Hitman udgivelse bliver forsinket
Endnu et spil bliver forsinket. IO Interactive har annonceret, at det nye Hitman spil er rykket fra december 2015 til marts 2016. Begrundelsen for at rykke spillet 3 måneder er, at det giver IO Interactive mulighed for at tilføje mere materiale til spillet bl.a. i form af flere episoder.
“These few extra months will mean we can add more to the launch content of the game, more than we had originally planned, and then follow with a tighter frequency of updates, which ultimately will create a better game for everyone. And in the end, that’s what we’re all looking for,”
“Moving a launch date is never an easy decision. We know it’s frustrating to have to wait a bit longer for the game, but we truly believe it will mean we can deliver a better launch and overall experience.”
IO Interactive indrømmer, at det er frustrerende for deres fans at de flytter udgivelses datoen, men de mener, at de kan lave et bedre spil ved at rykke datoen 3 måneder frem. Flere informationer om den nye udgivelses dato har de lovet at komme med i næste uge, hvor de også vil komme ind på den fulde udgivelses kalender for spillet og tilhørende pakker.
“We want to keep the business model very simple. There’s going to be one price, so we’re not talking microtransactions, and it allows us to evolve the content itself… Gamers don’t want unfinished content, so we’re being very clear. This is going to be AAA, polished Hitman as you’d expect. But we can continue to create experiences, so the world only expands. We’re experimenting.”
Fans af serien vil sætte pris på, at der ikke kommer nogle mikro transaktioner, men derfor må man undre sig over at de flytter udgivelsen væk fra julesalget. Hitman udkommer til Xbox One, Playstation 4 og PC, som digitalt download, en CD udgivelses forventes at være klar senere i 2016.
Mener i at begrundelsen for at flytte Hitman er okay og hvad ser i mest frem til når spillet endelig udkommer?