Tag: Delays
News PS5 Exclusive Dino Shooter Code Violet Has Gone Gold, Delayed to January 2026
Life finds a way
In the absence of Dino Crisis, TeamKill Media's upcoming shooter Code Violet looks set to fill the void. The PS5 exclusive sci-fi action horror title has been on the radar all year, and was expected to launch back in November. Unfortunately, it hasn't hit its launch plans, and has been delayed to 10th January 2026. However, with...
News Bonkers PS5 RPG Showa American Story Has to Wait Until 2026
Enters final stages of development
One of the wildest titles coming to PS5 in the future, Showa American Story will now release for the console in 2026, as confirmed by developer Nekcom Games. First revealed in January 2022, it's been a long road to release for Showa American Story, but the studio now states it's moving towards the "final stages of...
News Promising PS5 Story Game Mixtape Is Delayed to 2026
It's just putting the knobs on
The Artful Escape studio Beethoven & Dinosaur has pushed back its next promising PS5 game, Mixtape, to 2026, it was confirmed today. A social media post from the developer shared the following: "While developing Artful Escape, our 3D artist Mikey, made an oven asset. It was a nice oven - the work of a true pro. He...
News Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Piles on PS5 Delay Misery
When it rains, it pours
It’s been a bad 24 hours for PS5 game delays, with GTA 6 pushed back to 19th November late last night. While no where near as impactful, Skydance Games has now confirmed that Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra will not release in early 2026 as anticipated. The worry here is that the team didn’t provide an alternative launch...
News GTA 6 Delayed Again, Pushed Back to November 2026
New release date of 19th November 2026
Rockstar Games has made the decision to delay GTA 6 for a second time, pushing the PS5, Xbox Series X|S game back to 19th November 2026. This is a six-month delay, with the game originally slated for a May 2026 release. In a social media statement, the studio said: "We are sorry for adding additional time to...
News Physical Edition at Fault Again for the Second Terminator 2D Delay
Now out on 12th December
Terminator 2D: No Fate team Bitmap Bureau has had to confirm a second delay for its promising PS5, PS4 side-scroller, this time because of issues with the physical version. The first delay was caused by wait times on certain parts of the physical edition, and they have now made it to the developer. However, it now needs...
News Zelda-Like Mina the Hollower Pushed Back for Last-Minute Improvements
Delayed just weeks before PS5 release
Yacht Club Games has made the decision to delay its Zelda-esque PS5 game Mina the Hollower, only weeks before the Halloween launch was scheduled to take place. In a post on the developer's official website, it's explained that despite the developer "working tirelessly day and night to finish development for...
News Promising Mountaineering Adventure Cairn Delays the Climb to Early 2026 on PS5
Demo receives update
Cairn, the mountain-climbing game from the makers of Furi and Haven, has been delayed out of 2025. Developer The Game Bakers have announced the game will be released sometime in Q1 of 2026, with no firm date in place. In a social media post, the team says the delay is to "ensure that launches at its best" and this will...
News Terminator 2D Delayed, Now Fated to Release Late November on PS5, PS4
It'll be back
Publisher Reef Entertainment has announced another delay for its very promising-looking retro action title, Terminator 2D: No Fate. The game, developed by Bitmap Bureau, is now due for release on 29th November 2025 — a delay of just under a month from its previous launch date. The publisher released a short statement, outlining the
News Baby Steps Is the Next Hollow Knight: Silksong Victim, Delayed Two Weeks
Now out on 23rd September
Hollow Knight: Silksong has claimed its fifth victim: it's been revealed Baby Steps will now launch two weeks later than originally intended as a direct result of the Team Cherry sequel's imminent release date. The game's publisher, Devolver Digital, shared the news on social media, confirming a new PS5 release date of...
News The Sheer Presence of Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Delaying PS5 Indie Games
Demonschool pushed back to 19th November
The promising old-school Persona-like Demonschool has been delayed by more than two months, and it's all because of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Team Cherry announced the long-awaited sequel will release on 4th September 2025, and Demonschool was set to launch the day before. To avoid the release, Demonschool now...
News Ambitious Open World RPG Crimson Desert Delayed to 2026
Now out in Q1 of next year
Pearl Abyss has announced it's delaying its ambitious RPG Crimson Desert to the first quarter of next year, meaning it's now set to arrive on PS5 between January and March of 2026. The open worlder was slated to arrive later this year, and it sounds like a final release date was planned to be confirmed during next week's...
