Latest Horizon: Zero Dawn Trailers Suggest Sony Could Have A Zelda Killer on its Hands

The start of March is shaping up to be the battle of the open-world giants. Not only is Nintendo trying to compete for your hard-earned cash with the hugely promising The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but Guerilla Games and Sony are hoping Horizon: Zero Dawn will become the PlayStation’s own Zelda. A pair of new trailers have dropped for Horizon, one showcasing the expansive environments the player will be exploring, the other highlighting the huge robotic dinosaurs which stalk across it.

[ape007]

HAHAHA, Zelda killer? that was a good joke!

[DigitalRaptor]

Not a joke, just stupid and completely unecessary.

It's unfortunate that the gaming media always does this with exclusives, but it is what it is.

[OB1Biker]

Exactly.
The media goes on with their BS and people run with it thinking its from the companies and fall for fanboy wars.
Nobody is 'hoping Horizon: Zero Dawn will become the PlayStation’s own Zelda. '

[_-EDMIX-_]

lol I know right, Zelda killed its self

http://www.siliconera.com/2...

http://www.vgchartz.com/gam...

Expect this title to move MASSIVE units both of hardware and software.

Skyward Sword couldn't do that and it was on a platform that sold 100 million.

Sorry but not reason why The Last Of Us literally ran CIRCLES around Skyward Sword, as a new IP, on a system that SOLD LESS. It literally outsold Skyward Swords lifetime sales, in less then 1 MONTH lol

Good luck buddy, Zelda as an IP is going to need it. This isn't 1998 any more bud.

http://www.gamespot.com/art...

I see Horizon Zero Dawn selling more then the Last Of Us bud.....like a lot more.

[Gaming4Life1981]

Are you saying that if a game sells better than another it is the better game because it sold more?

[sullynathan]

Ed don't be a retard. The last of us and uncharted are not horizon or GG's games.

Uncharted 4 is the only PS4 exclusive to sell that much. Killzone didn't, bloodborne a new IP with lots of advertisement didn't, nioh didn't, ratchet and clank didn't and neither did the others.

Horizon won't outsell the last of us. TLOU released on two platforms. Naughty did has more critical acclaim and fans than GG ever did.

[_-EDMIX-_]

"The last of us and uncharted are not horizon or GG's games"

You are correct there's a possibility it could actually outsell those titles...

*Killzone didn't, bloodborne a new IP with lots of advertisement didn't, nioh didn't, ratchet and clank didn't and neither did the others"

Yes but your own comment ironically actually points out that those games clearly are not Horizon zero Dawn so your point?

Could you have not said before The Last of Us release that the last of us is not Uncharted it is not Infamous it is not Killzone therefore it will not out sell those games?

🤔🙃

It's starting to sound pretty clear that you didn't really think this through.

Demon's Souls blood-borne and even Nioh are very Niche titles I'm a hundred percent doubtful any of those games or ever going to reach something like eight or nine million units

You said blood-borne with advertise the lot? Buddy Horizon zero Dawn is getting ads all over the place Sony even begin licensing out specific merchandise when they first announced the game it is very very very clear and evident that they intend for it to be a very big series.

Sony is not going to put that much money behind something like blood-borne because Sony does not own from software... they could not guarantee that it's going to become a huge series and I believe they even they understand that it is a niche concept like Demonsouls.

"Naughty did has more critical acclaim and fans than GG ever did"

And?

Have you not considered The Last of Us moved close to 9 million units before any Uncharted game ever even reached even near those numbers?

So after you establish over 5 million original Uncharted fans purchase the game who are the other 4 million?

So you need to know something about Killzone to play Horizon? LMFAO!!!!

Please go somewhere with that very very stupid concept that might be one of the dumbest things I've ever read in a long time.

Did you not just post that they're not the same games? So why are you then commenting based on the team? People are not purchasing games simply because of the development team.

I would argue that most Gamers do not even know who creates their games in the first place.

Uncharted 4 released on one platform and it just sold 8 million units ...

Soooooo yea.

You could desperately keep trying to bend the narrative however you feel just but at the end of the day people were purchasing this game may not even know anything about Killzone, the team that created Killzone is irrelevant.

This isn't Killzone.....

So are people only excited about the Last of Us 2 because of Crash Bandicoot?

LMFAO!!!!

Yes because if they didn't know the team created Crash Bandicoot, I'm sure the last of us would have sold 0 units.. /s

The fact that the Last of Us was on two platforms is irrelevant , on PlayStation 3 alone it moved six million units more than any Uncharted game at that time.

