After the incredible journey she undertook in Horizon: Forbidden West, Aloy is far from done - she's back in a major DLC for the game, Burning Shores.

This Los Angeles-set expansion is out now, and we've got all the key details for you right here, so read on to find out more.

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Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC release date

Burning Shores is now out, having released on 19 April 2023.

The downloadable content was unveiled at The Game Awards in late 2022, gaming's annual awards and trailers showcase.

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores download

You can now download Burning Shores through the PlayStation Store.

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Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores

This major DLC is a chunky addition to the base game, so get it downloaded now.

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Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC platforms

The single most controversial part of what would normally be a pretty routine announcement is that Burning Shores isn't available on both of the platforms that hosted Forbidden West.

Guerrilla Games made what it calls the "difficult decision" to only bring the DLC to PlayStation 5, since it apparently pushes past what the PS4 can manage technically.

This decision was expanded upon in a PlayStation blog post that you can read here, in March 2023.

That means you'll need to upgrade if you played the base game on PS4, as the DLC will not be coming to your console as it stands.

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC trailers

There have now been a few trailers for Burning Shores so far, all of them pretty impressive, as you can see below.

The first shows off a bunch of locations that Aloy will visit, as well as what looks like a titanic new robot for her to face off against, currently occupying the Hollywood hills.

The launch trailer for the DLC can be seen below, and shows a few more of the characters that you'll be meeting and engaging with in the DLC.

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC story

It looks like the post-apocalypse that has ripped through so much of North America in Aloy's world has treated Los Angeles particularly harshly.

This is where Burning Shores is set, and it's been confirmed that in terms of the timeline, it's a coda after the end of Forbidden West's story.

LA has been transformed into a volcanic archipelago, one that will be challenging and dangerous to navigate thanks to lava flows as well as its violent robotic inhabitants.

We know that there will be new characters to meet and stories to uncover, but you'll have to sink your teeth in and play the DLC to find out more for yourself.

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Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC gameplay

Burning Shores basically offers more of Forbidden West, albeit in a new area that will presumably be smaller and more concentrated than the game's main map.

LA will be open to exploration through land, water and air on the back of a Sunwing, something that's prominent in the screenshots and trailer released so far.

The development team went into much more detail on how the PS5 has unlocked some seriously impressive technical leaps as far as clouds and the skyscape are concerned.

You can read that blog here, but suffice it to say that there will be a big upgrade in terms of the fidelity of the sky we're exploring. This makes it look like a pretty dynamic playground.