News Dying Light: The Beast Delayed into PS5's Crowded September Release Schedule
Techland wants time for more polish
Techland has today confirmed a one-month delay for Dying Light: The Beast, which pushes the game out of late August and into September, where it'll face more competition from other new releases. The PS5 game will now release on 19th September 2025, as the developer states it needs a little bit more time to polish...
News Ridiculously Good Looking Terminator 2D Delayed Due to Physical PS5, PS4 Release
Hasta la vista, baby
Well, this is one occasion where physical games can be a bit of a headache – especially when it comes to smaller publishers like Reef Entertainment. The outrageously good looking SEGA Genesis-style side-scrolling shooter Terminator 2D: No Fate has been delayed from 5th September to 31st October, while it irons out...
News Directive 8020 Delayed to 2026 as Supermassive Games Prepares for Layoffs
Up to 36 may be affected
Supermassive Games, the dev team behind Until Dawn, The Quarry, and the Dark Pictures series, has announced its decision to begin redundancy proceedings. The news comes in an official statement on the studio's social channels. In order to cope with the industry's "challenging and ever-evolving environment", up to 36 team...
News Soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven Delays Its PS5, PS4 Debut Yet Again
Now out in November
We’ve been waiting around 17 years for LEVEL-5’s soccer RPG series Inazuma Eleven to kick-off on PlayStation, so we suppose one final delay won’t hurt. Originally due out on 21st August, new entry Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road will now launch on 13th November for PS5 and PS4. While we would have been horrified by this...
News System Shock 2 Remaster Faces Last-Minute Delay on PS5
All console versions pushed back to July
Originally set to release for PS5 on 26th June, the 25th Anniversary Remaster for System Shock 2 has been delayed on consoles. The PC version will still release this week, but console players will have to wait a while longer after Nightdive Studios encountered "issues" preventing it from launching. In a...
News Bungie Delays Marathon Indefinitely, No New PS5, PC Release Date Given
Game needs more time to reflect player passion
Bungie has today confirmed it's issuing an indefinite delay to its upcoming PS5, PC extraction shooter Marathon. A new release date hasn't been revealed, but more news will be shared towards the end of 2025. In a post to the official Bungie website, the developer said: "Through every comment and...
News GTA 6 Delayed to 2026, Out on 26th May 2026
Rockstar confirms delay and new release date
Rockstar Games has today announced Grand Theft Auto 6 will release for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on 26th May 2026, which means the game is officially delayed. The delay was confirmed in a statement posted to the developer's official website. It reads: Hi everyone, Grand Theft Auto VI is now set to...
News Of Course Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Has Been Delayed Again
Now coming to PS5 in October 2025
The upcoming PS5 RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has been hit with yet another delay, this time pushing the game back from the first half of this year to October 2025. This is the closest the title has ever come to a day and date release date after multiple years of delays, suggesting The Chinese Room has...
News FragPunk Delayed on Consoles at the Last Minute, Was Due Out Tomorrow
PS5 players will receive compensation
FragPunk, the latest online multiplayer shooter from Chinese publisher NetEase, has been indefinitely delayed on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S just 24 hours before it was scheduled to release. While the PC version will still launch as planned on Thursday, 6th March 2025, the console editions will be held back because...
News Xbox's Fable Could Launch Day One on PS5
Delayed into 2026
Playground Games’ new Fable game, which was revealed by Xbox eons ago, has been delayed into 2026. This is pertinent news for PS5 fans because the title was recently rumoured for Sony’s system as part of Microsoft’s multiformat push, and could now launch day one alongside its Xbox coun
News Hobbit Life Sim Tales of the Shire Has Been Delayed Again, Now Out in July
Pushed back another four months on PS5
Weta Workshop has announced a second delay for its Hobbit life simulator game Tales of the Shire. Originally slated to come out on PS5 next month, it's now been pushed back again by four months to 29th July 2025. The news was part of a statement posted to the game's social media channels, though an exact reason...
News DON'T NOD Delays Half of PS5's Lost Records by One Month
Part 1 still hitting PS5 next month
The original Life Is Strange developer DON'T NOD has announced it's delayed the second half of its new PS5 narrative-driven title Lost Records: Bloom & Rage by four weeks. While the first part will still launch on 18th February 2025, those who play it will now have to wait longer for the second half, which has...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Delayed Again, Now Out 20th March
To ensure a better day one experience
Ubisoft has today revealed it has delayed Assassin's Creed Shadows a second time for all platforms, with a launch date now set for 20th March 2025. In a social media statement, it's said the reason for the delay is that "a few additional weeks" of development will ensure an "even more ambitious and engaging...
