The Horizon curse began life as an unfunny joke, then it became an entire internet meme, then it seemed like incredibly bad luck, and evidence of its actual existence now seems irrefutable as it's now going up against Dragon Age and a last-minute Monster Hunter Wilds beta.
The Horizon series is haunted. To catch up anyone who isn't terminally online, Horizon: Zero Dawn had the misfortune of launching too close to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild back in 2017.
Though it still sold incredibly well, chatter about the game was essentially smothered by the colossal impact that Nintendo's first foray into open worlds had.
Years later, Horizon: Forbidden West then came out a mere week before another genre-defining attention black hole called Elden Ring.
Fast forward to now, and the curse seemed to have been all but confirmed when Horizon: Zero Dawn Remastered grabbed an October 31 release date - the same day as Dragon Age: The Veilguard's launch.