The announcement that Starfield and Redfall have been postponed came as a nasty surprise to many players, confirming a bitter truth: No release date is really firm, especially given the situation in the world and the challenges of winning a triple-A title. The concept was by Jason Schreier, a Bloomberg. In response to a user, journalist and known for his networking in the gaming industry, he explained that he could not confidently confirm whether it was. God of War Ragnarok the future deferred or not, adding that the concept is actually valid any upcoming game.
“Are you sure God of War: Ragnarok will be released in 2022?” When asked, Schreier replied, “Absolutely not. No one should be sure about the release date of the Games until a week before the release date.”
Then a user told Bloomberg reporter that he announced about a month and a half ago that Kratos and Atreus’ next adventure won’t be delayed until 2023. In turn, Schreier pointed out that this explanation was actually his own idea. he’s still convinced, but video game development is turbulent and so basically anything can happen.
“Someone asked me if God of War would be delayed to 2023. I said, “No.” And I’m still thinking about it. But it’s very different from saying the game will come out this year. “Game development is very turbulent” to make these kinds of claims.”
Unfortunately, Schreier’s logic is impeccable. All games, even those with “release dates written in ink, not pencil,” to quote Todd Howard’s words in Starfield, are at risk of being delayed, some more, some less.
The delays in the gaming industry have always been constant and have increased over the years with the ever-increasing challenge of developing triple A projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars. But in the last two years, the situation has only gotten worse due to Covid, which has put almost every software house in a difficult position.
We’ve also seen significant delays in 2022, such as STALKER 2 (even before the war in Ukraine), Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, Forspoken and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, and as previously discussed on Let’s. The talk will likely be announced a lot more throughout the year.
Does this mean God of War: Ragnarok will be delayed? Like Schreier, we believe in it. unlikelyespecially considering it was originally planned for 2021 and the promises of Sony and the development team, but at the same time, we’re not even putting our hands on fire.
Source: Multiplayer
