Space shooter Boundary comes to PlayStation 4 this year

Boundary, the first console game from Sony’s China Hero Project, is set to be released this year

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If you’re wondering what it’s like to shoot guns while drifting in zero gravity, Boundary might be for you. (Picture: Surgical Scalpels)

Masha Borak

Published: 8:28pm, 3 Apr 2020Updated: 8:28pm, 3 Apr 2020

This article originally appeared on ABACUS

One of Sony's China Hero Project games is coming to the West. Boundary, a first-person shooter set in space (like the Sandra Bullock film Gravity... but with guns) from Shenzhen-based studio Surgical Scalpels is coming to PlayStation 4 in the US this year.

Boundary is one of a number of Chinese games developed with assistance from Sony. It's part of the China Hero Project, an initiative to boost the number of Chinese-made games on PlayStation. Due to the country's long-lasting ban on consoles, most Chinese developers specialize in mobile or PC games, a trend Sony is trying to reverse.

We got a taste of Boundary last year, and found the zero-gravity element was a unique twist on a familiar genre -- but also added a steep learning curve. There's currently no specific release date for Boundary beyond that it's coming this year.

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