A second delay has been confirmed for Prison Architect 2, lower than a month earlier than the anticipated launch date. The sport is now anticipated to launch on Sept. 3.
The announcement got here Friday from writer Paradox Interactive and developer Double Eleven. The preliminary launch for PS5, Xbox, and Steam was scheduled for March 25 after which delayed to May 7. The additional 4 months will probably be used to tackle crash points as reminiscence utilization was impacting gameplay, as detailed in a press release from Paradox.
“While we currently have builds certified on all platforms and are ready to release, some issues regarding memory usage and minimum spec configurations experiencing more failures have emerged.”
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Hello Architects,
We’ve made the laborious resolution of delaying Prison Architect 2 from May seventh to September third.We’ll use this time to work on lowering crashes, optimizing efficiency, and sharpening present options. Read extra: https://t.co/Jwl8Yoj7rI pic.twitter.com/8FwflOoxnd
— Prison Architect 2 – Pre-Order Now! (@PrisonArchitect) April 19, 2024
Reaction to the second delay for Prison Architect 2
Double Eleven will focus on and elaborate on its intentions to additional develop a few of the present options of the sport throughout a Prison Architect 2 stream on April, 25, wherein it is going to element additional updates as a part of the timeline to launch the sport in September.
Social media reactions have been usually accepting, particularly after Paradox issued an apology this week for the botched launch of Cities Skylines 2. One user on X stated, “I’ll take it, Paradox is learning from Cities Skylines 2 that rushing a game is never good,” while another opined, “I’m glad this is happening, it’s good to see developers admitting their game isn’t going to be ready when originally planned, and taking action on it.”
There was disappointment expressed however given the context of the earlier delay and different Paradox issues, endurance and area will probably be granted by avid gamers so long as the upcoming launch of Prison Architect 2 delivers.
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