The console port of Cities: Skylines 2 has been postponed indefinitely

Cities: Skylines 2the successor to the popular city-building game from Colossal Order, is simply out of luck. According to a post by the official Cities: Skylines account about the publisher Paradox Interactive Cities: Skylines 2 Forumthe console version for Cities: Skylines 2 has been postponed indefinitely. The game was originally scheduled to be released on Xbox and PlayStation sometime in October.

“Although we are making slow but steady progress, there are still unresolved issues that affect the game in ways that impact the experience we want to provide. We expect a new [release candidate]which will undergo a thorough review in August. This evaluation will determine whether we can begin the submission process and provide a firm release date or if further issues need to be addressed,” the post said.

Image: Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive

Although Paradox Interactive has released several downloadable contents for the game, Cities: Skylines 2 has suffered from performance and stability issues since its PC release in October 2023, prompting the developers to apologize in April. The immediate discontinuation of the Sims competitor Life through you After an indefinite delay, it does not inspire much confidence in Paradox’s intention to actually deliver on the promised release.

Colossal Order has managed to achieve all the goals set out in the publicly available roadmap for the first year. Skylines2However, due to ongoing issues and lack of mod support, players cling to the original Cities: Skylines for now.

Image: Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive