The Horizon Zero Dawn MMO project developed in conjunction with
Sony and NCsoft. The reports from South Korea that NCsoft decided to stop some projects show that this game can be among the affected projects. While Sony has recently been known to cancel two different live services projects, this situation increased speculations in the direction of a similar decision for Horizon Zero Dawn MMO.
NCsoft and Horizon Zero Dawn MMO Project
The game developed under the name “Project H” of
NCsoft was thought for a long time Horizon Zero Dawn MMO. However, some projects according to the explanations from NCsoft are stopped as a result of the availability assessments. In the report, NCsoft’s development process of multiple games including projects such as “Pantera” and “H”.
Home This decision is thought that NCsoft can be linked to financial challenges and strategic changes to Sony’s live service games. In the statement of Kim Taek-jin, the co-chair of NCsoft, 2025’s critical year for the company and a successful transformation is uncertain if the future is not provided.
Home Another live service project based on the Horizon universe is developed by Guerilla Games. This project is designed as a collaboration game with more colorful graphics that appeal to a younger audience. However, this project does not have any connection with Horizon Zero Dawn MMO and there is no information that it is canceled.
Home Sony’s thought that NCsoft can focus on live service game developed by Guerilla Games by giving up the MMO project in collaboration. The cancellation of Horizon Zero Dawn MMO project may reveal that Sony has adopted a more selective approach for live service games.
