Tag: Delays
News The Wacky But Promising Baby Steps Now Slated for 2025
Few more strides to take
Devolver Digital has announced Baby Steps won't be releasing on PS5 until 2025, as part of its comical Delayed Awards livestream. The game, which is inspired by the recent trend of titles that are purposefully hard to control (think Chained Together and Getting Over It), sees you play as a man baby taking hi
News Hitman Brings a World of Assassination to PSVR2 in March 2025
Time to hit some men
Announced earlier this year during the most recent State of Play, Hitman World of Assassination is being brought to PSVR2. Unfortunately, it's been delayed by a few months; initially planned for December, it's now scheduled to arrive on 27th March, 2025. The game is essentially the full trilogy of modern Hitman titles, and was...
News Ridiculous Visual Novel Date Everything Delayed to the Perfect Release Date on PS5
See you in February
Date Everything, a dating sim in which you can forge relationships with personifications of everyday objects, has been delayed. Initially planned for release this month, developer Sassy Chap Games and publisher Team 17 have announced a new, and very apt, target of Valentine's Day — 14th February, 2025. The news comes via a...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Delayed on PS5 Until 14th February
Staying in the shadows
Ubisoft’s anticipated Japanese sandbox Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been delayed on PS5 until 14th February. The game was originally due out on 15th November, but was pulled out of the Tokyo Game Show at the very last minute earlier this week. It means February is going to be a congested period for new releases, with...
News Terminator Survivors Delayed, Will Be Back in 2025
Surviving
Publisher Nacon has announced a delay for its upcoming survival action title, Terminator Survivors. In a statement made on social media yesterday, it's been confirmed that the early access PC launch of the game has been pushed back to 2025. The delay has been made in order for Nacon and developer Nacon Studio Milan to "realize our...
News House of Golf 2 Gets Putt Back with Delay to August on PS5
Bogey
Starlight Games, a relatively new UK studio founded and led by veteran devs, has pushed back the launch of its debut title, House of Golf 2. The news comes alongside a new trailer, announcing the new release date of 16th August, 2024. The game was initially planned for release on 25th July, so the crazy golf title is only a couple of weeks or...
News Distance Hits Reverse on PS5, PS4 Launch, Rescheduled for 19th July
Three-point turn
Here's an odd one: Distance, an intense racing game that finally launched on PlayStation after nearly 10 years, has quickly been removed from sale. It was available on the PS Store from 9th July, but has subsequently been taken down, and now has a new release date of 19th July. It's unknown quite why this has occurred, but while...
News Cities: Skylines 2 PS5 Delayed Further to Meet Stability, Performance Aims
There are "unresolved issues" remaining
Paradox Interactive has made the decision to push the console versions of Cities: Skylines 2 even further back — likely into 2025 — in order to meet the stability and performance targets it has set for itself. Detailed in a post on the studio's forums, it's revealed the devel
News DON'T NOD Delays the Promising Lost Records on PS5 to Avoid New Life Is Strange
Record scratch
DON’T NOD created Life Is Strange, but it’s no longer the steward of the series, which is owned by Square Enix. The latest entry, Double Exposure, developed by Deck Nine, is due out on 29th October – roughly the same time as Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, the spiritual successor to the franchise DON’T NOD birthed. Now, the...
News Little Nightmares 3 Delayed into 2025, Quality a 'Top Priority'
What a nightmare
Bandai Namco and developer Supermassive Games have announced Little Nightmares 3 won't be making it out in 2024 after all. The new entry in the cult hit horror platformer series has been pushed back to 2025. This announcement comes via social media, with a statement from the team explaining why the delay is happening: "As much...
News House Flipper 2 Needs a Little More Sprucing Up for PS5 Launch, Now Moved to April
Moving date
House Flipper 2 is flipping onto PS5 a little later than initially planned. Developer Frozen District has confirmed the console port of its successful home-renovating sim has been delayed, now arriving on 10th April, 2024. That's a delay of just a few weeks, so it's far from the end of the world. In case you don't know, House Flipper 2...
News Prison Architect 2 Back in the Slammer, Delayed to May 2024
In chains
You may recall Paradox Interactive announced Prison Architect 2 back in January. It's a sequel to the fan favourite management sim in which you grow and maintain a prison, taking care of your inmates and expanding your facilities. The fully 3D follow-up was scheduled to launch in March, but has now been pushed back to 7th May, 2024...
News Open Roads Takes a Detour to March Release on PS5, PS4
Delayed games eventually good etc.
