Bad news if you were looking forward to trying Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising in May: the scheduled beta tests on PS5 and PS4 have been delayed to a later date. This is apparently all down to "stability issues" that the team has supposedly identified during its initial testing phase.
The official announcement reads: "The game is currently experiencing stability issues during online play. While we realize that some bumpiness is to be expected during beta testing, we would still like to put our best foot forward and ensure we deliver as enjoyable an experience as possible."
For those who might not know, Rising will implement rollback netcode for a much smoother online experience. Developer Arc System Works and publisher Cygames will want to make sure they get it right ahead of the game's yet-to-be-dated 2023 release.
It's also worth noting that fellow Arc System Works title Guilty Gear Strive is currently having major problems with its own online infrastructure. It's unknown if there's any link between those issues and what's happening with Granblue, but the timing definitely smells.
"We will announce a new date as soon as things have settled. To everyone who has been looking forward to the Granblue Fantasy: Versus Rising experience, you have our sincerest apologies," the post continues.
Arc System Works and Cygames will now be holding a closed beta ahead of its previously planned open beta. Details on how to sign up will be shared once things are back on schedule.
Were you looking forward to playing Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising next month? Put your weapons away in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com, via gematsu.com]
Comments 4
Man, that's unfortunate, but it's ok because I bet it could screw over many people's first impression of Granblue, so it's for the better
ArcSys really needs to work out their network issues before SF6, if not it will be really hard to rebuild momentum. Strive will still be successful, but it wouldn’t nearly be as dominant as it was in 2021 and GBVS:R is up in the air after the swift death of GBVS.
This game is in a place where it has to nail the first impression of the updated netcode, so this is definitely a good decision. It's nice that they're so open about the reason too.
Hopefully this game doesn’t get delayed because of issues like this. I’d rather skip a beta for a game I already played and just get the full thing this year.
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