Sony Interactive Entertainment should be happy with the work Guerrilla Games shipped this year.
Horizon Zero Dawn is one of the most technically advanced and one of the most beautiful video games on the market right now. And it’s also a best seller. According to the official post from Guerrilla Games, they were able to sell over 2.6 million copies of this open world RPG. It is the best-selling new first party IP launch on the PS4 system to date! Plus it’s the biggest Guerrilla’s debut ever.
“We knew Horizon Zero Dawn was going to be something special, so to see the incredible critical reaction to a brand new game world translate into this level of sales is really gratifying,” said Shawn Layden, Chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios. “Guerrilla has created a game that is nothing short of exceptional, and the reaction we have seen from fans – from hours and hours of gameplay streaming to endless photo sharing – shows just how impactful it has been.”
“We’re thrilled that Horizon Zero Dawn has been embraced by critics and players alike. Developing the game was a labor of love, so it’s extremely satisfying to see that it elicits the same passion and enthusiasm from the gaming public that we felt during its development,” said Guerrilla Managing Director Hermen Hulst. “This is only the beginning of Aloy’s story and our exploration of the world of Horizon Zero Dawn, with the team already hard at work on an expansion to the story.”
If you want to learn more about the world building of this game, make sure to check out this presentation from Guerrilla Games. It showcases some of the cool technology, which was used to generate huge open environments in this world.