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Horizon Forbidden West – Burning Shores: How do I launch the DLC?

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We explain how to properly install the big story addon for Horizon 2 and start the new quest line.

Horizon Forbidden West has received an extensive DLC with Burning Shores, which expands the open world by a large area and sends Aloy on a new mission. Many fans have been eagerly awaiting the release – but how do you even start the DLC? And what can you do if it doesn”t activate properly?

How to start the Burning Shores DLC

Of course, you have to buy the DLC from PlayStation Store first (20 Euros) and install it (download size around 17 GB). There are also several prerequisites to play Burning Shores:

  • The DLC is PS5-exclusive (unlike the main game).
  • You must have played through the main story of Forbidden West completely, including the final mission “Singularity”. The DLC can only be started with a corresponding save game!
  • If you play New Game+ you will have to complete the entire main story before you can continue with Burning Shores.

If you meet these requirements, then start the save game. A message will pop up thanking the developers for installing the DLC. Within a few minutes, Sylens should also call you via Focus and ask you to meet him at Tilda”s mansion. The new DLC main quest will start automatically with this. Follow the mission to travel to the new area around post-apocalyptic Los Angeles.

Burning Shores will not start on my computer! What can I do?

Apparently the DLC has startup problems for some players. Here are a few tips that may help:

  • You must first have the latest Patch 1.21 installed for the base game.
  • Make sure that the DLC is really installed, sometimes you have to do it manually. To do this, go to Horizon Forbidden West in the PS5 home menu, press the options button and select “Manage Game Content “
  • Have you installed everything correctly and Sylens still does not call? Then restart the game once completely.
  • Developer Guerilla is according to (Twitter-Post) to clear existing problems.

 

mini-poll in the comments: Are you having trouble launching Burning Shores? Or is the DLC running as intended for you? Our very own Horizon fan Steffi was able to install the expansion without any problems and get started right away, but feel free to let us know below the article if you had other experiences!

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