Sony is suing Tencent. The company claims that a new open-world survival game from the Chinese giant is a „slavish clone” of the Horizon series

When the first materials from Light of Motiram came out, players felt that it strongly resembled the Horizon series from Guerrilla Games, owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The same opinion was held by the Japanese giant, which ultimately decided to sue the Chinese corporation Tencent, the owner of the company responsible for this open-world survival game.

Sony versus Tencent

As reported by Reuters, Sony has filed a lawsuit against Tencent for copyright and trademark infringement. The case will be heard in a federal court in California, United States.

In the legal document, Sony was set to accuse Tencent of blatantly copying distinctive elements of the Horizon series, which could mislead customers, and referred to Light of Motiram as a "slavish clone" of the series starring Aloy. What's interesting, a Chinese company was supposed to offer Sony a collaboration on the next installment of Horizon last year, but the Japanese company rejected the offer.

After some time, a controversial Light of Motiram was announced, which Sony claims has gameplay, story, graphics, and many other elements similar to what Horizon: Zero Dawn and Horizon: Forbidden West present. Among the arguments of PlayStation bosses, there are also numerous press articles calling Tencent's title a "copy" of Guerrilla Games' series.

Sony is apparently asking the defendant for a specific amount of money (undisclosed) and a ban on infringing the company's intellectual property. How will this case proceed further? We'll have to wait for the first processes to start to find out.

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