The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X variations of Marvel’s Avengers have been pushed from launch-window releases to subsequent yr. The information comes from a prolonged blog post by Scot Amos, Crystal Dynamics’ head of studio. The delay comes from the staff needing extra time to ship on the next-gen experience. If you have already got the game and play it on the brand new machines, you’ll nonetheless expertise sooner load occasions and higher framerates.
The launch of recent characters has additionally been met with delays. Kate Bishop, who serves because the game’s first DLC character, was purported to launch this month, however is now floating with out a date, though Amos says her launch is simply pushed “again a bit.” Bishop will carry new story content material that may present the place the game goes subsequent. Crystal would not reveal if Clint Barton (Hawkeye) can also be delayed, however did make it sound like he is arriving in some unspecified time in the future in 2020, as the subsequent bit of stories is that 2021 will carry the most important Avengers Initiative mission but which introduces one other hero, area, and extra story content material.
Amos additionally addressed some of the launch issues. saying “Marvel’s Avengers’ launch was not with out turbulence, and we acknowledge that quite a lot of points detracted out of your enjoyment of the game. This doesn’t align with Crystal Dynamics’ worth of workmanship, and for that we sincerely apologize.”
In that apology, Crystal Dynamics is giving all gamers 1,500 credit, 7,000 items, 250 improve modules, 20 DNA keys, and a Sarah Garza-inspired nameplate from October 22 to November 5.
The growth staff can also be listening to gamers and is implementing quite a lot of issues to assist enhance the game, together with a ping system that enables gamers to mark issues within the surroundings, the power to replay the marketing campaign with higher-level heroes, and higher indicators for offscreen enemies and assaults.
Along with the lately launched Mega Hive and Tachyon Missions, Crystal Dynamics is launch Omega-Level threats within the weeks forward. These challenges are designed for high-level gamers and Amos calls them the “equal to raids.”
Amos says the event of Marvel’s Avengers has been affected by the pandemic and different points which have made 2020 a troublesome yr.
“In our almost 30-year historical past, Crystal Dynamics has by no means shipped a game beneath circumstances like these; from working at house to keep away from a pandemic, to a few of us evacuating stated houses to remain secure from wildfires,” he wrote. “While the challenges 2020 has surfaced are many, it’s additionally instilled a power in us; to reassemble a staff divided by geography and life circumstances, and are available again stronger, united by a mission to do proper by you.”