At the end of the day it is a new IP moving huge units.

I would argue that Horizon zero Dawn is advertising itself to an even more mainstream broad Market than even Uncharted or The Last of Us

This is seriously not the game I would try to desperately count out of moving huge units, your best away and see.

I like to see what you're going to say after this game breaks records....

[Uken12]

Completely different games bro.

Sales don't truly make games great.

Just be happy we are getting two awesome looking games in the next month.

[ps5fanboy]

Where do we send the flowers? Nintendope.com?

[WickedLester]

Enjoy playing a game that finally adopts mechanics that I was enjoying in open world RPG's 10 years ago. Oh but it's Zelda so, that doesn't count.

[Realms]

Some people in the comment section are hilarious it's a click bait title. No Horizon won't kill Zelda but what it could do is take some of Zelda's spot light. It already is with comparisons articles about to come left and right if Zelda
's world is as empty as it looks it going to be hard to over look when games like Horizon, ME:A. Persona 5, or RD2 have more exciting worlds to explore. Any other year a Zelda game would have been huge but the fact that so many open world games are coming I think there will be some that do it better than Zelda.

[kenwonobi]

I mean that's the same attitude many of you had about Uncharted being a Halo killer. It was. Games come and go that replace other franchises as top new franchises.

[subtenko]

Zelda sure can kill whats on nintendo but nothing with playstation.

Link wouldnt even find his way up a shadow of a colossus

[gedden7]

Zelda BotW will have double or more the replay value. Let's not kid our selves.

[andrewsquall]

Yeah it is a joke, I don't even get it? Am I going to be getting lost in a cave in Horizon Zero Dawn for an hour or 2 because I won't be touching it if that is the case.

[OpinionSmasher]

lol i feel the same bro but u just sicked the fanboys on you bro lololololololol all the blind love for this ok looking game

[corroios]

Zelda killer. Nope. Two kinds of totally diferente RPG. One is a cartony world, funny and lovely and another is a real post war world were machines are on top, where you fight for your life againts small and huge dinobot. Where you need to discover the proper way to win or you will die.

[Why o why]

I agree, different entities in the same genre. Also one of the few times I don't get the immediate option to play both as normally these comparisons are an exclusive vs a multiplat. . . . I'll have to pony up the money to play zelda. It'll be interesting to see how well the switch gets off the mark

[IamTylerDurden1]

Totally different tones and rpgs. Zelda is cartoonish fantasy and Horizon is sci fi realism. Both look great.

[Dragonscale]

Zelda's not an RPG.

[sullynathan]

Horizon isn't "real" in anyone' imagination. Zelda is not an rpg

[Vegamyster]

Well i don't know if funny/lovely is the best way to put it when the latest trailer shows what looks like Hyrule being destroyed and Zelda in agony lol, they both take place after a great war and have survival elements.

[fenome]

There's honestly no need for this, they are each their own thing. The only thing that could ever be a Zelda killer would be the big N themselves, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.

The new Zelda looks great, Horizon looks great, there's no reason they can't coexist.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Nothing can kill Zelda or Mario. Nintendo lives off these franchises and has continually milked these cows for 20+ years. As long as Nintendo is relevant, Zelda will be.

[pcz]

I think horizon dawn is 80percent hype with 20 percent chance of actually being good. whereas its a given that zelda will be a classic.

horizon dawn will collapse under the weight of its hype, just like no mans sky did.

i would not even mention horizon dawn and zelda in the same sentence. zelda is in another league.

i think a more fair comparison would be horizon dawn and xenoblade 2. and xeno2 will wipe the floor with this game

[fenome]

I wouldn't be too quick to say all that, so far all the hands on with Horizon have been pretty damn positive. Neither one is gonna wipe the floor against the other, but I'm sure we're probably gonna need a mop for all the verbal diarrhea you guys like to spew.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Every person playing this game can't all just be lying......

And I have a hard time believing that Sony has confirmed and showed a series of features that won't appear in a final game

[XTJmanXT]

Looks like the reviews are starting to roll out for Horizon, 8 days before release. All seem to be quite positive boss. Seem pretty confident in their game.

[rainslacker]

Despite having release dates close to one another, I don't think these two games are competiting directly against one another like we'd see with BLOPS or COD, and whatever other FPS is releasing for the holiday.

They're two different games, on two different systems. They'll probably both do pretty well sales wise, and the way things are looking, they'll probably both be critically praised. I'm sure the people that play either one will enjoy them, and the people that play both will likely enjoy both.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

And here we go.

