smashes 38 Million Copies: More Machines Than You Can Shake a Stick At!
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The Horizon franchise has officially sold over 38 million copies, revealed in legal filings where Sony accuses Tencent of ripping off their game. That's a heck of a lot of robot dinosaurs roaming around!
Right, so the robot dino hunting in *Horizon* is doing rather well, it seems. According to a little tidbit tucked away in a legal filing (more on that in a tick), Guerrilla's *Horizon* franchise has officially sold over 38 million copies worldwide. That's a whole lotta' Watchers, Striders, and Thunderjaws, mate.
Now, the reason we're hearing about this impressive milestone isn't just Guerrilla patting themselves on the back (though, fair play, they deserve it). No, this little nugget of info popped up in a legal complaint Sony filed against Tencent, accusing the Chinese tech giant of, ahem, *borrowing* a bit too heavily from the *Horizon* universe with their upcoming game, *Light of Motiram*. You know, that classic "ripped off our game" scenario. Apparently, Sony reckons Tencent's been eyeing Aloy's robo-playground with a bit too much interest.
It's a bit like catching someone red-handed with your magic wand, isn't it? "Oh, *this* wand? I just found it! Looks exactly like yours, though...weird!"
For context, the *Horizon* series kicked off back in 2017 with *Zero Dawn*, which, let's be honest, was a proper breath of fresh air. Post-apocalyptic world meets robot dinosaurs? Sign us all up! Then came *Forbidden West*, expanding the world and throwing even more mechanical beasties our way. Both started as PlayStation exclusives, but eventually made their way to PC, letting even more gamers get their Aloy on. And let's not forget *Call of the Mountain* for VR, and the upcoming Lego Horizon Adventures.
To put that 38 million number into perspective, remember Santa Monica's *God of War* reboot? Back in 2022, it had surpassed 23 million units. Cracking game, mind, but *Horizon* seems to be hot on its heels. *God of War Ragnarök* sold like hotcakes, but it still appears that *Horizon* has caught up in total franchise sales to Kratos and Boy.
Earlier this year, Aloy herself, Ashly Burch, was chatting about AI, and, reassuringly, doesn't think robots will be replacing actors anytime soon. Which is good news for everyone, really. Can you imagine trying to get a machine to capture Aloy's…well, Aloyness? Good luck with that.
So, yeah, 38 million copies. Not too shabby, eh? Makes you wonder what Guerrilla and Sony have cooking up next. More robot dinosaurs? (Please say yes.) A deeper dive into the *Horizon* lore? (Also yes.) Or maybe Aloy will finally get a decent cup of tea. (She deserves it after all those robo-battles.)
(Oh, and by the way, for the sake of transparency – this news originally comes from Eurogamer. They spotted the legal filing and did the digging. Cheers, Eurogamer!)
Tags: Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West, PlayStation, Sales Figures, Guerrilla Games
Original article: Eurogamer