Because of the "dietary challenges" associated with the coronavirus.
Wasteland 3, a post-apocalypse-tinged RPG from developer InXile, will not release in May as originally announced, and will now arrive in August.
InXile had originally set a May 19 release date on Wasteland 3 on Xbox One, PS4, and PC, but the developer today announced a new launch date of 28 August, citing "height issues" from related home operations and coronavirus. reason to forget.
"Like many other companies, we have moved home from work a few weeks ago," explained studio head Brian Fargo The statement was posted on Twitter, "and of course presented the challenges that most of us around the world have learned to manage.
Fargo says the studio will use the extra months of development between now and August to effectively deploy, polish, and refine Wasteland 3, to do something about Beta feedback and suggestions, and to ensure we have "the best co-op experience".
He went on to say, "We're wrapping our heels in this game, and the last thing we want is to have something without the amazing launch of a product that we really believe in".
Wasteland 3, which originated in Colorado-ravaged Colorado snow, was announced in early 2016, and raised more than $ 3m USD in refunds to the crowd shortly after. It's been a busy year at InXile ever since, not least because of the studio's acquisition by Microsoft.