Maybe we'll start to see games do what home movie releases do now..... release first on digital and then a month later a physical copy gets released.
Coronavirus: Is it possible that we'll see upcoming game releases delayed?
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I know its pretty much been done for awhile but I've been wondering about this for HL: Alyx due to the recent coronavirus outbreak in Washington State, I mean Valve is smack dab in one of the largest and most affected counties. Most of the big tech companies in the area have already instituted work from home policies from Microsoft to Amazon...I feel it's only a matter of time until they follow suit but as someone here mentioned it doesn't seem like for gamedev for a large studio that working from home may not be feasible depending on their workstations. Granted Valve has less employees than some and with their deep pockets they may be able to easily accommodate their devs with @ home workstations but I'm not sure if they would do that or just postpone operations outside of Steam maintenance.
If HL Alyx wasn't done by now, its not the Coronavirus that will cause its delay.
Stuff coming out in the next few weeks- a month should still be gold or about to be gold and should be ok. As others have said some should already be in retailers hands like AC and Doom.
After april-may though, anything is on the table.
After april-may though, anything is on the table.
They already frucking cancelled E3 and also everything else while the government does jack squat!!!
Consumers yes.. but indutries no. Virus also affects people who are working the game, it is kinda like small ripples in the water that create waves that become tsunami
I don't think this will affect game releases over the next few months. I do however firmly believe that this will affect console hardware production for the Fall.
I think the odds of new consoles slipping to 2021 is 25/75
I think the odds of new consoles slipping to 2021 is 25/75
Im picking up DOOM Eternal and depending how bad it is here in Denham Springs by then i may just make FF7R a digital preorder
Yep, I'm positive businesses have already been feeling the impact and are developing their response plans before issuing any public statements. I'm sure everything just got slotted back, or in some very unfortunate cases, completely shut down. :(
I don't think so for the ones releasing in the next couple months, as they're mostly ready anyway. The publishers are probably itching to release them to benefit from people having to stay at home.
I'm sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant it is silly to single out companies who may have been outsourcing, when literally the entire north american industry itself is starting to experience the same level of shut down as the out source studios have been. It isn't just a switch we can flip and maintain 100% efficiency. It's going to impact a ton of schedules. Some games will have some content cut and some will get pushed back, and honestly, probably some will be canceled, but it's all getting impacted
Yes and that's fine. Do whatever is necessary for the health and safety of the workers. We all have backlogs we can work through for a while.
Delay next-gen entirely if needed.
Delay next-gen entirely if needed.
If (when) the next gen consoles get delayed into 2021...this will cause a ripple effect for game releases which were scheduled to release alongside the new hardware. Developers may actually appreciate the extra time to polish their games, probably not a bad thing
Yes.
The question is, existing, activate Live games - what's going to happen to them?
will content slow down? Services?
will player numbers skyrocket as new games are delayed and more schools are cancelled?
It's the Wild West in the'sphere these days
The question is, existing, activate Live games - what's going to happen to them?
will content slow down? Services?
will player numbers skyrocket as new games are delayed and more schools are cancelled?
It's the Wild West in the'sphere these days
I don't care what games/hardware get delayed as long as Cyberpunk comes out on 17th September and new Nvidia cards are out before then. If not then I'll just play Cyberpunk on my PS4.
We're getting AC, Doom, Persona this month so I reckon they're safe. every other game I can wait for.
We're getting AC, Doom, Persona this month so I reckon they're safe. every other game I can wait for.
companies will not be able to crunch in these last few weeks so i'm expecting some-- yes.
i also want to point out the most important video game release of March was already delayed due to the CoronaVirus.
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www.theverge.com
i feel like this was missed by this board.
TurboGrafx-16 Mini delayed after coronavirus shuts down production
The release date for the miniature gaming console has been delayed indefinitely.
www.theverge.com
i feel like this was missed by this board.
Yes and next Gen will likely get delayed too. No point in having a new system if the softwares are not there and productions are reduced.
yeah it will.
it's crazy to finally see the board realize this. i think i mentioned it WAY back.
I help to manage disaster response for a State agency. Everything will be affected. It's just a matter of time before some dev gets sick in a studio and spreads it. Depending on the time of transmission and how many get infected, a studio could be down for a couple of weeks to a couple of months; and the worse part is that it could happen repeatedly. This virus is no joke. People need to start understanding that we are now living in a new world for 1 to 2 years.
Upcoming games that are releasing in the next few weeks will release for sure, most of them should be ready to ship by now and the digital nature of them might even lead to stronger sales due to people staying in-door.
Releases that are not in a shippable state within the next few weeks are likely to be delayed because of productions slowing down, summer releases like Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Tsushima could slip into fall, and fall releases could slip into next year.
I would expect that everything hardware related will see delays, next-gen consoles could likely be postponed to next year due to manufacturing of critical components scaling back.
Releases that are not in a shippable state within the next few weeks are likely to be delayed because of productions slowing down, summer releases like Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Tsushima could slip into fall, and fall releases could slip into next year.
I would expect that everything hardware related will see delays, next-gen consoles could likely be postponed to next year due to manufacturing of critical components scaling back.
Don't discount the supply chain having effects either. Production lines, shipping, stocking, etc may all see delays depending on workforce health, area closures, self-isolation, etc. Delays may only be a couple of weeks in those cases but don't be surprised if major titles slip slightly because the production chain has slowed.
By upcoming games, do you mean games that should be releasing in the next month and have gone gold
They're probably going to have to delay the announcement of that rumored Batman Arkham successor. Yup, gonna have to go ahead and push back that announcement
This thread is full of basically everyone saying 100% yes of course to both games and the consoles. I will counter that with "no, I don't think the consoles will get delayed". I also think most games slated for this year will still release in 2020, but maybe delayed by a couple months.
Definitely. Developers with studios in China or that on a large scale outsource to Chinese studios are already affected and there have already been delays announced. Mihoyo delayed Genshin Impact from a Spring release to an unsepcified end of the year release for example.
A lot of us are about to find out. Personally I see it as a challenge, and an opportunity to try a new way of working. Being able to blast my own music out at high volume is going to be a complete game changer. I'm rather looking forward to it.
It's everything else that worries me.
Assuming there are many delays ... this might be a good opportunity for people to expand their gaming into genres or titles that they were once on the fence about. I'm personally using this moment to really dig into my backlog, but I'm also going to make sure I purchase some games that I was once on the fence about owning.
if this doesn't touch FF7 Remake, i'm fine with any other delay.
