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[Chukhopops]

Man that hurts but if it’s not ready it’s not ready. 2022 is gonna be dire as fuck aside from Elden Ring, Xenoblade and maybe the Mario Ubisoft game.

 

[kraspkibble]

Called it:

 

[Craig of War]

Starfield ducking Elden Ring

 

[kingfey]

I would like to formally apologize to the people I mocked about the delay here.

I win the clown of the year medal.

 

[rickybooby87]

12/12/24

 

[Kssio_Aug]

Well... I was somewhat expecting it. But not so much since they were hyping a trailer for June, so I thought they were more certain of the release date. That sucks... luckily for me, I still have plenty to play.

 

[nominedomine]

Remember when people said 2022 was going to be a stacked year for gaming?

Elden Ring, GT7, Horizon FW, so far so good. Maybe FFXVI and GoW Ragnarok if they don't get delayed as well. I could see Forspoken being good too, I think people are counting it out too soon.

BoTW2 got delayed but the Switch have other upcoming games as well.

PSVR2 is probably not making it to 2022 but it hasn't been ruled out I think.

It probably won't be looked back as a stacked year but you never know until the games release. Elden Ring was a much bigger deal that anyone could predict.

 

[Portugeezer]

Damn, MS loves a good holiday season game.

Wonder what they'll use to fill that space.

 

[Umbasaborne]

But they made all the videos kissing their own asses with artwork shown.

Makes sense now why they were scared to show any gameplay

 

[Helghan]

This is truly disappointing, I wasn't expecting this since they said they were in "optimizations-mode". Starfield was also the only game I was looking forward to play at the end of the year

 

[Putonahappyface]

 

[Hezekiah]

Un-subbed from PC GamePass in April, and not seeing a reason to sub again until 2023.

 

[chixdiggit]

Cyberpunk changed the landscape for big RPG releases, Bethesda can't afford to do their usual launches full of bugs and performance issues otherwise the backlash would be huge and with a new IP they can't afford it.
They need more time, it's better this way.

It's ironic though that so many people pretended this wasn't even a possibility while at the same time they were concerned about other games being delayed.

Agreed. Just release me a good product that doesn't have to go through a year and a half of bug fixes.

 

[kraspkibble]

help us Forza 8 you're our only hope!

 

[Tommi84]

How many times did I mentioned 'there's a reason why there's NO GAMEPLAY half a year before the release date. But some of you were delusional and said Bethesda will deliver .

Let's hope they use it for some awesome upgrades.

 

[Umbasaborne]

Damn, MS loves a good holiday season game.

Wonder what they'll use to fill that space.

Forza…and halo infinite season 3 (now 6 months long!)

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

You'll get delayed too don't worry

wanna bet?

I should have taken that bet Starfield

 

[Jaybe]

All these should they or should they not delay questions miss the mark. Game companies need to stop with announcing release dates if they are not 100% confident in hitting them. Why does every release need to come in hot all the time. Finish the game. Or at least to the point you know there is 1 to 2 months of polishing left, and announce it for release 3 months prior.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Oh well, I had a feeling this would happen. Not to worry, plenty of other games to play.

 

[kraspkibble]

Switch is killing it! Even without BotW.

yup still has splatoon 3, bayonetta 3, and pokemon scarlet/violet coming this year.

switch is a beast.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Holy fuck that's terrible. I genuinely didn't expect it for starfield. This is the worst gen in a long time.

 

[Elginer]

Fuck

 

[Banjo64]

and suddenly Xbox had no major game for the Christmas period left...

They don’t have a single release slated for the whole of 2022 as far as I know.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Good thing there's still Soul Hackers 2 coming out.

 

[fermcr]

Fuck! ... FUck!... FUUUUUUCK!!!

 

[Lucifers Beard]

If that is the statement being thrown around internally then an additional 7-8 months isn't going to get them very far.

 

[Topher]

They don’t have a single release slated for the whole of 2022 as far as I know.

Geez….that is quite the fall from publisher of the year

 

[Roberts]

Oh well, backlog here we go.

 

[Zok310]

Ahh well…..

 

[64bitmodels]

2020s will be the decade of delays

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Damn, MS loves a good holiday season game.

Wonder what they'll use to fill that space.

We all know it’s yet another Forza game

 

[Hendrick's]

 

[kraspkibble]

Good thing there's still Soul Hackers 2 coming out.

i hope you're not joking (with that jack frost avatar). i'm hyped for soul hackers 2.

 

[Bonsaibäumchen]

Does this really shock anyone?

Thats what I was thinking.
I never believed Starfield would be released this year.

 

[Putonahappyface]

"Next CyberSpunk" delay for the love of God delay.

 

[Y0ssarian]

 

[ahtlas7]

 

[Kssio_Aug]

yup still has splatoon 3, bayonetta 3, and pokemon scarlet/violet coming this year.

switch is a beast.

Their Mario Strikers game also seems fun, although a quite short roster of characters. And if they release Mario + Rabbids 2 this year, it will be awesome! I loved the 1st game!

 

[Fuz]

Called it:

Early? lol

 

[kraspkibble]

you work fast

 

[Banjo64]

Here we go, incoming doom and gloom posts and threads.

Doom and gloom? Do you expect sunshine and rainbows? MS has 1 job, supply a steady stream of quality games for the people who spend hundreds of £€$ for their hardware and in their ecosystem.

If anything warrants doom and gloom, it’s this news.

This is really fecking appalling and Forza Motorsport, even if it does actually launch this year, is nowhere near good enough.

 

[Saber]

Not saying they will remove all the bugs, it's a Bethesda game after all but it will be better.

Yeah, its their signature mark. I bet the delay have to do with the game be at least playable, bugs and glitches are very low priority.

 

[Umbasaborne]

"Next CyberSpunk" delay for the love of God delay.

Just like cyberpunk they also lied about release date too! Seems like its gonna be a “great” product.

 

[64bitmodels]

actually though this is kind of expected. They didn't even reveal any gameplay. Always had my doubts about this game since it came from bugthestard.

 

[hangdang69]

Nobody is surprised right? I called this when the last Starfield trailer didn't show even a second of gameplay

 

[StreetsofBeige]

That's video game companies for ya. Aside from annualized games like COD and sports which are either on time or might get delayed a week or two tops, just about every other decently budgeted game can get delayed anywhere from zero delay to a year or more.

100% guaranteed most of these delays ar3ent actually delays, but simply false release dates to drum up hype and investment. I remember one article saying smaller game studios got to PR their BS to the masses in order for investors to take notice and partner with them with money. Knowing full well the game isn't close to being finished on time.

Companies like Bethesda is different as they are big and not the type needing hedge fund dollars. But that's gaming for ya. Bullshots half the time and delays too.

Funny how you never get a game released early where the studio works wonders and launches early.

 

[Midn1ght]

It's fine, everything is fine.

 

[Craig of War]

We will get our day in the sun, my friend.

 

[Borowski_1]

alright bois, what's being delayed next?

my bets are on Hogwarts Legacy and God of War

 

[kraspkibble]

Yeah, its their signature mark. I bet the delay have to do with the game be at least playable, bugs and glitches are very low priority.

they haven't showed any gameplay so it must be fucked. i would guess it'll get delayed again to late 2023.