PlayStation's plans for ongoing live service video games connected to some of its most popular single-player IP hit another roadblock as the long-rumored massively multiplier online game is in trouble. Korean publisher NCSOFT was allegedly attached to the project, but as the company deals with financial struggles, some of its planned games have landed on the chopping block.
Last year, NCSOFT and Sony announced a strategic partnership to help PlayStation «expand beyond console» to PC and mobile. The reported effort was to release an MMO set in the world of with an alleged «Project H» codename. Still, a report from the Korean publication MTN (via Push Square) indicated that NCSOFT has canceled Project H because of the company's financial situation entering 2025. This MMO was supposed to be part of PlayStation's push into the live service genre, which has now seen several cancelations of both announced and unannounced games.
With two main installments, a LEGO spin-off and PSVR's, the Horizon franchise has become a pillar of Sony's exclusive catalog. The rumored MMO from NCSOFT was just one of possibly two online games, as insiders reported that developer Guerrilla Games' next big project was Horizon Online. The live service game from the original developers remains intact for now, but the MMO looks to have been quietly canceled.
There are many machines roaming the wilds of Horizon Forbidden West, and Aloy can ride on a few of them to help her traverse the game's map and world.
Project H was sidelined by NCSOFT earlier this year, following layoffs at the company in 2024. According to MTN, Project H was canceled due to a feasibility review and the staff will be transferred to a new project. What the Project H team is working on is still unannounced, and there has been no confirmation from Sony as to how its partnership with NCSOFT will be impacted. Fans weren't looking forward to an online game, with some speculating could be a disaster. With the MMO reportedly off the
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