Returnal’s the launch is now pushed for just over a month, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced today.
Developed by Housemarque, Return was originally released on March 19th. Today’s delay measures until April 30 to “give the team extra time to continue to polish the game to the level of quality that players expect from Housemarque,” according to SIE.
Not only Return looks amazing (to be expected, coming from the studio that made 2013 extremely well polished and appreciated Resogun), is also one of the only PlayStation 5 exclusives on the horizon. Most state-of-the-art games are already available, they will be available over the generations. beside Environment—Which was released yesterday for the Xbox Series X and S—Return offers one of the first chances to see what a next-generation game can do when it’s not tied to state-of-the-art technology.
Earlier this month, video games based on Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings the universes were postponed until 2022. Shooting in the third person Outriders was delayed from a large version from February to April 1, although a free demo will be available on February 25. Ubisoft’s Steep-that Riders Republic was pushed since its launch in February on an unspecified date at the end of this year. And last fall, Ubisoft late Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Carantine, both of which were originally scheduled to be released before March 31. Destroy All-Stars, a planned PS5 release title, was pushed from 2020. That will hit the ground next month, where he joins the “free” PS Plus games from February for PS5.
We’ve seen what happens when profile video games aren’t kept in the oven for long. Last year, CD Projekt Red is the long-awaited 2077. Cyberpunk was delayed (three times!) and still released with numerous bugs, errors and performance issues on the latest generation consoles. Return he is not married to state-of-the-art technology, but still. Take all the time you need, Housemarque. We will play it when you feel it is good and ready.
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