Opinion crap pieces like this wouldn't exist if the games weren't releasing close to each other. All this does is cause people to start downplaying each game just because they're being pitted against one another for no reason.

[shallowpoint]

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[KwietStorm_BLM]

And they fall for it every time.

[subtenko]

ay Im just here for the comments, not sure about the rest of everyone

[IamTylerDurden1]

It's bc they releasing so close to each other.

[CocoaBrother]

Remember when Killzone was the Halo killer?
Remember when DriveClub was the Forza killer.
Remember when Crash Kart Racing was the Mario Kart killer?

Stop saying these idiotic thing and let the games stand on their own without being compared to another already established franchise. Causes nothing but bickering from fanboys.

[Bathyj]

No I don't remember because I really doubt the companies that made those games ever said that.

The games media says these things so that we can all argue like idiots, and we do, every time.

and then fanboys repeat them years later as if the companies themselves had said it. hey whatever gets them clicks.

[Platformgamer]

Killzone hasn't killed halo... Resistance do that;
Driveclub hasn't killed forza... Gran turismo did, you'll see with GT sport;
Crash team racing killed mario kart actually ;)

[Moonman]

Crash needs a comeback (I hope so) while Mario Kart sold 8 million on Wii U and 14.82 million on 3DS.

[Teflon02]

I don't wanna be involved too much. But Crash Team Racing is way better than Mario Kart 64 was, Diddy Kong Racing was way better as well. Mario Kart isn't even really all that amazing. I think Allstars transformed, CTR, DKR all beat that series and the last 2 by far. I still play DKR and CTR like a ritual while MK is fun once in a while it gets boring if i play too much without friends.
PS being a killer doesn't mean it killed the series off. It just means it took that which was the pinnacle to most and topped it. I don't neccessarily agree in general but I get a Zelda feel from seeing Horizon since E3 2016ish. But I'm more excited for it than Zelda. I'm not fond of moving away from staples in the series like hearts in grass and adding minecraft features lol (I'm aware it's not the only game with forging but I mean it literally added every key element from minecraft. I'm aware horizon does have some of that stuff too. But it fits the nature of the games look, while Zelda I just wanna explore and beat dungeons. Get my master sword, and light arrows and boom Gannons dead. Why I loved Zelda lol)

[UCForce]

Two different games.

[Neonridr]

Definitely two different games, thus hard to compare. But one thing is for sure. I expect both games to be in the mix for GOTY, no doubt.

Looking forward to playing both games... life is good :D

[TheGamez100]

Theyre both different games so how could either one kill eachother? Both look great. Zelda has a special place in my heart so for me there will never be a zelda killer. Botw looks awesome. Horizen looks awesome. Glad I have the consoles to play both.

[Darkfist_Flames]

god the comments remind me of Infamous vs Prototype, were many people praised prototype for having bigger map, many different powers, can use many different weapons, can drive many different vehicles, and walk in every building/wall and we know how that truns out.

[Jayszen]

Sigh! Why does one game need to be raised at the expense of another? Nintendo's franchise has deep loyalty within gamers and those like me will play it regardless of what else is released around it. In fact, I will be buying and enjoying both Horizon and Zelda and neither is a killer of the other. Gamers are savvy enough to know what they are getting and what to expect from each and I suspect that both games will appeal to hard-core and casual gamers alike.

Zelda is being released as the premier release for a new console/handheld hybrid and this alone will ensure that the game sells. Horizon has been talked about and examined for over two years now and most gamers are waiting to play this game next month, Result: Both games will sell by the bucketload.

[rainslacker]

Meanwhile, in the real world, gamers such as myself are really looking forward to Horizon, and still love Zelda.

Gaming forums tend to have the Highlander mentality, where there can be only one.

[TheOptimist]

And this my friends, is how today's media creates unnecessary and artificial hype. I have not played either, but I can pretty much ascertain that they are both different kinds of games. Both have their own appeal and will be interesting.

PS- To those comparing sales, really? If sales are very high, it just means that the game attracts casual crowd, because well, tadaa I present to your eyes that COD sells much more than any game every year. Core games sell less, because there is more casual crowd than core gamers today. And those casual gamers after reading such articles will think that Zelda is an inferior game even if it might not be (We'll know in the few days). Media has been sold. These media sites be like

"Hungry for clicks? Let's write about two of the biggest releases of the year without playing them" Yayyyyy

[Phill-Spencer]

And more sales could not be a result of ps4's bigger install base of 60 million units compared to wiiu's 15 milions and switch's possibly 3 millions? Not saying horizon will be better or even a zelda killer. Just a question because your comments logic is flawed.

