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Last Guardian delayed
- Thread starter whiteape
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TetraGenesis
Member
And no one was surprised.
Anyway, I'm for it leaving the crowded fall season for the much more forgiving early winter.
Anyway, I'm for it leaving the crowded fall season for the much more forgiving early winter.
paperheart
Banned
Man, this sucks. I was really looking forward to playing this next month. Now this makes three games I'm getting releasing really close to each other. Great. *sigh*
rayman1900
Member
Suzushiiro
Banned
"Last-minute delay to very edge of holiday release window" is the new "release with bugs/performance issues and fix them over the first few weeks/months," apparently.
I mean, it makes sense from a business perspective- in the age of social media, the negative buzz you get from launching with issues that can easily be fixed in a few more weeks will probably result in more lost sales than delaying to a less optimal release date, because if you launch in a bad state the people who don't buy because of it aren't going to care anymore by the time you fix things, at least not until you drop in price.
I mean, it makes sense from a business perspective- in the age of social media, the negative buzz you get from launching with issues that can easily be fixed in a few more weeks will probably result in more lost sales than delaying to a less optimal release date, because if you launch in a bad state the people who don't buy because of it aren't going to care anymore by the time you fix things, at least not until you drop in price.
Opus Angelorum
Member
In before it becomes a PS4 Pro exclusive.
Bolivar687
Banned
PS4 Pro strikes again.
Cave Johnson
Member
Come on guys, practically every AAA game has been delayed for this generation - even for something that has been in long development periods like TLG. If anything, it paints a very bleak future for the "next-gen" titles where budgets are expected to escalate even further. But I admit that this is funny for this particular case as it has been an ongoing carnival show.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
You're going to have to get it together and show me where all this stuff was in previous coverage.DerZuhälter;216658177 said:
The Omega Man
Member
it probably will, Ueda-chan works in mysterious ways
GabeTheGrouch76
Member
The ride never ends with Guardian No. 9.
(On a more serious note, they probably should had delayed it and GR2 to 2017. Releasing both titles around the same time as FFXV is a pretty bad idea IMO, it will get steamrolled. Does feel like both titles are being sent out to die.)
lmao
Reason #419 why Knack is the Game of the Generation™.
(On a more serious note, they probably should had delayed it and GR2 to 2017. Releasing both titles around the same time as FFXV is a pretty bad idea IMO, it will get steamrolled. Does feel like both titles are being sent out to die.)
Sony published games delayed this gen:
- The Last Guardian
- Infamous: Second Son
- Driveclub
- Bloodborne
- Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Ratchet & Clank
- Gran Turismo Sport
- Uncharted 4
- The Order 1886
Sony published games not delayed this gen:
- Knack
I know there are a few others lol
lmao
Reason #419 why Knack is the Game of the Generation™.
Bluekaveli
Member
Oh Good at least it's still 2016
Darkness Unleashed
Member
End of the year will be insane...
Nov 29: FFXV
Dec 2: Gravity Rush 2
Dec 7: The Last Guardian
A new holy trinity of japanese games will be upon us, it'll be glorious.
Nov 29: FFXV
Dec 2: Gravity Rush 2
Dec 7: The Last Guardian
A new holy trinity of japanese games will be upon us, it'll be glorious.
not for my wallet though 
DeathSparks
Member
With The Last Guardian being delayed out from October 25th to December 6th, that means World of Final Fantasy is not getting sandwiched.
SlickShoes
Member
This game is getting sent to it's death, it can't live up to the years of mystery.
Acquiescence
Member
Sony published games delayed this gen:
- The Last Guardian
- Infamous: Second Son
- Driveclub
- Bloodborne
- Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Ratchet & Clank
- Gran Turismo Sport
- Uncharted 4
- The Order 1886
Sony published games not delayed this gen:
- Knack
I know there are a few others lol
And this is why Knack 2 is getting announced tomorrow.