Annapurna Interactive has delayed the release of its upcoming road trip adventure game, Open Roads. Just over a month ago, a release date of 22nd February 2024 was announced, but that's no longer the case; the game will instead launch on 28th March. In a statement to Engadget, Annapurna said the decision was made...
News Indefinitely Delayed Phasmophobia Will Come to PS5 'Soon As It's Ready'
Roadmap promises improvements
Eagerly anticipated ghost-hunting game Phasmophobia was a hit on Steam, and the wait for it to come to PlayStation has been torturous, plagued by repeated delays and at least one fire. Developer Kinetic Games posted a development roadmap, which still doesn't give us a date but does promise that the console release, when...
News Surprise! PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Has Been Delayed to 2024
Bet you didn't see that coming
If you were anticipating an action-packed weekend of Stellar Blade action, then you probably should have known better to be honest. Despite being scheduled to release in 2023, it was pretty clear earlier this year that Korean developer Shift Up’s console debut would take a little longer to launch on PS5. It’s now...
News Bethesda Has Delayed Fallout 4's PS5 Version to Next Year
"We need a bit more time"
Bethesda has confirmed the native PS5 version of Fallout 4 will need to wait until 2024 as "a bit more time" is needed to get into shape. The expected news was shared on Twitter after no updates had been shared on the updated edition for over a year. Upon its official announcement in October of 2022, it was confirmed the...
News Alone in the Dark Delayed Once More, Now Out in March 2024
To avoid crunch over Christmas period
THQ Nordic has made the decision to delay Alone in the Dark again so studio Pieces Interactive can avoid crunch over the Christmas period. Originally slated for a January release, the PS5 horror reboot will now launch on 20th March 2024. In a statement, the publisher said "the well-being of the teams is a top...
News Inazuma Eleven's PS5, PS4 Debut Will Need to Wait Until Next Year
Out of action
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road has pulled up at the last minute, and that means it’ll be spending some extended time on the physio’s table before the series finally makes its PlayStation debut next year. While it always looked unlikely this one would make its previous 2023 release window, developer LEVEL-5 has now officially slapped...
News Promising Detective RPG Decapolice Delayed to Next Year
To make for a better and denser open world
Update: Despite the official wording from the official Level-5 livestream, the delay to DECAPOLICE may not be quite as significant as first thought. The game's official Twitter account now claims the PS5, PS4 title has only been pushed back to 2024 instead of "post-2024", as was stated during the showcase...
News Bungie Confirms Destiny 2 DLC Delay After Company Layoffs
Now out on 4th June 2024
Bungie has today confirmed the widely reported delay to Destiny 2 DLC The Final Shape is indeed happening following significant layoffs at the developer. The PS5, PS4 expansion will now launch on 4th June 2024. In a post on the Bungie blog, the team says the delay allows them to "deliver an even bigger and bolder vision" as...
News Bulletstorm VR Drop-Kicked into January 2024 on PSVR2
The calm before the storm
Announced back in June, People Can Fly is bringing its fan favourite shooter to virtual reality in Bulletstorm VR. Unfortunately, it'll be a little bit longer of a wait than we were expecting — the PSVR2 game has been pushed back to 18th January, 2024. The news came recently via a short statement on social media:...
News Broken Roads Delayed Days from Launch, and While Being Reviewed
Fair dinkum
Post-apocalyptic CRPG Broken Roads has been hit with a surprisingly late delay, mere days away from launch and review code already in critics' hands. Due out on 13th November, Australian indie studio Drop Bear Bytes announced the news on Twitter so suddenly that, at the time of writing, the game's Steam page was still not updated...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Delayed to December, Second Beta Detailed
Delay will "further improve the game's quality"
Arc System Works' upcoming fighting game, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, is being delayed to next month. Initially planned for release on 30th November, the game will now arrive on PS5 and PS4 two weeks later, on 14th December. Publisher Cygames says the delay has been made to "further improve the...
News The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Crafts a New Release Date on PS5
One does not simply release on time
If you're looking forward to The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, good news: you get to look forward to it for longer! Yes, the co-op survival game set in Tolkien's ever-popular fantasy world has been delayed, though only on PS5. Developer North Beach Games shared the following statement on social media today,...
News The Horror! Phasmophobia's Console Release Delayed Indefinitely
Dev promises "it will be worth the wait"
Smash hit ghost-hunting horror game, Phasmophobia, has been delayed once again on consoles. Developer Kinetic Games made the announcement via an update on Steam, where it says it needs more time to get the console versions running optimally. Initially planned to arrive in August, the game was pushed back...
