
It's easily overlooked, but we think it's worth pointing out that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is currently on course for its 26th May release date on PS5. Reportedly, the co-op-focused action-shooter has been delayed, but we're still waiting on an official statement.
Indeed, news of a delay broke through Bloomberg's reliable Jason Schreier about a month ago, on the 9th March. That report said Suicide Squad would be pushed back until later in the year, and a follow-up story claimed that the live service title could actually slip all the way into 2024.
It's worth reiterating that such a delay would not result in an overhaul of the game's systems, which were quite frankly torn to shreds by onlookers following the title's State of Play showcase in February. According to the aforementioned reports, the delay would allow the development team to prioritise further polish.
But again, this delay hasn't actually happened yet. At least, not publicly. And with Suicide Squad due out in roughly six weeks, the announcement has to be coming sooner rather than later.
Is it possible, though, that Suicide Squad hasn't been delayed? Well, for what it's worth, we wouldn't really be doubting Schreier on a situation like this — but it obviously all depends on what's happening at developer Rocksteady's office. It's possible that plans have changed more than once, but if that's the case, then said office must be in chaos.
Knowing our luck, the official delay announcement will be posted minutes from the publishing of this article. But until that happens, let us know what you make of this saga in the comments section below.
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They’ve seen the reaction to a year delay with no substantial changes and that ultimately that will do nothing to sales.
I reckon it’ll either release late May and pull an Avengers and be wiped from existence within a year or it’ll go through a long scale Dead Island 2 delay for big changes.
Interesting how this is the expected course for this game. Don't get me wrong, I definitely agree it could use some kind of rework based on what they've shown but we all know that's not going to happen in a few more months.
There's nothing to change unless they cancel and start from scratch.
Getting the cyberpunk treatment
I haven’t had my coffee yet, so I’m not running on all cylinders, but why the Travolta Pulp Fiction photo? Is there some kind of pun in the article that I missed? I know you guys love your puns.
@Stevemalkpus
It's from the "where is it?" meme/GIF. Basically, the image is implying "where is the announcement?"
@Stevemalkpus its more of a meme than a pun this time. People use it to convey confusion or the question 'where?'
Sorry but nothing but a full restart could save this for me. Theyd be mad not to delay it but perhaps WB had other ideas? Maybe they know the damage is done and push it out anyway
Why delay when you can release now and patch later? The game is gonna get dragged regardless of wether it actually works so what have they got to lose?
@TripleKing333 base score and reviews still affect the game's sales. And even a small difference in half of a point can have an impact. It is always better to provide the best possible version at the release. But I agree that Suicide Squad looks fundamentally broken.
I think they need to add more purple orbs for me to shoot, so I'm hoping for a delay.
CyberJunk 2077
Just can it at this point
Knowing the current state of Warner Brothers and their habits after the Discovery merger, I genuinely believe that there’s a decent chance that this game gets cancelled. If a major movie that was finished and people were looking forward to can be a tax write off, then so can a major video game that has widespread criticism.
I dont care if its delayed or not. After seeing that live service mess I have no interest. Anything short of a complete overhaul to make this a single player would be the only thing to change my mind.
Gonna be a rough May for Rocksteady and WB isn't it
Jason Schreier said it so it probably isn't true. He's generally only right when he's repeating leaks from far more credible sources.
PS Store JP says that release date is undecided.
Wish list is just working.
https://store.playstation.com/ja-jp/concept/10001609
Good. Get it over with.
there will never be another arkham guys. wb and rocksteady lost the magic
I suspect this will get delayed again, if it releases in May I will be shocked.
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