Tencent’s Controversial ‘Horizon Copy’ Makes Changes After Sony Lawsuit

On the 25th of July, a lawsuit was initiated in a federal court in California by Sony against Tencent and one of its subsidiaries, Polaris Quest, over the upcoming open-world game titled “Light of Motiram.” Sony claimed that Tencent had unlawfully copied key aspects from their popular series, Horizon, to develop Light of Motiram. The main points of contention in Sony’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Tencent revolve around the similarities between the red-haired female protagonist in Light of Motiram and Aloy from Horizon, who both wield bows. Interestingly, Tencent had initially sought permission from Sony to license the Horizon IP for a potential mobile spin-off game in 2024, but Sony declined the proposal.







