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[Krizalidx11]

Kadokawa Corp, the parent company of FromSoftware, revealed that its upcoming new games have been delayed due to COVID-19. This, obviously, also includes Elden Ring, a title that a lot of gamers have been looking forward to.

you can read the 2021 march financial report pdf and look for the covid-19 delayed projects

https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/9468/ir_material_for_fiscal_ym7/99266/00.pdf

Lastly a tiny leak

 

[Buggy Loop]

 

[Mister Wolf]

When its ready. Plenty of other things to play. Namco already got Scarlet Nexus and Tales Of Arise releasing this year.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Sekiro came out in 2019, so it makes sense. 3 years will be about the right time if Miyazaki's biggest game yet

 

[KyoZz]

Financial report... mean nothing. And it's already discussed here

Leaked off-screen trailer of Elden Ring is legit - but no one has a link

The video, which has been seen by VGC but cannot be shared for legal reasons, is labelled as ‘Bandai Namco confidential’ and shows a significant amount of off-screen footage, from what appears to be a planned gameplay trailer for the From Software title. “I can only imagine what drives you to...

www.neogaf.com

 

[Tickle My Tendies]

Honestly, after Ratchet hits next month, I'm almost expecting everything else to get delayed to 2022

I mean, not literally, but other than Ratchet and Scarlet Nexus, there's just not many upcoming launch windows that I'm confident in.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Fucking Covid hey. Hehe

 

[Connificent]

 

[TheMan]

Was it really expected to come out this year?

 

[Punished Miku]

If it looks anything like the last video, it looked like it needs a delay honestly. I'd rather wait until they fix it up a bit.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Was it really expected to come out this year?

Some seem to be surprised at the delays of these games. Maybe they live under a rock.

 

[Lux R7]

 

[AJUMP23]

Ok fine.

 

[Danjin44]

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

I hope some of these delayed cross-gen games just remove last-gen entirely at this point. If you're releasing in mid-2022 or later, what's the point?

 

[Putonahappyface]

 

[WoodyStare]

 

[RoboFu]

Nnnnnoooooooooooooo!!!!

 

[Yoboman]

 

[LazyParrot]

If it looks anything like the last video, it looked like it needs a delay honestly. I'd rather wait until they fix it up a bit.

You should get in contact with Digital Foundry. I bet those guys could really use someone who can judge the current visual quality of a game that's still in development from a stitched-together collection of sub-480p recordings of an undated trailer running on another screen

 

[OrionNebula]

At this point I expect a major AAA release every passing week in 2022

 

[Hawking Radiation]

I hope some of these delayed cross-gen games just remove last-gen entirely at this point. If you're releasing in mid-2022 or later, what's the point?

So you want devs to just axe a last gen version of the game they spend the last few years working on because shits and giggles?

Come on now.

At this point I expect a major AAA release every passing week in 2022

 

[Astral Dog]

2022 is gonna be amazing if the 2022 things don't get delayed to 2023

 

[jigglet]

If this rumour is proven false, I hope it's also done through a rumour.

Have we heard anything from this game that hasn't come from a rumour?

 

[Raonak]

Didn't really expect it for 2021 anyway.

but I didn't realise this was meant to be a crossgen game... wut.

 

[ShinraMiddleMananger]

Trouble in paradise?

 

[Little Chicken]

I'm unhappy

 

[Arachnid]

 

[AnotherOne]

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Im getting Cyberpunk vibes.

 

[jhjfss]

 

[Kumomeme]

as long the game not rushed and turn out bad. so its fine. let the devs have all the time they needed.

 

[Codes 208]

>Implying there was a set release date

 

[V4skunk]

Im getting Cyberpunk vibes.

How so?
The only ever official announcement or news was the reveal trailer.

 

[DeadOblivion78]

How do you delay what isn't even set in stone yet?

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

.

 

[Investor9872]

Good. Take their time, and get this right out of the gate!

 

[Blond]

This games vaporware far as I'm concerned

 

[The Wheel of Fortune]

Call me insane, but that preview just hyped me even more. Let them take their time, who cares, we have plenty of good games to keep us busy in the meantime.

 

[Moonjt9]

Literally nothing has been announced about this game, so saying it's delayed is laughable. How can you delay that which has no life?

 

[Airbus Jr]

March 2022? Its ok

 

[Danjin44]

March 2022? Its ok

 

[j0hnnix]

 

[Airbus Jr]

But seriously March 22 isnt that far off

My backlog is is huge and thats more than enough to keep me busy

I havent finished Breath of The Wild

Everytime i touch it..lost interest in just couple minutes....man i really hate the weapon durability in that game..

 

[Perrott]

How do you delay what isn't even set in stone yet?

Internal delays are a thing, you know? Elden Ring was supposed to come out much earlier, this is like the 5th time Bandai changes their internal estimates for the game.

 

[Sorne]

Perfection takes time.

 

[geary]

How a game can be pushed back when a release period is not announced?

 

[sublimit]

Kadokawa may be the parent company of From Software but the game is being published by Namco. And since Namco hasn't said anything this means nothing.

Although to be honest it wouldn't surprise me at all if it comes out next year.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Been waiting longer for a BB2, this wait is easy.

 

[SantaC]

When its ready. Plenty of other things to play. Namco already got Scarlet Nexus and Tales Of Arise releasing this year.

Yeah we got Arise this year so the delay is fine by me.