HORIZON ZERO DAWN SURPASSES 7.6 MILLION SALES WORLDWIDE Best selling new first-party franchise on PlayStation 4

February 28, 2018 - Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced global sales of Horizon Zero Dawn have exceeded 7.6 million copies just one year since it launched exclusively on PlayStation 4 (PS4 )*1. The exceptional year-one-sales mark Horizon Zero Dawn as the most successful new first-party franchise launch on PS4. Horizon Zero Dawn was released on February 28, 2017 to widespread critical acclaim, winning numerous industry awards.

We are incredibly grateful that Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds have been received so positively by so many gamers and it is a testament to the fantastic work of the entire team at Guerrilla. The combination of beautiful story-telling and great characters, with excellent gameplay mechanics, has resonated well with fans and led to this exceptional sales milestone, said Shawn Layden, Chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios.

We had huge ambition for Horizon Zero Dawn and as we approached the launch we knew people were excited, but to see sales of this volume is truly mind blowing. Since launch, millions of players have joined Aloy on a quest to discover the secrets of the old ones. We hope they enjoy playing Horizon Zero Dawn as much as we enjoyed making it, said Hermen Hulst, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Guerrilla.

Available to download from the PlayStation Store, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition combines the original game with the expansion, Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds, so gamers can experience the full adventure.

*1Includes both Blu-ray Disc sell-through quantities and download version sales on PlayStation Store. Sales data in SIEJA regions collected 03/02/17 - 02/15/18, in SIEA regions 02/28/17 - 02/15/18, in SIEE regions 03/01/17 - 02/15/18.

About Sony Interactive Entertainment

Recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is responsible for the PlayStation brand and family of products and services. PlayStation has delivered innovation to the market since the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. The PlayStation family of products and services include PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Store, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Music, PlayStation Now, PlayStation Vue, PlayStation Original and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from SIE Worldwide Studios. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, SIE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation and has global functions and regional headquarters in California, London and Tokyo.

Horizon Zero Dawn is a trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. PS4 is a trademark of the same company. SONY is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Blu-ray Disc is a trademark of the Blu-ray Disc Association. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

LINK:	http://www.sie.com/en/corporate/release/2018/180228.html?rss=true...
	See more stories from scei

Most recent headlines