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The Last of Us Part II and Iron Man VR delayed until further notice
- Thread starter AlexFlame116
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Everybody who was paying attention called it. It wasn't a secret that TLOU2 was coming in hot and Sony was relying on an aggressive distribution schedule to get the game to stores on time, and that that schedule was no longer possible. I expected this announcement last Friday, to be honest. I've been trying to encourage people to brace themselves for the delay.
Avengers and Cyberpunk are also getting delayed. This is not an "if."
It's hard for some to get away from tradition. Whether it be Sony who wants to have posters out there and copies all over the shelves or gamers who refuse or can't download the game for whatever reason. The game is apparently done, they just want to hold off until they can get physical copies out there. Seem to be punishing those who moved on to digital. Movies that had theatrical releases are now being streamed so what's the problem?
yes they are. PS5 and Series X adoption is going to be slower than usual for new machines.
The whole world and feel right now is just depressing and shit in general everybody's stuck
And from what I hear about this game it's brutal and depressing it's probably not something a lot of the general gaming public would wanna play right now I think they will release it in late august early September
And from what I hear about this game it's brutal and depressing it's probably not something a lot of the general gaming public would wanna play right now I think they will release it in late august early September
These lockdowns are supposed to buy us time to not overload the health care capacity with too much people needing urgent care simultaneously until 1) enough people contract this and recover that the virus will have a hard time spreading rapidly in a population that is partially immune 2) we find a somewhat reliable cure to drive the mortality down 3) we have a tested vaccine.
At least one of those first two things are reasonably likely to happen this year, and the third will likely happen in 2021.
I know things seem to be grim right now, but you need to realize it's been only two months and a lot has happened and some progress has already been achieved. We might be in a substantially better position vis-a-vis this disease in another two or three months.
It's a disappointment, but such is the way of things these days. I had a week booked off work to play TLOU2, and just booked another week off for GoT. I'm going to have to contemplate my options for rescheduling those vacation days now.
I'm happy I still have a hefty backlog to dive into while we wait for things to sort themselves out.
I'm happy I still have a hefty backlog to dive into while we wait for things to sort themselves out.
I don't think so. That word "indefinitely" make me doubtful about the TLoUS pt. 2 being a ps4 exclusive. Mark my words.
Awww man, that blows. Legit, just this past week I finally watched a TLoU playthrough for the first time and loved it. Was super stoked when I went to look up info about TLoU2 and saw it was due in just a couple months. Although not entirely unexpected, but still.... RIP. 😔
This year is gonna suck supreme as far as any kind of new media goes, huh. Shows, movies, games all delayed. Feels like FF7R is gonna be the last major anything we get for who knows how long at this point.
Like damn, not only is 2020 gonna be nonstop terrifying, but it's also probs gonna be completely devoid of exciting news and things to look forward to. :(
Can we just fast-forward to 2021 already?
This year is gonna suck supreme as far as any kind of new media goes, huh. Shows, movies, games all delayed. Feels like FF7R is gonna be the last major anything we get for who knows how long at this point.
Like damn, not only is 2020 gonna be nonstop terrifying, but it's also probs gonna be completely devoid of exciting news and things to look forward to. :(
Can we just fast-forward to 2021 already?
I would guess the PS5 is probably getting delayed as well.
That makes even less sense. Throwing away the PS4 install base and raising the entry fee to several hundred dollars is a good way to minimize sales and upset customers given that it was already advertised and presold as a PS4 game on top of wasting development funds making the game for the PS4.
Forget shooting in the foot, that's amputation at the knee.
I know.
Personally I think we're looking at at least 12 months to 24 months of recession and issues dealing with this virus. With that in mind I don't believe the situation is likely to get better for video game releases for the forseeable future.
Thanks for your positive insight. I think we need this kind of stuff in these times.
Thousands dead and millions out of work I'll let slide.. but you better not make me wait a few extra weeks for my vidya game.
Yeah for sure.
Whatever point of completion TLOU II and the new consoles were at about 3 weeks ago is the point of completion they will probably stay at for the next few months.
I don't see console development or game development from home being entirely feasible. And a few weeks ago it seems like everyone dropped what they were doing to prep for COVID-19's impact.
What do they mean by economic and logistical concerns? Like production of the physical discs?
Probably physical production and distribution plus a lot of people not having the money to buy games right now and even less so by the end of May.