[TheOptimist]

You got it all mixed up. I saw someone say that Wii sold 4 mn Zelda sold on a 100 mn install base and then compared it to something like Uncharted which has almost no gameplay depth and is for the most casual crowd out there. Of course bigger install base increases the probability of more sales. But tell me why COD sells the most on PS4 and yet a good game like The Last Guardian (Albeit flawed) sells like 1/10th to 1/20th of that. This shows that the casual crowd is huge, not just on PS4, but on other platforms as well, adn developers running behind making money will target these audiences.

[MasterCornholio]

I believe both will do well. I honestly don't see Zelda dying anytime soon.

[UCForce]

Well, Zelda series is juggernaut.

[NotanotherReboot]

Horizon looks better than zelda. It will sell more too

[Stapleface]

Pointless article but hell, I will bite. If Horizon is still going, has its own following, many follow up titles, and appearances in other games for Aloy, over the next 30 years.. Then to will be on par with Zelda. That's if Zelda isn't still going then too. Which would extend Horizons need for longevity even more just to be on par. Killing it in total sales for the series is going to take quite a long time.

[Gwiz]

Man these titles are such a hit and miss pieces LOL.

[WickedLester]

The only similarity between Zelda BOTW and Herizon Zero Dawn is both games contain extremely feminine looking protagonists.

[Speak_da_Truth]

Lol Aloy is a female. what is she suppose to look like?

[WickedLester]

You TOTALLY missed the joke! It was more of a dig on Zelda for Link looking so effeminate.

[Gwiz]

XD being a female is extreme feminism,oh man my belly.

[shadowT]

Real gaming fans will get both games: Horizon and Zelda.

[GrmpyolGamer]

Drive club was the forza killer. Nope. Order 1886 was the gears killer. Nope. Back in the day killzone was the halo killer. Nope. Sony seems pretty shit at killing things. Just sayin!!

[Bathyj]

Did Sony call any of those games, any of those things? nope just saying.

Are they calling horizon Zelda killer now ?again nope

stop taking the bait people.

[Gazondaily]

Well the devs behind Driveclub actually advertised their game as a Forza Killer in their ad by stating what a reviewer stated so there's at least that one example.

But yeah it's media/ fan generated bait

[Bathyj]

You mean that ad where they were quoting what a website said. VG 24/7?

Yeah, that was dumb to use it, they shouldnt stoke the fire like that, but they didnt say it, they just repeated it. Still dumb, and shouldnt have happened. But regardless none of those games were marketed by their respective companies as "Game X" Killers, even if you can did up isolated quotes that might have said it. The fact you found an example that was a games media quote only reinforced my point, not discredited it.

Herman Hulst even came out and said dont call Killzone a Halo Killer.
https://www.destructoid.com...

C'mon Septic, you know how this works. Dont play dumb, I know youre not.

[WickedLester]

Except when it comes to PS4 killin' the Xbox One.

[Platformgamer]

Gran turismo is the forza killer
Resistance is the halo killer
The order 1886 is a good game but it doesn't killed anyone
Uncharted is the gears killer

[ForeverTheGoat]

Lmao you are so delusional.

[BIGBOSS08]

Sony didn't even have to. Microsoft pretty much killed themselves. Halo and gears ain't even popular anymore. Uncharted is now a bigger seller than both. Than there's tlou part 2 and gran turismo. Both will sell more than 10m. All you xbox fanboys do is wank over the past. The 360 days have long gone. Gears and halo don't mean shit anymore. They're not even made by their original creators. They're like old farts way past their prime.

[Liqu1d]

"Zelda Killer"

Typical gaming media.

[Speak_da_Truth]

They did that with killzone and now a lot of uninformed people think it was Sony who said that whole "Halo Killer"

[rainslacker]

There needs to be an urban legends website for gaming myths and realities. Kind of like Snopes, but focused on all these things that get thrown out on a daily basis as ammunition for the console wars.

Would be so much easier to just link to it than try to explain things.

[masterfox]

Well one thing is for sure, I would rather played 1000 % more a new IP that it looks freaking Stunning instead of a game that uses celshaded graphics not running in full HD or even 60 fps, I mean damn!, I wouldn't be surprise that Breath of the Wild will be fully playable in that fish emulator in just a couple of months later. LOL

[Nivekki]

I've played loads of games that weren't in full hd or 60fps and they've been some of the best games I've ever played. If I had that mentality I wouldn't bother with consoles and I'd just game on my pc.

