{"id":2100924,"date":"2026-08-19T13:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2100924"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:43:57","slug":"horizon-hunters-gathering-is-reportedly-no-longer-a-live-service-game-following-negative-feedback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2100924","title":{"rendered":"Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly no longer a live service game following negative feedback"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/horizon-hunters-gathering\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Horizon Hunters Gathering<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly no longer a live service game following negative feedback<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Avad nother try.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Horizon-Hunters-Gathering-characters.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Horizon Hunters Gathering - two characters\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Horizon-Hunters-Gathering-characters.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Sony Interactive Entertainment<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-19T13:43:57+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 19, 2026, 1:43 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"1bcb8067-8361-4a52-808f-942252728f51\" data-name=\"Horizon Hunters Gathering\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Horizon Hunters Gathering\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Horizon Hunters Gathering\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Horizon Hunters Gathering\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Horizon Hunters Gathering\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Horizon Hunters Gathering\" title=\"Follow Horizon Hunters Gathering\"><br \/>\n  Follow Horizon Hunters Gathering<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Horizon Hunters Gathering has reportedly been rebooted in order to ditch its live service elements, following negative feedback during early private playtests.<\/p>\n<p>Per a new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-08-19\/playstation-reboots-horizon-hunters-gathering-as-live-service-strategy-struggles?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NzE0MjM0MSwiZXhwIjoxNzg3NzQ3MTQxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSzBOVElSS1YyVjUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.W2rmW_r4vHOvYW2YsXBRftk6tzRuk5-lCzHVi21wLDU&amp;leadSource=article-gifting\">Jason Schreier at Bloomberg<\/a>, sources &#8220;familiar with the company&#8217;s plans&#8221; claim developer Guerilla Games has been overhauling Horizon Hunters Gathering into more of a traditional multiplayer co-op game since June, in response to poor playtester feedback. As a result, all the live service mechanics are being stripped out in favour of a story mode and a &#8220;far smaller scope.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a gameplay trailer for Horizon Hunters Gathering.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LrPgU-3iccQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bloomberg reports that while the game has not yet been cancelled, Guerilla Games has until December to impress PlayStation bosses. In addition, many of the Hunter Gathering developers are being reassigned to another project at the studio, which is also being evaluated by executives at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>This marks yet another setback for Sony&#8217;s live service aspirations, which have been continuously challenged over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>Concord, the most famous of its live service failures, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-shuts-down-concord-developer-firewalk-studios-game-will-remain-permanently-offline\">shut down and taken off storefronts soon after its release<\/a>. There&#8217;s also been a string of live service project cancellations at PlayStation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-closes-acclaimed-demons-souls-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-remake-studio-bluepoint-despite-acknowledging-it-had-delivered-exceptional-experiences-for-the-playstation-community\">Bluepoint Games was shuttered<\/a> after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-cancels-two-more-live-service-games-including-one-based-on-god-of-war-report\">God of War live service game was cancelled; Naughty Dog&#8217;s <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-online-80-percent-complete-when-cancelled\">Last of Us multiplayer game was killed too<\/a>, reportedly when it was 80 percent complete, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/never-before-seen-screenshots-show-off-cancelled-twisted-metal-battle-royale\">Twisted Metal battle royale game got the chop a few years ago<\/a>. Meanwhile, there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-marathon-destiny-765-million-impairment-loss-sony\">Marathon&#8217;s ongoing underperformance<\/a> and the strangely silent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fairgames-director-announces-new-role-at-warner-bros-montreal-amid-haven-studio-turmoil\">Fairgames, which lost its director last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s safe to say, it&#8217;s not been a particularly easy few years for Sony as it hunts for a live service mega hit. Here&#8217;s hoping the good people at Guerilla Games can turn Horizon Hunter Gathering into something the higher-ups are happy with.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Horizon Hunters Gathering has reportedly been rebooted in order to ditch its live service elements, following negative feedback during early private playtests.<\/p>\n<p>Per a new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-08-19\/playstation-reboots-horizon-hunters-gathering-as-live-service-strategy-struggles?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NzE0MjM0MSwiZXhwIjoxNzg3NzQ3MTQxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSzBOVElSS1YyVjUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.W2rmW_r4vHOvYW2YsXBRftk6tzRuk5-lCzHVi21wLDU&amp;leadSource=article-gifting\">Jason Schreier at Bloomberg<\/a>, sources &#8220;familiar with the company&#8217;s plans&#8221; claim developer Guerilla Games has been overhauling Horizon Hunters Gathering into more of a traditional multiplayer co-op game since June, in response to poor playtester feedback. As a result, all the live service mechanics are being stripped out in favour of a story mode and a &#8220;far smaller scope.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a gameplay trailer for Horizon Hunters Gathering.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LrPgU-3iccQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bloomberg reports that while the game has not yet been cancelled, Guerilla Games has until December to impress PlayStation bosses. In addition, many of the Hunter Gathering developers are being reassigned to another project at the studio, which is also being evaluated by executives at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>This marks yet another setback for Sony&#8217;s live service aspirations, which have been continuously challenged over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>Concord, the most famous of its live service failures, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-shuts-down-concord-developer-firewalk-studios-game-will-remain-permanently-offline\">shut down and taken off storefronts soon after its release<\/a>. There&#8217;s also been a string of live service project cancellations at PlayStation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-closes-acclaimed-demons-souls-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-remake-studio-bluepoint-despite-acknowledging-it-had-delivered-exceptional-experiences-for-the-playstation-community\">Bluepoint Games was shuttered<\/a> after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-cancels-two-more-live-service-games-including-one-based-on-god-of-war-report\">God of War live service game was cancelled; Naughty Dog&#8217;s <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-online-80-percent-complete-when-cancelled\">Last of Us multiplayer game was killed too<\/a>, reportedly when it was 80 percent complete, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/never-before-seen-screenshots-show-off-cancelled-twisted-metal-battle-royale\">Twisted Metal battle royale game got the chop a few years ago<\/a>. Meanwhile, there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-marathon-destiny-765-million-impairment-loss-sony\">Marathon&#8217;s ongoing underperformance<\/a> and the strangely silent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fairgames-director-announces-new-role-at-warner-bros-montreal-amid-haven-studio-turmoil\">Fairgames, which lost its director last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s safe to say, it&#8217;s not been a particularly easy few years for Sony as it hunts for a live service mega hit. Here&#8217;s hoping the good people at Guerilla Games can turn Horizon Hunter Gathering into something the higher-ups are happy with.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Horizon Hunters Gathering Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly no longer a live service game following negative feedback Avad nother try. 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