News The Wacky But Promising Baby Steps Now Slated for 2025
Few more strides to take
Devolver Digital has announced Baby Steps won't be releasing on PS5 until 2025, as part of its comical Delayed Awards livestream. The game, which is inspired by the recent trend of titles that are purposefully hard to control (think Chained Together and Getting Over It), sees you play as a man baby taking hi
News Hitman Brings a World of Assassination to PSVR2 in March 2025
Time to hit some men
Announced earlier this year during the most recent State of Play, Hitman World of Assassination is being brought to PSVR2. Unfortunately, it's been delayed by a few months; initially planned for December, it's now scheduled to arrive on 27th March, 2025. The game is essentially the full trilogy of modern Hitman titles, and was...
News Ridiculous Visual Novel Date Everything Delayed to the Perfect Release Date on PS5
See you in February
Date Everything, a dating sim in which you can forge relationships with personifications of everyday objects, has been delayed. Initially planned for release this month, developer Sassy Chap Games and publisher Team 17 have announced a new, and very apt, target of Valentine's Day — 14th February, 2025. The news comes via a...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Delayed on PS5 Until 14th February
Staying in the shadows
Ubisoft’s anticipated Japanese sandbox Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been delayed on PS5 until 14th February. The game was originally due out on 15th November, but was pulled out of the Tokyo Game Show at the very last minute earlier this week. It means February is going to be a congested period for new releases, with...
News Terminator Survivors Delayed, Will Be Back in 2025
Surviving
Publisher Nacon has announced a delay for its upcoming survival action title, Terminator Survivors. In a statement made on social media yesterday, it's been confirmed that the early access PC launch of the game has been pushed back to 2025. The delay has been made in order for Nacon and developer Nacon Studio Milan to "realize our...
News House of Golf 2 Gets Putt Back with Delay to August on PS5
Bogey
Starlight Games, a relatively new UK studio founded and led by veteran devs, has pushed back the launch of its debut title, House of Golf 2. The news comes alongside a new trailer, announcing the new release date of 16th August, 2024. The game was initially planned for release on 25th July, so the crazy golf title is only a couple of weeks or...
News Distance Hits Reverse on PS5, PS4 Launch, Rescheduled for 19th July
Three-point turn
Here's an odd one: Distance, an intense racing game that finally launched on PlayStation after nearly 10 years, has quickly been removed from sale. It was available on the PS Store from 9th July, but has subsequently been taken down, and now has a new release date of 19th July. It's unknown quite why this has occurred, but while...
News Cities: Skylines 2 PS5 Delayed Further to Meet Stability, Performance Aims
There are "unresolved issues" remaining
Paradox Interactive has made the decision to push the console versions of Cities: Skylines 2 even further back — likely into 2025 — in order to meet the stability and performance targets it has set for itself. Detailed in a post on the studio's forums, it's revealed the devel
News DON'T NOD Delays the Promising Lost Records on PS5 to Avoid New Life Is Strange
Record scratch
DON’T NOD created Life Is Strange, but it’s no longer the steward of the series, which is owned by Square Enix. The latest entry, Double Exposure, developed by Deck Nine, is due out on 29th October – roughly the same time as Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, the spiritual successor to the franchise DON’T NOD birthed. Now, the...
News Little Nightmares 3 Delayed into 2025, Quality a 'Top Priority'
What a nightmare
Bandai Namco and developer Supermassive Games have announced Little Nightmares 3 won't be making it out in 2024 after all. The new entry in the cult hit horror platformer series has been pushed back to 2025. This announcement comes via social media, with a statement from the team explaining why the delay is happening: "As much...
News House Flipper 2 Needs a Little More Sprucing Up for PS5 Launch, Now Moved to April
Moving date
House Flipper 2 is flipping onto PS5 a little later than initially planned. Developer Frozen District has confirmed the console port of its successful home-renovating sim has been delayed, now arriving on 10th April, 2024. That's a delay of just a few weeks, so it's far from the end of the world. In case you don't know, House Flipper 2...
News Prison Architect 2 Back in the Slammer, Delayed to May 2024
In chains
You may recall Paradox Interactive announced Prison Architect 2 back in January. It's a sequel to the fan favourite management sim in which you grow and maintain a prison, taking care of your inmates and expanding your facilities. The fully 3D follow-up was scheduled to launch in March, but has now been pushed back to 7th May, 2024...
News Open Roads Takes a Detour to March Release on PS5, PS4
Delayed games eventually good etc.