The movies being released digitally early tend to be those that have already come out in theaters or are smaller. Most of the bigger stuff that hasn't released yet is getting delayed or pushed to next year (Mulan, Black Widow, No Time To Die, Wonder Woman, Ghostbusters, Morbius, etc). Plus the movie/TV industry has already pretty much completely shifted to digital/streaming in general, so there isn't really any barrier to overcome with consumers. But with video games, physical is still a huge part of the industry, and a large portion of their audience can't or won't switch over that quickly (even in a one-time situation).
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According to Jason Schreier, yeah that appears to be the main concern.
It pains me to see this occur, but I understand that Sony couldn't prevent this. It's the wisest course of action. Crossing my fingers that Ghost of Tsushima is unscathed, but I'm not holding my breath at all.
I'm sorry to hear that your situation is bad. However always keep in mind that there are plenty of video games and alternative distractions available to you at this very moment. The Last of Us 2 will release at some point, but they don't owe you a game because you really want it.
Also, calm down. There's no need to be so aggressive.
yeah look at FF7 what a distaster that launch is with the physical copies. I talked to the owner a of a big gaming store in Munich and he claims that only 1/3 of the expected shipments have arrived in Europe.
you don't wanna risk to fuck up the launch of the biggest Sony Game of the Year.
you don't wanna risk to fuck up the launch of the biggest Sony Game of the Year.
My prediction based off nothing:
the Last of Us Part II - October/November 2020
Ghost of Tsushima - November/December 2020
PS5 - March 2021.
the Last of Us Part II - October/November 2020
Ghost of Tsushima - November/December 2020
PS5 - March 2021.
PS4 exclusive? Well no, I don't think that game was ever going to be PS4 exclusive. But it will launch on PS4 first.
That is probably one factor. But then you probably got promotional material and people might not being able to afford it(?).
I do but when it comes digital media, it can still be released digitally especially using the argument that the last person that I quoted in this post says.
Capcom dont care. I dont care. (backlash I mean)
Sony might care though but honestly doesnt matter in the end, they can still release it digitally.
The reason for those recommendations is because people are actively watching/seeking out media in relation to it - its a popular subject regardless of what people think.
Hopefully not. They should release it digitally.
Then release it digitally. No point in delaying it indefinitely/until further notice.
If anything, this pandemic will prove that digital media will be more valuable in the long run compared to physical media which will have its monetary hurdles (shipping, packing , and shelf costs) and of course what is presently happening (logistic issues) as far as entertainment products are concerned.
It sounds selfish I know. Movies have the ability to get revenue from 2 major releases, theatrical and home video. Videogames have always been a one shot deal and I think about half out there already choose to buy games digitally. So yes, you are right that is still a large portion who either don't want to buy digitally or can't. We have however seen many smaller games only have digital availability and this is where the traditional gamer Sony still wants to respect, I get that, but we are also in totally different times here where most of us want to do something at home. Sony wants to treat these pillar titles as huge events, they said that. The question is how long are they willing to hold off?
This game will sell huge, even if it was digital only.
Plenty of other games to play mate. And plenty of games I'd rather be playing than this.
Damn was hoping this would be the last shine of light before game releases are getting affected. Indefinitely though ugh. Totally understand it though. When the time is right, the time is right.
Considering they didn't say anything about GoT, I'm guessing they think things might start to get better (at least temporarily) in the Summer. If that is the case, I would think they might have TLOU leapfrog GoT by a month or two and release around the end of July or sometime in August. But since they haven't indicated anything about a new date and the fact that no one really knows where we'll be in a couple of months with the pandemic, there is no way to know for sure.
In the UK physical copies can be alot cheaper than digitally on the PSN. For example, FF7 Remake is £60 on the PSN store but I've got it pre-ordered for under £40. Making people pay more whilst also forcing everyone to download a 2 x blu ray disc game which happens to be Sony's most important game this gen on throttled download speeds is a disaster waiting to happen.
Ps2 teir launch.
Lou2, GoT, Cyberpunk 2077, Watch Dogs Legion, BlackOps 5, Assassin Creed Vikings, Avengers, Batman Legacy, Dying Light 2,
All Coming March 5 2021
Disappointed TLOU got delayed again but I guess it makes sense with how a lot of other things have.
