Jason Schreier from Bloomberg says an insider claimed that Horizon Forbidden West has been delayed to first quarter of 2022. Right after rumors about delay, Schreier pointed out a “person familiar with the matter” said that the game will be delayed and the decision was made a little while ago. The game was actually planned to be released at a holiday in 2021.
Sony has responded to neither rumors nor Bloomberg. Initial rumors suggested that the publisher was undecided on a delay. So Schreier commented on this subject saying “My understanding is that the game was delayed a little while ago.”
But then again, these are all rumors until Sony steps up and confirms them. Here, you can read Jason Schreier’s Tweet and his comments about the case: