Sony Delays The Last of Us Part II and Marvel's Iron Man VR Until Further Notice - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 June 2020 / 3,526 Views
Sony Interactive Entertainment today announced it has delayed the release of two of their upcoming games, The Last of Us Part II and Marvel’s Iron Man VR, from May 29 and May 25, respectively, until further noticed. The games were delayed to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Sony added that there are no other games being delayed at this time, however, they will keep fans updated.
"SIE has made the difficult decision to delay the launch of The Last of Us Part II and Marvel's Iron Man VR until further notice," said Sony in a Tweet. "Logistically, the global crisis is preventing us from providing the launch experience our players deserve.
"Currently, there are no other delays to report, but we'll keep you updated," Sony added in a followup Tweet.
Read a message from Naughty Dog below on the delay of The Last of Us Part II:
As you’ve likely just seen, the release of The Last of Us Part II has been delayed. We’re sure this news is just as disappointing to you as it is to us. We wanted to reach out to all of you in our community to give you a little more information.
The good news is, we’re nearly done with development of The Last of Us Part II. We are in the midst of fixing our final bugs.
However, even with us finishing the game, we were faced with the reality that due to logistics beyond our control, we couldn’t launch The Last of Us Part II to our satisfaction. We want to make sure everyone gets to play The Last of Us Part II around the same time, ensuring that we’re doing everything possible to preserve the best experience for everyone. This meant delaying the game until such a time where we can solve these logistic issues.
We were bummed about this decision, but ultimately understood it’s what’s best and fair to all of our players. We’re hoping that this won’t be a long delay and we’ll update you as soon as we have new information to share.
We wish you all, your families, and your friends the best of health. Thank you for being amazing fans and your continued support.
Stay safe!
—Naughty Dog
Update: SIE has made the difficult decision to delay the launch of The Last of Us Part II and Marvel's Iron Man VR until further notice. Logistically, the global crisis is preventing us from providing the launch experience our players deserve.
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) April 2, 2020
Currently, there are no other delays to report, but we'll keep you updated.
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) April 2, 2020
A message from us about the delay of The Last of Us Part II: pic.twitter.com/aGsSRfmJ8a
— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) April 2, 2020
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Its becoming clear Naughty Dog bit off more than they chew. This game would have been delayed again even if the Covid-19 situation didnt exist. Reminds of The Last Guardian development. Its Definitely releasing around PS5 drop
It's the right decision in this situation. Plus, the games themselves will be all the better for it, given the extra time.
Except that it’s being delayed because they can’t develop on it.
Ghosts of Tsushima next?
Definitely saw this coming. Will this end up as an Aug/Sep release or a Nov PS5 launch title? Guess that'll depend on the virus.
Doubtfull since other games are still releasing. A cross launch title seems more likely at this stage. Oh well odd though that Sony didn't delay Ghost of Tsushima.
most games after going gold have a month or more delay before release to ensure movement through the supply chain and after delivery sit in warehouses waiting for release ,so those games not affected have passed through the system even though they aren't out yet but its to late for the last of us 2
All the PS5 enhancments is taking extra time I guess.
Using Zelda BOTW tactics
What is it you two don’t understand about the fucking Covid-19 pandemic?
I think the game was getting delayed regardless. Sony's upcoming games will be used to push PS5.
@Hynad Nothing wrong to believe that.
You cam believe whatever shit you want. Doesn’t make it true and close to rational.
Its not rational to think the game is partly being delayed for PS5? I also suspect the game simply isn't ready.
What is rational to think is that Covid-19 affects everyone. It is reasonable to believe that the work they had planned to do until the game’s launch is greatly affected by the pandemic the same way it affects everything else.
It is nothing more than bad faith to think there’s an underlying and hidden reason when the world is in the state it’s in right now.
It is in fact borderline insensitive. And it’s no wonder it’s coming from an anti-Sony pug.
Again, I don't believe the game was delayed for the pandemic. I am also the person that feels Cyberpunk simply isn't ready.
I say insensitive and inflammatory things all the time. On a side note, I have questioned the quality of Halo Infinite if it achieves its release date. So yeah, chill out sugar lumps.
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