Annapurna Interactive has delayed the release of its upcoming road trip adventure game, Open Roads. Just over a month ago, a release date of 22nd February 2024 was announced, but that's no longer the case; the game will instead launch on 28th March. In a statement to Engadget, Annapurna said the decision was made...
News Indefinitely Delayed Phasmophobia Will Come to PS5 'Soon As It's Ready'
Roadmap promises improvements
Eagerly anticipated ghost-hunting game Phasmophobia was a hit on Steam, and the wait for it to come to PlayStation has been torturous, plagued by repeated delays and at least one fire. Developer Kinetic Games posted a development roadmap, which still doesn't give us a date but does promise that the console release, when...
News Surprise! PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Has Been Delayed to 2024
Bet you didn't see that coming
If you were anticipating an action-packed weekend of Stellar Blade action, then you probably should have known better to be honest. Despite being scheduled to release in 2023, it was pretty clear earlier this year that Korean developer Shift Up’s console debut would take a little longer to launch on PS5. It’s now...
News Bethesda Has Delayed Fallout 4's PS5 Version to Next Year
"We need a bit more time"
Bethesda has confirmed the native PS5 version of Fallout 4 will need to wait until 2024 as "a bit more time" is needed to get into shape. The expected news was shared on Twitter after no updates had been shared on the updated edition for over a year. Upon its official announcement in October of 2022, it was confirmed the...
News Alone in the Dark Delayed Once More, Now Out in March 2024
To avoid crunch over Christmas period
THQ Nordic has made the decision to delay Alone in the Dark again so studio Pieces Interactive can avoid crunch over the Christmas period. Originally slated for a January release, the PS5 horror reboot will now launch on 20th March 2024. In a statement, the publisher said "the well-being of the teams is a top...
News Inazuma Eleven's PS5, PS4 Debut Will Need to Wait Until Next Year
Out of action
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road has pulled up at the last minute, and that means it’ll be spending some extended time on the physio’s table before the series finally makes its PlayStation debut next year. While it always looked unlikely this one would make its previous 2023 release window, developer LEVEL-5 has now officially slapped...
News Promising Detective RPG Decapolice Delayed to Next Year
To make for a better and denser open world
Update: Despite the official wording from the official Level-5 livestream, the delay to DECAPOLICE may not be quite as significant as first thought. The game's official Twitter account now claims the PS5, PS4 title has only been pushed back to 2024 instead of "post-2024", as was stated during the showcase...
News Bungie Confirms Destiny 2 DLC Delay After Company Layoffs
Now out on 4th June 2024
Bungie has today confirmed the widely reported delay to Destiny 2 DLC The Final Shape is indeed happening following significant layoffs at the developer. The PS5, PS4 expansion will now launch on 4th June 2024. In a post on the Bungie blog, the team says the delay allows them to "deliver an even bigger and bolder vision" as...
News Bulletstorm VR Drop-Kicked into January 2024 on PSVR2
The calm before the storm
Announced back in June, People Can Fly is bringing its fan favourite shooter to virtual reality in Bulletstorm VR. Unfortunately, it'll be a little bit longer of a wait than we were expecting — the PSVR2 game has been pushed back to 18th January, 2024. The news came recently via a short statement on social media:...
News Broken Roads Delayed Days from Launch, and While Being Reviewed
Fair dinkum
Post-apocalyptic CRPG Broken Roads has been hit with a surprisingly late delay, mere days away from launch and review code already in critics' hands. Due out on 13th November, Australian indie studio Drop Bear Bytes announced the news on Twitter so suddenly that, at the time of writing, the game's Steam page was still not updated...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Delayed to December, Second Beta Detailed
Delay will "further improve the game's quality"
Arc System Works' upcoming fighting game, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, is being delayed to next month. Initially planned for release on 30th November, the game will now arrive on PS5 and PS4 two weeks later, on 14th December. Publisher Cygames says the delay has been made to "further improve the...
News The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Crafts a New Release Date on PS5
One does not simply release on time
If you're looking forward to The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, good news: you get to look forward to it for longer! Yes, the co-op survival game set in Tolkien's ever-popular fantasy world has been delayed, though only on PS5. Developer North Beach Games shared the following statement on social media today,...
News The Horror! Phasmophobia's Console Release Delayed Indefinitely
Dev promises "it will be worth the wait"
Smash hit ghost-hunting horror game, Phasmophobia, has been delayed once again on consoles. Developer Kinetic Games made the announcement via an update on Steam, where it says it needs more time to get the console versions running optimally. Initially planned to arrive in August, the game was pushed back...
