Guerrilla Games has been dropping a lot of info on Horizon Forbidden West following the State of Play gameplay unveiling. We learned, for instance, that the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn features improved traversal options, such as a free climbing system, a grappling hook, and a glider called shield wing that you can see in the featured image above.
But what about proper flying? We know that feature was one Guerrilla had to cut from the original game because of tech issues, even though the developers really liked it. In a new interview with Singaporean website HardwareZone, Game Director Mathijs De Jonge didn’t really rule it out for Horizon Forbidden West.
This statement definitely leaves us hopeful that it’s actually in the game. Logic would dictate that if they were sure flying couldn’t be a part of Horizon Forbidden West, De Jonge should say so outright instead of being cagey about it.
If that’s really the case we may hear about it soon, anyway. While Sony hasn’t confirmed a release date yet, it is targeting this Holiday season. In fact, De Jonge revealed that Guerrilla already reached the beta milestone for Horizon Forbidden West; again, this gives us hope that we’ll play it this year.
Horizon Forbidden West will be released on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, with the latter featuring all sorts of improvements ranging from better visuals to a 60FPS mode, DualSense controller support and 3D audio support.
