Sony and Tencent have ended their lawsuit over the “Horizon clone” Light of Motiram, following a confidential settlement.
Further, Light of Motiram has been delisted on all store pages, so is no longer available on either Steam or Epic. The amount of the settlement is unknown.
“All pending motions are withdrawn and this action is hereby dismissed with prejudice. All parties shall bear their own fees and costs,” reads a statement from the court document (via The Game Post).
With the dismissal with prejudice, the case is now closed and cannot be brought back to court.
While the store pages have been removed, the Light of Motriam website, Discord and social pages still exist, so it hasn’t been entirely wiped from the internet. It suggests the game could still come back in some form, though presumably with major changes.
Tencent first revealed Light of Motiram in November last year, which immediately drew comparison to Sony’s first-party Horizon franchise.
Then, in July this year, Sony sued Tencent for copyright and trademark infringement. Tencent retaliated by saying Sony’s claims of originality were “startling”, while Sony shot back claiming the Chinese company’s defence was “nonsense”.
Earlier this month, Tencent agreed to halt all promotion and public testing of the game as the two companies prepared for a court battle. Now that will no longer be necessary, owing to this confidential settlement.