[truechainz]

lol the exact type of person this op was meant to bait.

[Thomaticus]

I hate when people label games as a [insert game name choice here] killer. The only thing that can kill Zelda is Nintendo. Breath of the Wild looks great on the switch, but I wish it had a more powerful platform and could look like Horizon.

[Bronxs15]

This headline tells me the hype for this game is getting ridiculous!

[DrumBeat]

I don't think Guerilla has Zelda in its crosshairs. This is the third silly article I've come across today, and this is my first day on N4G after a huge hiatus.

I think it's safe to say it's gone downhill.

[rainslacker]

Today is fairly tame by current N4G standards.

Welcome back though.

[Bronxs15]

In my opinion horizon looks better than Zelda. The gameplay art and graphics. I just don't know guerilla games to make a game I really liked. I thought shadow fall looked great but was crap. Either way I'm much more likely to buy horizon than Zelda at the point

[WeAreLegion]

Shadow Fall was made by the B team. The Horizon team haven't made a game since Killzone 3, which was much better.

[rainslacker]

I think Zelda has a nice charm to it's artwork. Kind of a old school cell shaded cartoon look.

I think Zelda looks beautiful in it's own way.

I was never comparing it to Horizon though. I think both games will be good, well received, and probably sell well.

[feraldrgn]

To be perfectly honest you shouldn't compare the two.
One is a well known Nintendo icon, so people have an attatchment to that, you're not going to better a Zelda game in their eyes.
I think Horizon looks absolutely fantastic & open world Zelda looks a bit bland compared to the top down Zeldas that I prefer, because I have better Zelda games to compare Zelda to.

[Bathyj]

Please don't say Zelda killer. NO ONE IS CALLING IT A ZELDA KILLER!

You say that and then when it comes out and Zelda doesn't die because why would it, and then the fanboys start posting "oh Sony, I thought you said it was a Zelda killer."

[rainslacker]

Wait....are you saying that Zelda is the Horizon Killer?

I can only surmise that Nintendo is trying to kill Horizon, thus Sony, thus HL3 confirmed. Must be true. MS said so.

[Rhythmattic]

XDDDDD

[Kurdishcurse]

leave it to n4g to approve such a ps4 biased article. this type of pety article is embarrassing to say the least. eitherway, practically nothing will ever reach zeldas legacy. insane file compression and the creation of the save system was all done by zeldas dev team, which just happened to have one of the best men this industry has ever seen. saturo iwata.

[Kokyu]

I see everyone saying Skyward sword only did 4 million on thw Wii and its install base was 100 mill, while thats true 4 million on the Wii was pretty good numbers considering most Nintendo IP's were selling 1 or 2 million with the exception of Wii fit and Wii sports. The Wii isnt a good base for comparison as the large majority of those 100 million sales were casual nongamers who didnt return for Wii U and wont return for Switch. While I think LoZ:BoW is interesting its not an IP Im over excited for because lets face it, its just another Zelda. Horizen on the other hand Ive been pretty hyped for from the annoucement. I think both games will do well Zelda will probably move 2 million on Switch, mainly because its the only reason to really own a Switch, and move another 1 or 2 on Wii U. Looking at past trends I feel those are what people can except from a returning decades old franchise. Horizen could do UC4 numbers but only time will tell.

[DanteVFenris666]

Okay I'm a Sony fan and a Nintendo fan. But Jesus Sony fans you don't need to down vote every single person who thinks Zelda is better. What a cancerous community.

Just because someone thinks Zelda is better and looking at Zelda games they have all been timeless. Doesn't mean someone says "Nintendo is great" doesn't mean they are your internet enemy and hate group. Learn to respect both games and tastes. Only than are you a true gamer.

[Condemnedman]

yes they do it makes that feel superior

[BIGBOSS08]

All they need to do is look at console sales if they want to feel superior. Console sales reflect the real world. N4g doesn't.

[WeAreLegion]

The votes are "Agree" and "Disagree". They disagree.

[rainslacker]

But what am I supposed to do with my pitchfork?

[Bathyj]

If I said I was having steak for dinner tonight I would still get a "downvote".

But how would anyone here know what I'm eating for dinner?
Was that weird guy at the supermarket following me?
Are there implants in my fillings?
But did you die?

And does any of it matter anyway who agrees and who disagrees. Either way, Im having steak.

And Im a Playstation fan and I hope Zelda IS great. I might actually get a Nintendo console again one day.

[Sm3000]

To me it'll play out like rocky 1, it won't take down zelda but it'll go the distance

[Nivekki]

The two games are nothing alike. What a crappy article.

[StormLegend]

Here we go, the VS articles are happening. Now this will divide Sony and Nintendo fans.

[jc12]

people need to calm down a bit with this game. Everyone's acting like its the second coming of Jesus or something. A, the game's not out yet, so lets reserve judgement, and B, this is the same developer that produced Killzone, which in my opinion, was nothing to write home about. Hell, I didn't even finish the most recent Killzone campaign. The game play was so slow I thought my character had bricks on his legs.

[PiperMCFierceson]

Nintendo is crippleling zelda. They should really license the game off to a capable studio, and make it multi platform. Also allow to escape the rated G maybe go into a more mature state. Somewhere not too gory though.

[DanteVFenris666]

I feel like you haven't played a Zelda game

[PiperMCFierceson]

I feel like your a dumbass. But that's just a feeling.fyi Played all except for the last two.

[DanteVFenris666]

The last 2 3ds games or console?

Because that would put you at windwaker. That's a long time ago.

Zelda games ussually have a teen rating.

Your being mean. I didn't personally attack you. Just based on the information given it was false if you've played Zelda. That's why I questioned you.

[PiperMCFierceson]

It puts me at skyward sword.

[sullynathan]

What would being "mature" benefit Zelda? Why does Zelda, a Nintendo exclusive, have to go multiplatform?

[PiperMCFierceson]

Reaching a broader audience. Making a marvelous looking game, which for some odd reason Nintendo opts out for the underwhelmingly underpoewered machine, that has no market for 3rd party. Maybe I should clarify a bit about a"mature" I grew up on Zelda. I seen the series transform. It always been a dream to see a more realistic looking game. Not to strip it's unrealistic qualities away. Just graphically. This is all completely subjective but I'm ok with that.

[Repaduski]

I'm incredibly excited for both games. the way sales go will be very interesting with Zelda being on two consoles. i imagine Zelda will score higher and sell less. and Horizon will kill it in sales and still score very well. cant wait to see it all shake out. but who cares which does better? we are getting 2 great games within days of each other!

[T2X]

Good games are good games. I think they're aimed at slightly different crowds though. Also, one is attached to new hardware, so I have to disagree. If I were a parent and my child wanted one and already had a PS4, guess which one I'm buying?

[DanteVFenris666]

Wii upas Zelda as well. So not attached to new hardware.

I guess you'd buy both if you want your kid to grow and have a diversity of stories that teach him different things.

[objdadon]

Both games will be good, I'm sure of that, and i look forward to them both.

[sampson3121]

i agree Horizon will out sell and be more critically acclaimed.

[DanteVFenris666]

Review wise hell no. Just look at skyward sword metacritic and that was a controversial Zelda that some people didn't enjoy.

Sales wise potentially. I could see horizon selling more. But all switch owners are probs getting Zelda as well as it's on wii u. Zelda has a established fan base while horizon is new. I could see sales being pretty even. But wouldn't be surprised if either did better.

[sampson3121]

i agree to disagree. Horizon is on another level.

take care and enjoy the game of your choice.

[Platformgamer]

Zelda is already killing itself coming out to two ugly consoles and being technically mediocre.
Horizon ZD is objectively a better game

[DanteVFenris666]

Technically mediocre? You mean from skyward sword? The game that has a 93 metacritic? Or were you talking about twighlight princess with its metacritic at 95?

[Platformgamer]

I mean from game footage itself. also metacritic, with overpraised franchises, doesn't count

[DanteVFenris666]

@platformer so than last of us doesn't count as that was over praised. Get real. Both last of us, Zelda and horizon will be fantastic.

[Condemnedman]

we hear this pap everytime a playstation exclusive comes out. it's hilarious and then they move onto the next game !

[PistolsAtDawn]

Yeah I don't know about that. I'm REALLY looking forward to both games, but I'm gonna hurry through Horizon so that I can enjoy Zelda a bit longer (until Mass Effect comes out...then all is lost).

[Angel911]

SERIOUSLY???

You guys comparing Zero Dawn created by fucking Killzone developers to Zelda created by Legendary game designers like Eiji Aonuma and Shigeru Miyamoto? Seriously???? It will take Sony ages to create game same quality as Zelda Games like ZeroDawn , Witcher and DS exist because of Zelda.

Please don't take any offence, but this comparison is damn stupid.

