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Gaming fans will probably have heard of the Netflix docuseries High Score, which traces the history of classic video games.

Suffice to say we have come a long way from the likes of Pac-Man and Donkey Kong, and today’s biggest titles are really blurring the lines between reality and gaming.

Yesterday, Sony flexed some serious muscle when it showed off 14 minutes of Horizon Forbidden West gameplay on a PS5.

The Verge reports that the footage features protagonist Aloy fighting “giant animal-like machines and some human enemies”.

The battle takes place “on a beautiful post-apocalyptic beach settlement”, and the visuals on display are close to unbelievable:

The presentation revealed that Aloy has some new tools to get around in Forbidden West, like a diving mask to let her dive underwater and a Breath of the Wild-like hang glider..

Horizon Forbidden West, a sequel to the hugely successful Horizon Zero Dawn, is expected to be one of Sony’s biggest titles this year…

Take in what is actual gameplay footage:

I love throwing a banana peel in Mario Kart as much as the next person, but we’re talking about riding around on a velociraptor-type robot, smoke bombs, slingshots, bows, staffs, grenade launchers, and a holographic parachute.

It’s wild.

Then again, a PS5 doesn’t come cheap, and they’re also in short supply. For example, Takealot has a listing for a PS5 Console and a Spider-man game (out of stock), for R12 999.

Hey, you spend your money how you will.

[source:verge]