Though the base game is cross-gen, Guerrilla and Sony have confirmed that its upcoming expansion will be exclusive to PS5.
The expansion will take Aloy and players to the untamed wilds of Los Angeles, where she pursues a sinister threat.
Following recent speculation, a fresh leak has claimed that a full-fledged expansion of the open world action RPG will be announced soon.
Since its launch, Sony's console has set impressive new standards for console graphics. Here are 15 of the best-looking games thus far.
Not all open-world games are full of busy work and filler tasks. Some will challenge you in various, brutal ways for fun.
These are some of the best games that you should really sink your teeth into for hours upon hours on end.
These games are a must-have for anyone who has either managed to procure or is planning to buy Sony's current-gen machine.
Increased PS5 sales for the week resulted in Horizon Forbidden West rising to seventh place, with sales up by 141 percent.
Stray, A Plague Tale: Requiem, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 have also been nominated for the Game of the Year category.
These games are the absolute cream of the crop when it comes to the open-world genre.
The engine behind Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West, and Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding is apparently being used for several games in PlayStation Studios.
Also mentioned are an open world game from Sumo Digital, a survival horror title by Firesprite, and a Returnal PC port.
Lance Redddick, who plays Sylens in the Horizon games, recently published (and promptly deleted) a tweet that suggests Horizon Forbidden West is getting an expansion.
Various fixes for bugs and Main Quests are also live. Improvements to TAA on PS4 and PS5 Resolution Mode have also been done.
Two Point Studios' management sim made a big impact on release but Horizon Forbidden West continues to reign on top.
Monolith Soft and Nintendo's Xenoblade Chronicles 3, which debuted on top of the charts last week, falls to No. 10.
Playing these games a second time around is more or less essential for having the complete experience.
Whether through multiple play styles, emergent gameplay, or an unparalleled amount of freedom, these 15 titles offer tons of gameplay variety.
Guerrilla Games' open world action RPG saw a 120% increase in sales over last week, thanks almost entirely to its PS5 version.
These recent single player games offer some amazing boss fights that will stay with you long after the credits roll. And oh, you will find nothing from the Soulsborne genre here.