[sullynathan]

Not gonna be a Zelda killer at all. Opinion pieces like these forget that Horizon is being made by Guerrilla games.

[Speak_da_Truth]

And Guerilla games have made good games in the past so what are you insinuating? Obviously, Horizon isn't going to kill Zelda because fundamentally they are different but again what are you insinuating.

[sullynathan]

Guerilla has made only one somewhat good game, Killzone 2.
Zelda is different from horizon but Zelda as a franchise has a quality that guerilla can't hope to achieve.

[Speak_da_Truth]

A 91 on metacritic = Somewhat good? in what universe? The lowest scoring game they've made is a 71 which is good. "Zelda is different from horizon but Zelda as a franchise has a quality that Guerrilla can't hope to achieve." Now we're in fanboy territory. Keep worshiping Zelda. The reviews for Horizon hits tomorrow and from what i'm hearing the game is doing really well. We'll see whether Guerilla can only hope to achieve quality lmaooo.

[sullynathan]

Am I supposed to give a fuck about metacritic.com?
Their lowest scoring game is Killzone HD with a 59 meta score.

[gedden7]

Ha! Funny story, but seriously. Does it have to be the Zelda killer. I think it better that article should be about Zelda and Horizon growing the industry. Instead of One or the Other...

[jznrpg]

2 different games, Horizon is more of a mature game.I think both games will be great, no need 2 kill one another. PS4 will be my main console but I Love most of Nintendos exclusives and its worth buying one, best of both worlds

[kenwonobi]

It sure does. I mean think about it. Games come along all the time that challenge Zelda as a open world game. Oblivion? Witcher. It certainly could be that as a console exclusive this is a system seller like Zelda is.

[sullynathan]

Zelda was never an open world until breath of the wild. How the hell does oblivion and the Witcher challenge Zelda?

[Chumdiddy]

It's scary how easily people take the bait.

[BenRC01]

The Switch is the Zelda killer. Just make games for proper consoles please Nintendo.

[II__BONE__II]

Thumbs Up if you're getting Zero Dawn
Thumbs Down if you are getting Zelda
My money going to Zero Dawn.

[truechainz]

lol both sorry you even have to choose

[jlove4life]

@septic you took non PlayStation news and brought PlayStation in the convo why so mad someone else did it with xbox they have preparation H for what you are experiencing #butthurt xbox has no games to compete with horizon or zelda

[3-4-5]

* Zelda Killer ?

They are both two exclusives on two separate consoles.

Dumbest thing I've heard in a while.

Both games looks to be awesome.

[Chexs1990]

OK, it's time to chill bro. As much as I look forward to horizon, Zelda is still a bigger franchise.

[Einhander1971]

I have PS4 wii u and soon switch so I will buy horizon and Zelda. Amazing systems I don't have to bitch about one cause I don't own the other get a life. Regards to sales I don't give a shit if a game is great does it matter, let's wait for reviews. If Zelda has better reviews it will sell less it's not rocket science PS4 has bigger install base.

[Vizigoth04]

Before I start reading the comments below and as respectfully as I can. Horizon Zero Dawn and Zelda no matter what subtitle are all great in their own regard. I would say though that the last Zelda game i finished was links awakening on Nintendo gameboy. Honestly Sony has stolen my heart ever since Nintendo went the way of the Wii.

Back on top these games again are great in their own regard but are not, I repeat, not the same in any way as each other and deserve no comparison to state one is the killer over the other. That's just simply dumb.

[lipton101]

The only Zelda killer is Nintendo themselves through their pre-planned supply shortfalls.

[PhoenixUp]

Guerilla Games just can't escape their franchises being called "killers" can they lmao

First Killzone was dubbed the Halo killer, now Horizon is being dubbed the Zelda killer. The cycle never ends

[kenwonobi]

If the results are a game that becomes Killzone again I will still be very satisfied.

[andrewsquall]

I don't get it. What is a Zelda killer? We can't even compare story or character development wise anyway. For example, I already know the first 15 minutes of Horizon Zero Dawn will have more story, background and character development than the entire new Zelda game will have. Apart from that the visuals and gameplay are going to to be amazing for what is expected of each dev team.
Zelda just has the history and nostalgia factor going for it. Also another thing to take into account is that Guerilla Games is an awful studio that "can't really do gameplay at all" but the Zelda series is "absolutely flawless" just like the last game in the series Skyward Sword.

[sullynathan]

"For example, I already know the first 15 minutes of Horizon Zero Dawn will have more story, background and character development than the entire new Zelda game will have."

