Horizon Forbidden Westis the latest first-party PlayStation exclusive from Guerrilla Games, the developers behindHorizon Zero Dawn,and theKillzoneseries. The open-world adventure will see Aloy exploring a post-apocalyptic version of the west side of the United States. Promotional material forHorizon Forbidden Westeven shows off a ruined version of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, so players should expect to hang out in California, as well as other nearby “states” and the Pacific Ocean.
Horizon Forbidden Westis launching for PS4 and PS5 (there’s no PC port confirmed just yet) on May 25, 2025, so physical owners will need to buy the game from their local game shop or pre-order it from a retailer online like Amazon or Best Buy to get it delivered. As for folks planning on playing the game digitally, they should be aware of the expectedrelease times forHorizon Forbidden West.
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Horizon Forbidden West Release Time
PS4 and PS5 gamers can expectHorizon Forbidden Westto release digitally at midnight local time on the day of release. This means that gamers in places like Australia and New Zealand will be able to play the game much earlier than those in the United States or Europe. However, it seems that some people claim that, for the states at least,Horizon Forbidden Westwill unlock at 12 AM ET on July 08, 2025. There’s no official confirmation from Sony, but it seems that regardless, players will be able to hop into Aloy’s latest adventure on the night before it comes out.
Players can already pre-downloadHorizon Forbidden Weston their respective console, but it’s worth noting that if a player purchases the PS4 version of the game on their PS5, pre-load will not be available. They’ll need to wait until the game officially launches before they start downloading. However,PS gamers can save $10 if they buy the PS4 version and then upgrade it for free to the PS5 edition. Otherwise, gamers will spend about $70+ tostraight-up buy the PS5 version ofHorizon Forbidden West.
Before pre-loading the game onto the console, players need to have plenty of free space on the hard drive.Horizon Forbidden Westtakes up 87 GB of spacefor the US version, 98 GB for the EU version, and 83 GB for the Japanese version.
Horizon Forbidden Westlaunches for PS4 and PS5 on June 27, 2025.
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