Square Enix and Luminous Productions have announced that the first game with Microsoft’s direct storage support, Forspoken, will no longer be released in October 2022, but on January 24, 2023. It was previously speculated that Square Enix could postpone the release .
Bad news for gamers who were looking forward to Forspoken later this year, the first game to feature support for Microsoft’s Direct Storage API, as well as ray tracing for lighting options and ambient occlusion. Developers Luminous Productions and Square Enix announced on Twitter on July 6 that Forspoken’s release will be delayed due to “strategic reasons”.
Direct storage pioneer will not appear until early next year
Forspoken was supposed to make its debut in May of this year and did At the end of 2021 with a high price tag of 80 euros in the Epic Games Store. As is well known, it didn’t stay that way, because the release was postponed to autumn; on October 11th it should be ready. Now the waiting time has been extended again, but not too long. Now they want to launch Forspoken on January 24th. The wording of the developer and publisher says:
“As a result of an ongoing discussion with our key partners, we have made the strategic decision to push the release date of Forspoken to January 24th, 2023. All game elements have been completed and development is in its final polish phase.
We want to thank you for your continued support and patience throughout this journey. Your enthusiasm for the game inspires us every day and we can’t wait to share more about Forspoken with you this summer.”
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As the game says it is in a near-complete state, this will likely be the last time Square Enix will have postponed Forspoken. Even after setting October 11 as the release date, rumors were already circulating that another postponement could follow, as Square Enix plans to release Final Fantasy 16 later this year. According to the current status, this should not be the case until summer 2023.
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