You don't

[Gravesinger_]

Whatever helps the Sony ponies sleep at night Hahahaha.

As a PC gamer, I have pre-ordered a Switch JUST for Zelda, While I want to play Horizon Zero Dawn, and will because I own a P$4....I wouldn't have bought a P$4 just for that game, Sorry, but nice try though.

[Lighter9]

Nice. P$4. I'm going to type that from now on.

[subtenko]

Stop comparing this masterpiece to zelda....

[Bjorn-c-blocker]

Horizon Zero Yawn might get some good scores.. some people might even think it is a better game than Zelda... but this time next year Horizon Zero Dawn will be dead and no one will mention it.. people here still mentioning Skyward sword.... That is the difference.

[GribbleGrunger]

So the next step will be for the media to start suggesting Sony called this game a 'Zelda killer'. We know how this works now guys, you can just come clean and admit you're trying to create friction between console owners because hatred gets more hits than honesty. Yet another reason I no longer bother with sites like this.

[Lighter9]

I'm getting both, so there.

[No Way]

Why.. Why do people keep doing this? Remember that game that was a Halo killer? Yeah, no one else does, either. The God of War killer? Yeah, I don't remember now, either.. just let games be what they are instead of giving stupid unnecessary hype and hate to a game. Damn.

[1Victor]

Why don't we wait and see both games in action before we start killing a franchise that is older than this site and maybe the internet.
.
Just because a franchise is older or on a longer development time it doesn't mean it'll be better same goes for new franchises as well

[SR388]

Umm no.
It might be a great game but a Zelda killer? Hell no.

[Amongunz]

I dont own a ps4. Pre-ordered 2 switches. Own 2xbox ones But... horizon looks like it has ridiculous potential. Xbox needs to step their game up for real. Zelda will be fine.

[Sm3000]

All I know is I'm getting both

[Sathur]

You are joking right? I own all the consoles on the market. Now i was looking to buy Rise of Tomb Raider at Christmas . Then Resident Evil 7 and Halo Wars 2 . I was looking at MassEffect ,Horizon Zero Dawn and Dragon Quest 8. One thing happened to stop me from buying the lot..can you guess? The Nintendo Switch was announced with Zelda day one!!! Honestly. Zelda killed them all. I find myself dismissing Xbox One and PS4 releases completely in favour of Zelda and 8 Player offline Bomberman...You must have been joking...

[OpinionSmasher]

LOL....no

[HarrisonMode]

They do. Almost 60 million PS4 owners compared to the 2 million roughly of Switch and 13 million of Wii U...the maths is easy - Horizon is going to be a massive hit and will slay the mighty Zelda, no matter how much the Nintendo fan boys want to see it differently.

[devilisdue]

Horizon is not going to be a zelda killer. The human characters in the game are really bad if you watch footage on the game play for it, even some of the cutscenes are really bad. I still want this game it looks fun and the robotic creatures in the game are what make this game. The game is still going to sell lots with how many systems sony has sold but zelda is going to be a better game.

[Germaximus]

These new trailers suck ass. Re-using the same scene multiple times. WTF?

Can't wait for this game. Those trailers are just stupid, lazy, and insulting.

[lutfarssmc]

Come on! Aloy is never going to kill Link.

[PLAYWATCH76]

I much rather have a new and fresh experience from a new IP than an experience from an old franchise like zelda

[MagicBeanz]

Why are we making articles like this? Just to rile up the Nintendo fanboys? They are two totally different games on two separate systems. Horizon looks amazing and will do great lets no worry about how it compares to what Zelda does because it doesn't matter.

[Zarock]

I'm sorry to disappoint you guys but neither of those games will have the quality of The Witcher 3 where every single quest Is voice acted and that's around 100 hours of quality content. Where In zelda you might spend that much time just reading text Instead. And that's just one example I could go on for days.

[lunatic0001]

i don't know about "zelda killer" but it will have an audience and will sell very well

[Max-Zorin]

Zelda killer? What's next, the Tekken killer?

[NecoTehSergal]

smh

[MultiConsoleGamer]

Absolutely embarrassing when any website uses "X killer" in a title. Shameful display.

[Melankolis]

The atmosphere of the two games are too different. If Nintendo make a Smash Bros games with serious moves and combo, will it become a Tekken's challenger?.

[ILostMyMind]

Good luck to you both. I would buy them if I have both. NS nor is it a competitor to the PS4 right now.

[Zikax]

nothing can kill Zelda...