Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Delayed to 2019, PSV Version Cancelled - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 20 August 2018 / 2,613 Views
Publisher 505 Games announced Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been delayed to 2019 and the PlayStation Vita version has been cancelled. The game will now launch for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC.
"There are two important announcements we would like to make in this month’s update," reads an update from the Kickstarter campaign from the developer. "Our first announcement is that the game will now launch in 2019. The most important reason for this is to raise the quality level, especially after all the very valuable feedback from the Beta Backer Demo.
"The second announcement is that the game will no longer launch on PlayStation Vita. This decision is largely due to Sony’s plans to discontinue the Vita console, ending production of physical copies and stopping certain online store support features.
"It is extremely unfortunate, but as a result, we won’t be releasing the game on Vita. For the backers who have ordered the PS Vita version of the game, you will be able to choose another platform or request a refund."
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My thanks to all the Vita backers that helped get this game funded as well as it was, and I'm sorry for you guys that it turned out this way. I hope you're all still able to enjoy the game another way.
The real surprise would be the Vita version actually happening.
It's a shame for Vita owners, I have a feeling a Switch version is likely. I backed initially in hopes of getting it on Vita, I did end up choosing PS4 so I guess I can remote play on Vita....still looking forward to it.
Disappointing. Was hoping to get the Vita back out to play this on that nice OLED screen.
