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Kyuu on 14 November 2025
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PotentHerbs said:
Kyuu said:

This series started really strong but kinda tapered off. Yeah the sequel is much more expensive and was added to PS+ prematurely, hurting sales. But Ragnarok, GT7, and Spider-Man 2 were expensive too, and all 3 sold very well. And Ghost of Yotei is keeping up with Tsushima so far.

Lego Horizon and Call of the Mountain both bombed (Call of the Mountain left PSVR2 charts right after launch and never showed up again, unlike Astro Bot Rescue Mission which charted frequently due to a strong word of mouth). Horizon seems to be the least liked big Playstation IP.

Sony is throwing everything including the kitchen sink to make the series bigger than what it is. Good luck to them, maybe Steel Frontiers will help. I wish they've shown a fraction of this love to many of their dormant IP's but that's just me.

I wouldn't underestimate what adding a premium title like HFW to PlayStation Plus did to its legs. We've seen what adding Call of Duty to GamePass did to the most recent COD release on Xbox.

Based on this updated info, HFW is around the ballpark of 13M - 14M units sold, with its first year sales being around 8.5M before being added to Plus. It should outsell GT7 and GoY when its all said and done. 

PS+ played a part but it's exaggerated. Can't compare it to CoD which was added to GamePass on day 1. Not to mention GamePass was (and still is) a much bigger service than PS+ Extra/Premium.

As for my Horizon sales guesstimates:

Zero Dawn:  26 million minimum (sold 24.3 million as of April 2023, long before the Remaster came out).

Forbidden West: 12-13 million max.

The rest: 1-2 million max.

I doubt it's going to beat GT7 in the long run, which would crush it if it goes to PC (but it probably doesn't need a PC port to win anyways). Keep in mind that Forbidden West was more frequently bundled with a stock limited PS5 early on. Not saying bundles shouldn't count, but it's an advantage over GT7.

GT7 still often charts in the top 20 (and even in the top 3 PS games on the French charts). Horizon disappeared long ago. GT7 significantly grew over GT Sport whereas Horizon significantly declined in unit sales.