Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is delayed as soon as once more as its troubled growth continues.
The Seattle-set vampire recreation was due out fall 2024 however will now launch in the first half of 2025 throughout PC, Xbox Collection X and S, and PlayStation 5.
In a (*2*) attributed to Mattias Lilja, deputy CEO for writer Paradox Interactive, and Alex Skidmore, artistic director at developer The Chinese language Room, which took over growth duties after unique studio Hardsuit Labs was ditched, the delay was attributed to Paradox’s “dedication to delivering excessive-high quality video games to our gamers.”
Paradox has not too long ago canceled a quantity of in-growth video games and shut down studios as half of a rethink following what it has admitted had been varied errors round increasing the scope of its enterprise and the video games it publishes.
“Although the recreation is in a adequate place that we may have maintained our deliberate launch window, Paradox and The Chinese language Room collaboratively determined to prioritize polish,” the assertion reads.
The further growth time will likely be used “to create a high quality assurance buffer, giving extra time between testing and launch, guaranteeing we launch the recreation when it’s prepared,” the assertion continued. “The further time offers us a chance to modify sure areas, equivalent to Fabien, and incorporate different neighborhood suggestions.
“We can even use the time to develop the recreation’s story, and now Bloodlines 2 could have greater than twice as many endings as its predecessor.”
Lastly: “It has been a protracted journey, however we’re close to the ultimate levels of growth and can share the launch date as soon as we’re assured with the recreation’s stage of polish.”
Bloodlines 2 is of course the successor to the cult-traditional Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, which got here out in 2004 courtesy of developer Troika Video games. The sequel has been in varied types of growth for practically a decade.
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