PlayStation confirms ‘Horizon Curse’ exists thanks to hat-trick of bad dates and low player count for Zero Dawn Remaster – Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered

The release date is not something random. We’re talking about an extremely competitive market where competing with the big players, or not doing so on a given day, can mean success or failure. In this case, PlayStation appears to have made the same mistake three times, as the Horizon Zero Dawn remaster appears to have once again suffered from what fans are calling “curse of the horizon”trend that coincided with release of each delivery from the saga along with important games that attract attention.

This “curse of Horizon” dates back to the very beginning of the saga. The first part of the franchise, although it became second best selling game

For PlayStation 4 after Uncharted 4Horizon Zero Dawn was released in parallel with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which attracted the attention of gamers. In 2022, PlayStation repeated its poor decision by releasing Horizon Forbidden West just a week before Elden Ring, which attracted the attention of players and the media.

Now, with the launch The Horizon Zero Dawn remaster will be released on October 31st.The “curse” appears to have been intensified as it coincided with the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, as well as the release Monster Hunter Wilds Beta. While the latter couldn’t have been predicted months in advance, competition from BioWare’s latest game, as well as one of October’s busiest releases in terms of releases, has only taken its toll. limit the market

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According to SteamDB, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered has attracted attention about 2000 concurrent players when it starts. In contrast, Dragon Age: The Veilguard peaked at 70,000 players, a record for BioWare, and the Monster Hunter Wilds beta reached half a million in just a few hours.

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While the context may seem unfavorable for Horizon, it’s important to remember that the robot dinosaur franchise has managed to sell well despite these past problems. However, getting into this again curse could do shake the foundations of the saga. This already happened at the time with Titanfall, which competed with Dark Souls II, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Diablo III: Reaper of Souls in the same month, just like Titanfall 2 did it with none other than with Battlefield 1, Gears of War 4. and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare concluding the saga.

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