That's the plan! He his trying to give you a sense of relief, so he is delaying that game in little bits. Soon it will be fall 2017 and you won't have realized it!
makingmusic476
Member
Everything from Sony has been getting delayed this year, except Gravity Rush 2 (I think?).
Is it coincidence? Mismanagement? Or do they just have the luxury of adding a bit of extra polish to their games due to their advantageous position in the market, and they're making use of it?
Their line up is still pretty fantastic, it's just consistently 3-6 months behind schedule. (Though I suppose TLG is like six years behind schedule. ;_
Is it coincidence? Mismanagement? Or do they just have the luxury of adding a bit of extra polish to their games due to their advantageous position in the market, and they're making use of it?
Their line up is still pretty fantastic, it's just consistently 3-6 months behind schedule. (Though I suppose TLG is like six years behind schedule. ;_
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Welp, there's why there was no promotion of it at the event last week.
Sony published games delayed this gen:
- The Last Guardian
- Infamous: Second Son
- Driveclub
- Bloodborne
- Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Ratchet & Clank
- Gran Turismo Sport
- Uncharted 4
- The Order 1886
Sony published games not delayed this gen:
- Knack
I know there are a few others lol
Jesus Christ, that gif is really disturbing
End of the year will be insane...
Nov 29: FFXV
Dec 2: Gravity Rush 2
Dec 7: The Last Guardian
A new holy trinity of japanese games will be upon us, it'll be glorious.not for my wallet though
Going over my finances now to prepare for that week. And the worst part about it? If any of these games have a rough framerate (especially FFXV & TLG) on the standard PS4, I'm not going to want to play them until I get a PS4 Pro.
Yes, I've become that person & I hate myself for it.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Everything from Sony has been getting delayed this year, except Gravity Rush 2 (I think?).
Is it coincidence? Mismanagement? Or do they just have the luxury of adding a bit of extra polish to their games due to their advantageous position in the market, and they're making use of it?
Their line up is still pretty fantastic, it's just consistently 3-6 months behind schedule. (Though I suppose TLG is like six years behind schedule. ;_
It is probably a mix of those things. Sony could release this game on October 25th, but if the dev says it's not ready, they give them more time. Well, and sometimes they lose patience and drop it, like Rime or just release it, No Man's Sky.
Seriously. I'm fine with this delay since it's still coming out this year and will give it space tbetween the big titles, but hell Sony needs to tighten this shit up. They knew what was coming this year and should have dated it better, this is not a good look for them this gen having so many titles especially from the Japanese branch being delayed.
DeathSparks
Member
Remember this 2 years ago?
End of the year will be insane...
Nov 29: FFXV
Dec 2: Gravity Rush 2
Dec 7: The Last Guardian
A new holy trinity of japanese games will be upon us, it'll be glorious.not for my wallet though
Gravity Rush 2 isn't coming out in 2016. There's no way.
Bluekaveli
Member
Usually when you pre order you get a date in December of that year until the official date,hopefully this isn't the case .
Sony should stop announcing release dates when they have no idea if they will actually hit them. Pretty much every major Sony title has at least one delay these days.
I think delaying the game is the right decision, it's obviously better than releasing a game that feels unfinished. The problem is announcing the release dates way too early when clearly their methodology for arriving at these dates in the first place is flawed.
I think delaying the game is the right decision, it's obviously better than releasing a game that feels unfinished. The problem is announcing the release dates way too early when clearly their methodology for arriving at these dates in the first place is flawed.
Little Monser
Banned
considering the previous output from the developers previous attempts, im expecting this game to be average at best
ico was a bore and SOTC was good at the time but has aged badly
No kidding. I'm actually worried now. I mean the silence was concerning but this sort of delay is something else entirely. It doesn't help that The Last Guardian is no stranger to bugs and bad performance (the reason why it could never release on PS3).
LOL the savagery
paragonpro
Banned
I agree its honestly embarassing and its really
Managing to hurt there alreafy sparse first party line up this generation
Irishonion
Member
That's so funny lol
Blueingreen
Member
Does the PS4 hold the record for exclusive delays? Jesus christ