firebush03 said:
It’s competition just like Palworld and Digimon are to Pokémon, or Sonic and Astro Bot to Mario. It may have been originally created in a pitch to Sony for a mainline Horizon entry, but ultimately this was Tencent’s from-the-ground-up creation. If the game was a cheap ripoff, then Sony should’ve let the game flop; but if it ended up being something very special, then that’s good for the industry. Why support a business stripping consumers of the option to play the game for themselves? |
They might still change it, doesn't say it's outright cancelled.
https://gameworldobserver.com/2025/12/18/sony-resolved-its-conflict-with-tencent-the-game-light-of-motiram-has-been-removed-from-stores
However, there’s another explanation for Light of Motiram disappearing from the stores. At the beginning of December, it became known that Tencent agreed to stop promoting the game during the proceedings with Sony. Nevertheless, it remains unclear why Light of Motiram was only removed from Steam and the Epic Games Store now that the conflict has been resolved.
The problem is not making a similar game, it's making a similar game with similar visuals / aesthetic.
Tencent claimed that Light of Motiram merely used established ideas and imagery.
If Tencent would have won that 'battle', the door for AI generated clones will be wide open.
Yeah I want to play more Horizon as well, but this is not the way.
