While a trailer is an almost unequivocal sign in which a video game is in development Active is close to its release date, throughout the history of the medium, there have been cases of certain titles which have been delayed A few years to leave, confusing their fans and provoking more anger, on this subject we will talk about today.
Games that took a half-life to go out
Therefore on the occasion of the recent news that Grand Theft Auto VI Finally, it will be sold in May 2026 is that today, we wanted to remember the others Five titles that between its first trailer and its launch A long time has passed. Certainly, many of these sounds. And once the presentations have been made, we can start with the list.
Mort 2 island 2
A title that passed without penalty or glory when he was released had the most disastrous development. To be announced in the year 2014 With a trailer that loved him, we had to wait until last year 2023 To take advantage of this zombie apocalypse. He does not say that in the end, the media threw has relaxed and did not have as much impact as it should.
Cyberpunk 2077
The case of this title is infamous. Announced in 2013 with one of the best teasers we have seen for a long time, it has generated many expectations. This is why the lack of information by Red Projekt CD worried fans. In 2020 It was revealed in one of the most controversial moments in the history of the medium, full of failures, bugs and another without a fine of negative aspects.
Final Fantasy XV
Even major studies and large sagas do not get rid of hell of development. Originally announced in 2006 as Final Fantasy against XIIIA spin-off of the franchise, has become the fifteenth main delivery and to leave ten years later 2016. Fortunately, the result went pretty well, being a fairly entertaining title.
The last tutor
Probably one of the more trailers enigmatic which was presented to us in an E3. A game featuring a child monk with a friend who turns out to be a giant dog. In 2009, it caused a lot of curiosity for the only thing that was seen, with this marked aesthetic. We had to wait 2016 To be able to play with him and, although it is not a masterpiece, he was still fine.
Duke Nukem forever
This game is what appears in the dictionary when you are looking for the term “tortuous development”. It was initially announced in 1997 as the next episode of the cult franchise Duke Nuk. He was for more than ten years with problems in his creation, until he left in 2011 being a game terrible That almost no one liked, not even fans.
Special mention: beyond good and evil 2
We could not go without mentioning Beyond good and evil 2. He currently has the longest development record for an AAA video game because it was originally announced in 2008, with his first dating in 2017. So, if we started to take accounts, he carries 17 years Announced, and we still do not stop the accountant, because we do not know anything on the departure date.
And you? Which one of these is your favorite?
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