We're in an exciting time for PlayStation. While Sony itself is behaving rather reclusively about its next-gen machine, details about PS5 are starting to emerge. Wired recently revealed a few morsels of information, detailing some of the new bells and whistles that will take the console's controller to a new level. While we simply have to be patient until more is revealed next year, you can definitely feel the buzz of excitement that comes when a new generation is about to kick off.
Exacerbating this feeling is knowing that Sony's Worldwide Studios are no doubt hard at work on PS5 games for launch and beyond. We're fully expecting to see sequels to some of PS4's biggest hits, like God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man. Perhaps most exciting, though, is Horizon: Zero Dawn 2 which, given the hugely positive reception to Guerrilla's new IP, seems like an inevitability. What's more, we think it's poised to become the poster child for PS5, and not just because Aloy has fast become a PlayStation icon.
First party titles that come early in a console's life tend to make full use of any new tech or gimmicks it might have, and this will absolutely be the case for Horizon 2. For starters, Guerrilla has surely been working with PS5 dev kits for a while now. We don't know the full specs yet, but the next-gen machine is going to be a huge leap in power, and we all know which of Sony's studios is best at getting the most out of the hardware. Aloy's first adventure looks incredible on PS4, especially for a large open world game. In fact, when PS4 Pro was the new big thing, Horizon: Zero Dawn was the game Sony used to show off the machine's 4K capabilities. We fully expect Horizon 2 to knock everyone's socks off with outrageous visuals. The Dutch developer will fully utilise the SSD, 3D audio, ray tracing, and more for this tentpole PS5 release, and it's going to look stunning.
We all know Horizon 2 will look the part, but as alluded to earlier, the controller sounds like it's going to bring a lot to the table as well. What better game to show off those adaptive triggers? The PS5 controller's L2 and R2 buttons will be able to become more resistive depending on what's happening, necessitating more pressure on the trigger from the player. In other words, when you draw back the string of Aloy's bow in Horizon 2, expect the triggers to tense up, just like the weapon would act in real life. Then there's the haptic feedback. The PS5 controller replaces regular rumble with much more advanced tech, reportedly allowing a player to "feel" differing textures, surfaces, and other effects. Imagine feeling the ground shake as a Thunderjaw stomps towards you, or getting different feedback from grassy, snowy, and sandy terrain. Horizon 2 will definitely make use of all of this.
Further still, if the rumoured PlayStation Assistant software is real, you can bet your bottom dollar Sony will have all its studios implementing the tech into their games. Aloy's second outing will be no different, and being open world, will be a prime example. For instance, if you're struggling to find a certain species of robo-dino, just ask your controller and a marker will appear on the in-game map.
We're sure that other PS5 exclusives will make equal use of all these things and more, but Horizon 2 seems like the perfect candidate to show the new console at its best. It may still be a while away, but we think it's going to be the game to sell everyone on PS5 and its exciting new features.
What do you think about Horizon 2? Will it take full advantage of all the PS5's tech? Is Aloy going to be the face of next-gen?
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Still hoping for this to be a launch game.
sometimes i like this site, but articles like this remind me how desperate u are for clicks
All I know horizon 2 will be an eye melting experience for playstation 5 😃
Honestly as much as I want a sequel, I really don't think Aloy should be the main character again. She was awesome and I've nothing against her, just feel that story has been done
A lot of good things come from the Dutch: total football, 17th century paintings, and Horizon 2...
Nicely written article as usual, but ultimately a bunch of nothing this time, guys!
(Oh yeah and no : in the name. Come on. Sort it out.)
@pushlul2 Gotta wonder what kind of person would want to create another account on a site that you got banned from and actively dislike though :/
Ahoy everyone, we've tweaked the headline to make it more clear that these are our own thoughts on what Horizon: Zero Dawn 2 could be like on PS5, based on what we know about the console and our own educated guesses. It was never our intention to mislead anyone!
In any case, hope you enjoy the read.
@ShogunRok I know you did that on purpose.
