Pearl Abyss explained DokeV and the Red Desert Them deferred. Specifically, open-world action with monster collector mechanics arrives at a date to be determined, while the action RPG with a medieval fantasy setting is expected no earlier than in the second half of 2023.
The confirmation came from the company’s final report on the close of the third fiscal quarter. According to CEO Heo Jin-Young’s statements, the development of Crimson Desert second half of 2023. However, depending on the timing, the actual launch could happen later depending on market conditions.
“The company expects to complete the development of Crimson Desert in the second half of 2023 and we will decide on a release date based on market conditions and discussions with our partners,” said Jin-Young. Crimson Desert was originally planned for 2021, but the company eventually had to delay it to 2022. It looks like the project is proving to be bigger or more problematic than expected as it could come out two years behind the planned originals.
As for DokeV, according to the MassivelyOp portal, rumors say: multiple developers they left the studio. Pearl Abyss confirmed that the team was streamlined, explaining that this happened after the company’s internal programming had been completed.
The company also hinted that its priority is the Crimson Desert, which it is dedicating more resources and staff to this year. Postponing DokeV.
“DokeV was developed with Crimson Desert according to our own internal roadmap. But since the beginning of the year our core development team has been dedicated to Crimson Desert, we will do our best for DokeV so that we can share more information about the game.” .
Update: An official press release from Pearl Abyss corrects some of the above information, specifically with reference to the development of DokeV, which will continue as originally planned.
“DokeV core developers, including executive producer Sangyoung Kim and chief game designer Changkee Nam, are still fully working on the project,” the team statement said. “DokeV’s release time has not been decided yet. We hope to provide more details in the near future.”
So there is no definitively planned release period yet, so the idea that the game has been moved to exactly 2024 ends. In any case, development continues while the project managers are still in charge.
Source: Multiplayer
