Returnal’s launch is now pushed for just over a month, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced today.
Developed by Housemarque, Returnal was initially scheduled for launch on March 19. Today’s delay changes to April 30 to “give the team more time to continue polishing the game to the level of quality that players expect from Housemarque,” according to SIE.
Not only does Returnal it’s amazing (expected, coming from the studio that made the 2013 film extremely well finished and well seen Resogun), is also one of the only PlayStation 5 exclusives on the horizon. Most of the next generation games are now available and will be available across generations. Next to The medium—Which was released yesterday for Xbox Series X and S—Returnal offers one of the first chances to see what a next generation game can do when released from the next generation technology.
Earlier this month, video games based on the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings universes were delayed in 2022. The third person shooter Outriders I was late from a wide release from February to April 1st, although a free demo is available on February 25th. Ubisoft’s Steep-to like Riders Republic was pushed from a February release to an unspecified date later this year. And last fall, Ubisoft late Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Quarantine, both originally scheduled to be released before March 31. All-Stars Destruction, a planned PS5 release title, was pushed 2020. This will start rolling next month, where he joins the February “free” PS Plus games for the PS5.
We saw what happens when high-level video games are not kept in the oven for as long as necessary. Last year, the long-awaited CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk 2077 It was delayed (3 times!) and also released with several bugs, flaws and performance problems in next generation consoles. Returnal he is not married to cutting edge technology, but still. Take your time, Housemarque. Let’s play when you feel good and ready.
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