The Rogue Prince of Persia has obtained a last-minute delay to keep away from clashing with the recognition of Hades 2.
In an announcement shared to X / Twitter right this moment (Could 10), Evil Empire introduced that it has delayed the early entry launch of its roguelite sport from Could 14 to later within the month, as a result of current shock launch of Hades 2 Early Entry.
“Seeing as everybody and their mum is taking part in that sport (together with our whole staff…and their mums), we have now determined to let folks have their enjoyable with it earlier than we launch The Rogue Prince of Persia,” the assertion says.
“Whereas we have now each confidence in The Rogue Prince of Persia, it isn’t day-after-day {that a} sport in the identical style as you, which is likely one of the most anticipated upcoming video games of 2024, will launch into Early Entry every week earlier than you intend to do the identical. We’re not prideful sufficient to disregard the implications of that, and we actually consider that this quick delay is the perfect choice for us and our Early Entry journey.”
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Evil Empire confirms that the sport will nonetheless be launching this month and will probably be again with one other replace on Monday, Could 13 which is able to reveal the brand new launch date.
As well as, the delay additionally lets the developer “add much more cool issues” and easy out some additional bugs. It defined that the day one patch was getting “fairly hefty” so the additional time to check it and has “significantly lowered the stress ranges of our producer and sport director already!”
“We utterly perceive that that is annoying information to listen to for everybody who was desperate to play the sport, particularly so near the anticipated launch,” the studio added. “We are able to solely maintain our fingers up, apologise and hope that you simply perceive. It will likely be definitely worth the wait!”
The Rogue Prince of Persia is ready to launch on Steam. In our preview, {Hardware} Editor Rhys Wooden mentioned the roguelite “shines within the presentation division” and options “a unbelievable ambiance introduced on by its vibrant colours, slick animations, and a fabulous soundtrack that mixes a conventional Center Jap sound with hard-hitting, digital percussion.”