You must finish Horizon Forbidden West to access its DLC

This week the pre-sale for the expansion of Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shoreswhich is priced at $19.99 USD and will be available from April 18, 2023 on consoles playstation 5. However, it has already been clarified that it is necessary to finish the main campaign of Horizon Forbidden West in order to access the content of its Burning Shores DLC.
The new expansion of Horizon Forbidden West will continue with Aloy’s story, so it will be necessary for you to complete the missions of the main campaign, at least until the “Singularity” one, otherwise it will not be possible to access the new content . Also, the Burning Shores DLC is only available on PlayStation 5, so PS4 players will be missing out on the expansion.
“Experience the next chapter of Horizon Forbidden West as Aloy hunts down a sinister new threat to the planet.”, is how the expansion is described on the official Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores pre-sale page. It is already confirmed that, in addition to telling a new chapter in the story, the Burning Shores expansion will introduce new enemies and interesting characters to meet.
Horizon Forbidden West marked one year since its release in February and since then it has been possible to play this acclaimed open world game on PS4 and PlayStation 5. Although the base game made it to the last generation, Guerilla Games took advantage of the Burning Shores expansion to release all the benefits of the new generation, so it is a PlayStation 5 exclusive.
The new story of Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores will take us to the being of the lands of Clan Tenakth, to the archipelago that Los Angeles became after an immense seismic activity. Once you finish the main story of the Horizon II campaign you can start the DLC through a call in Aloy’s Focus.