News Ubisoft Shooter XDefiant Delayed Once Again to Address 'Inconsistencies'
Preseason pushed back after public playtests
XDefiant just can't catch a break, can it? Ubisoft's upcoming free-to-play arena shooter seems like a promising game, but after a new round of public playtests, developer Ubisoft San Francisco has decided to push back the game's preseason to iron out some issues. The team released the following statement...
News Hellboy Web of Wyrd Hit with Small Delay on PS5, PS4
Hell, boy
We're quite looking forward to Hellboy Web of Wyrd. This upcoming game based on the popular comic books puts a roguelike spin on the character and his supernatural world, matching the visual style and telling an original tale as well. However, publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment has announced it'll be a slightly longer wait than we were...
News Cities: Skylines 2 Delayed on Consoles to Optimise Quality and Performance
We built this city
Prospective city planners, we have a bit of bad news for you. Paradox Interactive has announced a delay to its upcoming city sim sequel, Cities: Skylines 2. The console versions, which of course includes PS5, have been pushed back to Spring 2024. The PC version is still on schedule for 24th October, 2023. Sharing the update on...
News Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Banished from 2023 to Avoid Tidal Wave of Releases
February's filling up, though
We all know it — the video game release schedule for the rest of 2023 is pretty ridiculous. So much so, that we've already seen one or two notable games shifting around in order to avoid clashing with others; take Alan Wake 2, for example. Well, another game is venturing even further out to get away from the hustle...
News Pixel Ripped 1995 Delays PSVR2 Release to Next Month
Forward in time
Sorry, PSVR2 fans — you won't be ripping pixels in Pixel Ripped 1995 until 3rd October, 2023. Initially planned for release on 12th September (today, if you're reading this today), developer ARVORE has made a last-minute delay to this upgraded version. In a press release, the studio says the new date is due to an "unexpected delay...
News Alone in the Dark Delayed to January to Avoid 'Chaotic' October Window
Game will also be improved
THQ Nordic has announced it's delaying promising PS5 horror title Alone in the Dark to 16th January 2024 to avoid the extremely busy release schedule of October. The game was originally slated to release in amongst Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake 2, but will now represent one of the first major game launches of next...
News Suikoden I & II HD Remasters Delayed Out of 2023
Konami casts wait
Konami has confirmed the PS4 remasters of the first two Suikoden games will no longer release this year as the studio needs more time to "ensure the quality performance and gameplay experience our users deserve". A new date has not been announced, but it's now expected in 2024 alongside its spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle:...
News Horror Hit Phasmophobia Delayed on Consoles Due to Fire Incident
Now targeting... October
Phasmophobia, the multiplayer ghost hunting horror game that took PC by storm, is heading to PS5 soon, with full PSVR2 support to boot. However, it won't be coming quite as soon as expected. Originally planned for a release in August, developer Kinetic Games has delayed the launch to October. In a short statement on social...
News Pacific Drive Revs Narrative Engine in PS5 Story Trailer
Something special's going on beneath that hood
Pacific Drive is one of the fresher, more intriguing prospects on the horizon, and though it was recently delayed into 2024, a new story trailer shown off at Gamescom's Future Games show has us anticipating a post-apocalyptic road trip of our own. A vehicular, run-based roguelike, players drive a...
News Station Wagon Survival Game Pacific Drive Misses Exit, Delayed to Early 2024
Stop, revive, survive
Intriguing station wagon survival game Pacific Drive now has an ETA of sometime in Early 2024, as developer Ironwood Studios reveals a delay is necessary to "stay true to ourselves, and not compromise on the teams well being". The game previously had a release window of 2023. Pacific Drive caught our eye when it was announced...
News Alan Wake 2 Gets Small Delay, Now Releases a Week After Spider-Man 2
To provide "more space" for players
Epic Games and Remedy Entertainment have announced a delay to the release of the hotly anticipated survival horror sequel, Alan Wake 2. Initially planned to launch on 17th October, the game is now coming out 10 days later, on 27th October 2023. A statement on its social channels explains the move: In a...
News Lollipop Chainsaw's Remake Pops Off in 2024
Back to San Romero High School
Lollipop Chainsaw’s previously announced remake will pack up its disembodied head until 2024, as developer Dragami Games seeks to improve the overall quality of the release. While platforms have yet to be officially confirmed, it’s safe to assume the game – now named Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP – will sprinkle some...
