Take-Two Interactive has just announced during their second-quarter earnings announcement that Firaxis’ upcoming Marvel strategy game, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, will be delayed into the second half of next year.
This isn’t such bad news, as Midnight Suns were originally planned for March 2022, and instead of March, we will be getting the game somewhere between July and December of 2022.
The company further implied that the delay was due to the increase in the difficulty of making games as technology has improved. The company further argued that since it has become possible to make bigger and more technologically interesting games, but, those games are also tougher and take longer to develop.
“While we don’t take delays lightly, we know that our proven success has been rooted firmly in our ‘player-first approach and unwavering commitment to delivering the highest quality entertainment experiences. We believe it is far better to provide the extra time needed for a product – especially a new IP – to reach its full potential and drive long-term success as a permanent franchise in our industry-leading portfolio.”
Firaxis’ Twitter account provided a similar statement moment prior:
“We think it needs more development time to be everything it can be. What we’re known for doing is supplying the time and the resources so that the creative talent that’s taken a big chance by coming to work at our company always has not only the ability to pursue their passions but every possible asset in service of allowing them to pursue their passions, and that’s what generates the highest-quality titles in the business, for which we’re known.
We couldn’t be more excited about the title. We don’t love when we have to slip a title. It’s not that common for us; it’s been very uncommon in past years. This is a situation where we thought it made sense, and therefore we stand behind it.”