@kyleforrester87 I did it for you Kyle
I wonder how Sony will avoid copyright infringement for stealing HD rumble from Nintendo.
@invictus4000 What, haptic feedback is owned by Nintendo?
Well, regardless of the snarky responses in the comment section, I enjoyed the article. If it’s a slow news days, what’s wrong with writing an article that seems like a conversation amongst PlayStation fans? Yes, I’d love some concrete info regarding the PS5 and it’s games, and I’d love these guys to post it, but if they don’t have it, then they don’t have it.
Ray tracing?...i hope Sony have got a few tricks up.their sleeve because I can't see it being that much of a deal beyond slightly nicer lighting,shadows and maybe water
@kyleforrester87 "(Oh yeah and no : in the name. Come on. Sort it out.)"
But... what if H:ZD2 DOES have a : in the title just to cause confusion with the first game? After much research I did finally decide you are correct and there is no : in the title of the first game, it's simply HZD. Though the way it's usually written they probably should have added it, but they didn't. My guess is they liked how it flowed off the tongue, like some military attack plan, rather than w/ the : pause in the middle.
If they name the 2nd game something like Horizon: Sunny Afternoon and not HZD 2 I'm putting the : but in the title of the first game.
@rjejr Exactly, and if you say it without the pause it actually sounds a lot better. I said elsewhere but hopefully the sequel will be called something like "The New Day" so it's Horizon Zero Dawn 2: The New Day and Push Square either have to concede defeat to me or carry on calling it the ridiculous Horizon: Zero Dawn 2: The New Day.
I bet they don't though. I bet it's called something like Horizon Day Break and Push Square call it Horizon: Day Break.
The absolute b@st@rds.
@kyle:forrester87 your obsession with colons is starting to become unhealthy.
@ShogunRok
Haha good to point it out I'm sure a few sites will see this as a confirmed rumour.
I personally think HZD2 is a way off and their other team will ship their new game first.
TLOU II will demo the new controller potential, that's what I think
I remeber thinking while playing HZD on launch day, "my dear god... and HZD2 on PS5 will be even better..." . My wishlist includes more complex and larger machines, more oportunities to tear apart machine parts (like the T800 on T1, when it keeps hunting without legs)... then raytracing could be all the difference in lighting, and sound ray tracing could make AI aware of the sorroundings ... I think , as we all think I guess, HZD2 will be a masterpiece.
Horizon 2 is likely a 2021 Holiday title. It would have been 4 years since the original came out and would be the first blockbuster AAA PS5 title
If you thought the LED on the DS4 caused a lot of complaints over battery life, wait until they get a load of the drain variable resistance triggers are going to cause.
@kyleforrester87 Horizon Day Break
Yeah ok Day Break's a lot better than Sunny Afternoon.
@Kidfried I love colon
i don't think it'll be out before xmas 2022 personally. horizon is a 10m+ selling franchise.. i just can't see how sony/guerrilla could grow the franchise if they release after a year with an install base (optimistically) of 20m.
Maybe it’s just me, but can we have less featured articles which are solely about conjecture and hypothetical stuff?
Seems to be loads of these articles these days.
@Kidfried We all know @kyleforrester87 is that guy that gets colonoscopies just for the fun of it.
@Octane You say that, but I have had one funnily enough.
It's weird, but he was very gentle. Plus I got photographs to take home with me. To be honest the idea of the camera down the throat freaks me out way more
Instead of the traditional rumble sensation that can cover everything and anything, I like the haptics controller to be able to mimic just the hands. Specifically, how your hands should be feeling at that moment. For example, if you swing a sword, can you feel the motion of the swing? When you fire a rifle, can you feel the recoil? When you turn a vehicle, can you feel the resistance on the steering wheel? Or maybe when you pick up a book, how should it feel. Such kind of technology can improve immersion especially with VR.
@DLB3 Thanks for the heads up!
@kyleforrester87 This thread is out of control.
@Kidfried 😂😂
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