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Several games are expected to be delayed out of 2021 according to Jason Schreier
- Thread starter Raigor
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Loss of momentum up front was understandable but studios should be accustomed to working from home at this point. The idea that somehow working from home is less efficient than working in an office needs to die. Sure there are still some things such as mocap that are challenging during the pandemic but the nuts and bolts of game dev can be done from home just as efficiently as they could from an office.
Oh you're right, my bad. I just re-watched the reveal tease and I totally forgot that 2021 drop.
Reposting what I wrote in the other thread -
I'm hoping sony and bethesda stick to their releases this year (GOW probably not happening, but yeah), my backlog isn't big enough for a barren year at home.
I'll be all cleared out by the end of february and thats with hitman 3 and P5S.
I'm hoping sony and bethesda stick to their releases this year (GOW probably not happening, but yeah), my backlog isn't big enough for a barren year at home.
I'll be all cleared out by the end of february and thats with hitman 3 and P5S.
Is this inside imformation or is this just him making a guess we could all make based on the still ongoing global pandemic?
i think it could happen, they have a lot of assets to work with from BOTW
I know BOTW 2 was never officially confirmed for 2021 but I think even if that was the internal pre-pandemic goal it will get pushed back to 2022 or later.
Yeah, not trying to be a cynical asshole, but this read kind of like "oh, Jason Schreier says!" and not just that it's a thing starting with Hogwarts.
Anyone could guess this would happen but with him saying it is implied he knows more.
God of War was an entirely disingenuous 2021 announcement from the get-go, that will shift.
As much as it pains me to say it I think Battlefield will move. DICE and EA will be well aware that this release has to land, and it cannot launch with the same technical issues that have plagued previous entries. With Halo moving into that slot and an inevitable Modern Call of Duty game coming it could actually be a wise move.
As much as it pains me to say it I think Battlefield will move. DICE and EA will be well aware that this release has to land, and it cannot launch with the same technical issues that have plagued previous entries. With Halo moving into that slot and an inevitable Modern Call of Duty game coming it could actually be a wise move.
I mean I reallllllyyyy hope not. It's my most anticipated game of the year. Just the pretty much radio silence on it right now, and with all of that leaking months ahead of what would of been a possible release date, it almost makes me wonder if they are doing an overhaul on it due to the nature of the leaks 🤷♂️. Fingers crossed though.
Probably both. Schreier talks to a lot of devs but he's also made plenty of statements based on his own opinion.
Not that it has a date, but I'm not so optismistic that I can see FF XVI as a late 2021 game.
What a shame that the one mainline FF we could have only waited a year for since its announcement (instead of the customary 3-5) had to be developed during a pandemic lmao.
Also, even if there was no Covid, no way that I would have bet on GoW actually sticking to 2021.
What a shame that the one mainline FF we could have only waited a year for since its announcement (instead of the customary 3-5) had to be developed during a pandemic lmao.
Also, even if there was no Covid, no way that I would have bet on GoW actually sticking to 2021.
I haven't kept up with rumours or the leaks, but that game was supposedly going to launch early 2021, right? If so, I doubt they're gonna delay it until next year.
the game where we haven't seen anything other than a tentative logo?
yeah, that shit ain't coming out for 5 years
You're just very wrong lol. For smaller, sub-50 people studios maybe. But when you get into the team sizes of dozens, hundreds, or more, you'll never be able to fully make up the efficiency and convenience of turning around to talk to someone to solve a problem, or hop into a room for a quick meeting.
All that is not even accounting for the tech issues that you mentioned. Mo cap is an issue. Audio designers don't just work on a desktop PC, they have multiple pieces of equipment, monitors, speakers, etc that likely couldn't just make the trip to their living room setup. Many people likely have to remote into their workstation, which will be less effective for some than others, and itself introduce random tech quirks and issues.
And then, all that is not accounting for the fact that all these people are working from home during a pandemic. There's increased mental and emotional strain that will effect your output. Your kids may be home from school, which alone would be a massive hindrance on productivity. Your mom may have COVID, your friend may have COVID, you yourself might just have increased anxiety due to COVID. That all matters.
So no, everything you said is wrong. There are literally dozens of factors to take into account right now, and they all connect and effect everything else.
I'm OK with basically every announced game to slip into 22, except for XVI. I really really want that in my hands asap.
Yeah, they were targeting a Jan date at one point, I believe, but it got pushed back and they are targeting April instead based on the most recent mega leak stuff. They seemed to already have drawn up all the release material for April. Of course, that could all have changed with everything going on.
RE8, GoW:R, Gotham Knights, Hollow Knight Silksong, Digimon Survive, Rainbow Six Quarantine, Cuphead DLC, Ghostwire Tokyo
Is it fair to say most studios arent as effective WFH? Obviously not accounting for the fact that once they get used to it they will be back in offices, not everyone is moon studios.
So maybe there is no way for things to be the way they used to be ever again even with the vaccine and devs back in office this semester might not be realistic, even so maybe in the second half of 2021 most will be in offices again who knows.
So maybe there is no way for things to be the way they used to be ever again even with the vaccine and devs back in office this semester might not be realistic, even so maybe in the second half of 2021 most will be in offices again who knows.
With how hard COVID hit especially in Japan I'm gonna assume most of the big Japanese game that people expected this year will be delayed, exception might be RE8 and I expect another drought year for Nintendo.
Yeah I see this being their big Fall game. Still a hell of a line-up even without GOW
The company revealed a week ago that it's going to be released until end of March.
Who knows if they will stick with the date though
OP (Raigor), he didn't say "out of 2021," he just said "2021 game delays." It could also refer to games dated for certain dates or windows delayed to a later point in the year.
Oddworld Soulstorm was originally planned for late 2020, but slipped to spring 2021. I think that one will be fine.
Resident Evil Village is planned for April according to the Capcom leaks, which is pretty early in the year, so I don't see it slipping as far as 2022.
Kena is planned for Q1 2021 / March, which is even earlier, so I don't think that one's slipping.
Ghostwire: Tokyo is planned for October, which sounds like more of a strategic release window since its horror-themed, so I don't see that getting delayed.
As for the rest, who knows, but I doubt *all* those games are slipping. People like to joke about God of War: Ragnarok hitting 2021, but we haven't even seen any of the game yet to get an idea of how far along it is.
Oddworld Soulstorm was originally planned for late 2020, but slipped to spring 2021. I think that one will be fine.
Resident Evil Village is planned for April according to the Capcom leaks, which is pretty early in the year, so I don't see it slipping as far as 2022.
Kena is planned for Q1 2021 / March, which is even earlier, so I don't think that one's slipping.
Ghostwire: Tokyo is planned for October, which sounds like more of a strategic release window since its horror-themed, so I don't see that getting delayed.
As for the rest, who knows, but I doubt *all* those games are slipping. People like to joke about God of War: Ragnarok hitting 2021, but we haven't even seen any of the game yet to get an idea of how far along it is.
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Pretty sure the Capcom leak had that coming out in... April or something.