News Promising Platformer The Plucky Squire Delayed to 2024
Pops up a little later than planned
Devolver Digital has a lot of games in the works, it turns out, and now, a few of them are being delayed into next year. While most of the titles affected aren't listed for release on PS5 or PS4, one of them is — The Plucky Squire. This inventive, 2D/3D action platformer is now scheduled for 2024. "It turns out...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Delayed One Week on PS5, Runs at 60fps
More dialogue than The Lord of the Rings
If you own both a PS5 and an Xbox Series X, you'll now have quite the decision to make on 6th September 2023: do you play Baldur's Gate 3 or Starfield first? Larian Studios has announced that while its huge RPG is moving its release date up a month on PC, the PS5 version is being pushed back one week — to...
News Promising FPS Immortals of Aveum Delayed to August
For more polish and optimization
Immortals of Aveum team Ascendant Studios has made the decision to delay its PS5 first-person shooter by a month. It was originally set to launch on 20th July 2023, but will now release on 22nd August 2023, a few days prior to Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. The developer says pushing the title back by four weeks...
News PS5 Title Pragmata Finally Reappears Only to Confirm an Indefinite Delay
Prag-nada
Back before the PS5 released, one of the games featured in its major pre-launch showcase was Capcom's Pragmata. Roughly three years later, we've still yet to see anything meaningful about the game. Well, during the publisher's showcase today, it looked like we were finally getting an update, and, erm, we sort of did. In a new video,...
News WrestleQuest Hit with a Stunner, Outrageous RPG Delayed Until Summer on PS5, PS4
Too hot to handle, too cold to hold!
WrestleQuest smashes together old-school, turn-based RPG mechanics and some of the biggest wrestling personalities of all time into a quivering, sweaty mass. It looks like pure comedy gold, and tragically, has been delayed until summer, with the outrageous outing previously due out some time in May. The reason...
News You'll Have to Wait a Little Longer for Amnesia: The Bunker's Underground WW1 Horrors
Only a small delay though
If you were hoping to be taking a trip to a creepy underground bunker from the First World War this month, you'll have to go find one in real life, because Frictional's upcoming game has been pushed back. Amnesia: The Bunker has been delayed from 23rd May to 6th June, so it's only a couple of weeks further down the road...
News Goodbye Volcano High Delayed Once Again, Now Out 29th August
School's out... one day
Goodbye Volcano High is now at a point where it's had more delays than trailers. Developer KO_OP has pushed the PS5, PS4 game back to 29th August 2023, having originally already delayed it a second time to next month. In a blog post on the team's official website, it's said the studio couldn't meet its June release date...
News Hollow Knight: Silksong Delayed Out of Specific 2023 Release Window
Could still launch this year, though
Team Cherry has delayed Hollow Knight: Silksong out of the release window it handed the anticipated 2D title nearly a year ago. Having appeared in Microsoft's June press conference, it was one of the games slated to release within the next 12 months. This will no longer happen, though, as the developer confirms...
News Suicide Squad PS5 Game Delay Now Official, Out in February 2024
To make it the best game possible
Following many reliable reports published over a month ago, Warner Bros has confirmed Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been delayed. Originally due out for PS5 at the end of next month, it's been pushed all the way back to 2nd February 2024. In a statement shared on Twitter, developer Rocksteady Studios...
News Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Delays Amnesia: The Bunker by One Week
Will be polished more as well
Gaming fans always speculate whether titles are delayed in order to get out of the way of heavy hitters, but never has a team been quite so upfront about that being the case as Frictional Games. Having already been delayed once, Amnesia: The Bunker will now arrive a week later than planned in order to get out of the way...
News Two Weeks Prior to PS5, PS4 Release, Tin Hearts Goes Timed Exclusive to Switch
Delayed to celebrate love from the Nintendo community, apparently
Promising puzzle adventure Tin Hearts was confirmed and scheduled to release on 20th April for both PS5 and PS4, but in a twist we don’t think we’ve ever seen this close to launch before, the title’s now been signed up by Nintendo as a timed Switch exclusive. That means players...
News Atlas Fallen Release Date Pushed Back to August to Deliver 'Best Possible Version'
More updates coming in early summer
Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Deck 13 have announced a delay for their upcoming action RPG, Atlas Fallen. This comes shortly after a successful public showing, with the first gameplay unveiled as well as new screenshots and previews. The game looks pretty promising, but the team wants to give it a...
News Disastrous PS5 Demo Leads to Suicide Squad Delay
According to Bloomberg, anyway
Warner Bros has decided to delay Rocksteady’s long in development co-op shooter Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, following a disastrous showing during a recent State of Play. Response to the demo was tepid at best, with the footage showing characters like Harley Quinn
