Blacksad: Under the Skin is available on the PlayStation 4 in Europe right now – except it’s, er, not supposed to be. Microids recently delayed the title to 14th November, but a “technical malfunction” means that it’s currently available from the PlayStation Store – even if the publisher recommends you don’t play it yet.
According to the French firm, a day one update will “bring required enhancements to the framerate as well as fix major bugs and missing music”. It added: “We strongly advise waiting for this patch as we feel it’s essential to experience the game like the development team at Pendulo Studios envisioned it.”
We can’t help but feel sorry for everyone involved here: the game was pushed back in order to accommodate the latest patch, but it’s still somehow found its way onto digital storefronts all the same. While the retail release won’t arrive until later in the month, this throws the title’s marketing push into disarray.
[source store.playstation.com]
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You can't help but wonder how mad stuff like this actually ends up happening.
I don't mind slight framerate drops or quirky graphical glitches but one thing that puts me off a game is sound issues.
If it's a technical malfunction, can't the PS Store pull the game down under the publishers request?
I really hope this game turns out well. I've been interested in it in a while, and the concept seems promising. I'll wait until reviews before I make a decision.
If you haven't checked out the Blacksad graphic novels, you really should. They are excellent - instant classics. English versions are published by Dark Horse.
so they cant be arsed to take the time to finish this game and decided to released it unfinished and patch it later. that is a no buy right away, i expect more from indie developers than this.
@TheBuzz ??? Did you even read the article? They delayed the game in order to fix issues. The game was accidentally published in an unfinished state.
"They can't be arsed to take the time..."
"I expect more from indie developers"
This is some of the worst attitude to have towards indie developers. Please remember that indie devs are people and that making glitch-free and polished games is a monumental task.
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