Horizon Forbidden Westsaw a fairly positive reception when it launched in February, and Publisher Sony and Developer Guerilla Games already announced a sequel. Unfortunately, fans don’t know much about the upcomingHorizon Call of the Mountain. However,Guerilla Games has revealed that it’s a VR spin-offwith a new protagonist and set many years after the events ofForbidden West.
However, those may not be the only things that are different aboutHorizon Call of the Mountain. Trademark filings indicate that the game may be a streaming exclusive, with no option for players to download it.
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According to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s database, Sony Interactive Entertainment filed international trademark documents forHorizon Call of the Mountainin early January. This is standard practice for a new intellectual property. However, Sony’s chosen to fileCall of the Mountainunder the category of “non-downloadable game software.” This is a subset of a Class 41 trademark, which generally applies to non-interactive educational content but also covers certain video streaming services and television programs.
Sony also filed the trademark under Class 9, which covers all computer programs, in addition to Class 41 as mentioned above. Neither of these categories is surprising on their own, with Microsoft’sHalo Infinitefalling into the same Classes. However,Infinite’sClass 9 description focuses on the subsection that applies to sporting and cultural activities.The filing forHorizon Call of the Mountain, meanwhile, specifically uses terms like “on-line,” “web-based,” and “non-downloadable.”
It is worth noting thatSony describesHorizon Call of the Mountainas downloadable in the trademark’s Class 9 description. One explanation for this apparent contradiction is that players can choose to either downloadCall of the Mountainor stream it from a central server. However,Halo Infiniteis also available for both download and streaming, but its trademark didn’t need to be filed under both software categories. Another possible explanation is that players have an option to streamHorizon Call of the Mountainwithout subscribing to a larger service, as is required to streamHalo Infinite. However, that is simply speculation.
It would be too early to say that this trademark filing confirms thatHorizon Call of the Mountainis a streaming exclusive. However, the fact that fans know so little about the game leaves open the door for speculation. Besides a brief blog post and short video released in January, the public has little to go on. Neither gives much information beyond the above-mentioned new protagonist, new time period, and thatit will be optimized for the PlayStation VR 2. Hopefully, Sony will come out with more details before too much longer.
Horizon Call of the Mountainis in development.
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