Embattled MMO The Day Before Delayed Indefinitely on PS5

Gone, but not forgotten

by Khayl Adam Thu 2nd Nov 2023

The Day Before is a zombie survival MMO that we had initially anticipated on PS5, as it had a bit of buzz about it, and our imaginations ran wild with comparisons to The Last of Us and The Division. We were quickly brought back to earth by the one-two gut punch of a somewhat stale gameplay showing and a bizarre episode where the developer, Fntastic, failed to trademark the game's name, leading to a lengthy delay and accusations that the game wasn't even real.

A new trailer for the game certainly shows it in a better light, but it comes with news of a delay on PC, where The Day Before will be released into Early Access instead of the expected full 1.0 release on 7th December. More pertinent to PlayStation players, this means the release has been delayed indefinitely on console until whenever the Early Access period ends. Fntastic says this should last around 6-8 months but that that timeline could change.

Are you optimistic about The Day Before? What do you think of this latest look at gameplay? Let us know in the comments section below.

[source twitter.com, via gematsu.com, gamerant.com]

Khayl Adam is Push Square's roving Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the most succulent of PlayStation stories. With five years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.

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DennisReynolds
Thu 2nd Nov 2023

Don't worry i'm sure that Dec 7 release won't last and it will be delayed yet again for PC. Honestly don't care either way as its going to be hot garbage.

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LifeGirl
Thu 2nd Nov 2023

I would recommend a Youtuber by the name of KiraTV who has been following this game for years now. It has a whiff of "being a scam" about it.

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Mythologue
Thu 2nd Nov 2023

I wasn't convinced from the start. The poster was meant to "trick" the audience into associating it with The Last of Us and Days Gone. It's creatively bankrupt, and even if it were real, it just doesn't look that good. Guaranteed it ends up with mixed reviews or worse when it releases in "early access" (because that's not suspicious at all).

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ShadowofSparta
Thu 2nd Nov 2023

Early access only? Reeks of a scam. Wonder how long it’ll be before something happens and they can’t fully release it.

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Nepp67
Thu 2nd Nov 2023

This is the most obvious scam I have ever seen. Also the name has to be the most uncreative name I have ever heard and something those chinese rip offs would make.

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Kiefer-Sutherland
Thu 2nd Nov 2023

I’m not expecting it to release on PC let alone PS5

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Ravix
Thu 2nd Nov 2023

I would advise people not to download the "early access" on PC, if it ever comes. I would not trust signing their terms and conditions.

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SoapyOne
Thu 2nd Nov 2023

Near enough my entire steam library is made up of early access games, not sure why everyone seems to think it's "a scam"...
Escape from tarkov is still in early access, sons of the forest, Ark 2. I'd rather play an early access game and enjoy it as it grows and improves up to its full release, than spend £70 on any AAA title by likes of Ubi$oft or EA that will just be a copy paste of their last 10 games and even more broken the last one

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anubisvel
Fri 3rd Nov 2023

"Are you optimistic about The Day Before?"

Not at all. I was looking forward to it when it was first announced, now I'm only here to say my goodbyes.

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CieloAzure
Fri 3rd Nov 2023

This game is a scam at this point.

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HEVIHITR
Fri 3rd Nov 2023

Another dev moving to support ms the only platforms, that's my guess, ms paid them a sht tonne to "delay" console release and in 4-5 months we'll see it in xbone, ms is just buying up Devs because they don't have the talent to make good games and they just pretty arseholes.