5 Games In 2014 That Will Probably Get Delayed

While 2014 looks like it's going to be a great year for gaming, it will also bring its fair share of disappointment. Some games will turn out far worse than advertised and some will arrive much later than expected.

[staticdash22]

Destiny is not getting delayed again. The moon trailer stated that Bungie was aiming for a spring 2014 launch. The end result was that the game was pushed back when they announced a September release date. Bungie's explanation for the date also hints that they asked Activision for a delay. Bungie's pedigree and their deal with the publisher probably grants them any kind of time they need to polish the game.

It's great news that Activision does not own the Destiny IP, though they probably tried to weave that into the contract.

[MWong]

I have a feeling that both Destiny and The Division are getting delayed.

[pyramidshead]

Hasn't the division already been delayed until 2015?

[frostypants]

Wait...actual game development for "The Division" only just started? Jesus. So is everything we've seen of it just bullsh*t target renders?

[ShinMaster]

Oh that's a picture of Destiny?

I thought it was Elder Scrolls or Dark Souls 2.

Seems like Bungie ran out of ideas and couldn't come up with one consistent art direction so they threw everything in the game. Talk about generic.

[PurpHerbison]

Nothing really good here.

[MestreRothN4G]

The list:
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Elder Scrolls Online
Fortnite
Tom Clancy's The Division
Destiny

Destiny and The Division (at least) are two of the top upcoming games already announced.

What do you call really good?

[PurpHerbison]

Good has yet to come. But I'll get back to you when it does.

[MestreRothN4G]

In my list, TW3, Dying Light, Destiny, Watch Dogs, The Division all fall into my probably "REALLY GOOD" list.

[barb_wire]

Yeah, I don't see 'Destiny' being delayed (again) Activision will release that in September, come hell or high water.

I can see 'The Division' being delayed though (someone on NeoGAF mentioned it had been delayed until late Sept/Oct 2015), what with 'Watchdogs' coming this fall.

[EvilCackle]

I thought Watch Dogs was a spring release? Or did that get delayed again?

[barb_wire]

Well, when Watch Dogs was delayed I remember quite a few articles at the time, all stating it was being delayed until at least Sept 2014, of course that means nothing, Amazon & Gamestop have a June 30th release date.

[OrangePowerz]

Watchdogs is supposed to come out in the first half not fall.

Wouldnte be surprised by a delay of The Division because we haven't seen anything besides of the E3 demo.

[JohnnyTower]

Stick of Truth doesn't look that graphically demanding of a game. It almost could be a flash game. So Im not sure the delay. Maybe Matt and Trey are waiting until the night before release before finishing the game? They do the same with their TV episodes.

[nerdeu]

Oh my! You forgot the most obvious delay: The Last Guardian. *sigh*

[EvilCackle]

That's a good one. Is anyone actually expecting that game out this year, though?

[jb227]

haha yeah, but you have to have a release window before you can have an actual delay....

My bet and probably the biggest no brainer would be Quantum Break. Coming from a developer w/ a history of delays, a game that not only introduces a time manipulation element that will most definitely be difficult to pin down, but also some type of live action integrated tv show, there is no possible way this game sees a proper release this year. I could see Microsoft pushing out a live action pilot and maybe a demo to go along w/ it towards the end of the year at most, but I wouldn't be surprised in the least if this game doesn't hit until 2016

[shadow18spirit]

I hope south park doesnt get delayed again , ive been looking forward to this game since they announced it.

[Austacker]

I'm going to put on my cynical hat for a moment and propose the idea that some of these delays are intentional in order to ensure there's more market saturation out there to get more profit on a launch?

You launch a next gen title today with a combined userbase of 7 million units globally, or release in a year's time where there's potentially 20 million... how's the profit margin for the project going to look by comparison?

Think accounting boffins behind the scenes at these gaming studios are not aware of that?

I get the impression that early game announcements to build hype are to help hardware sales, but a deliberate delay is set in before release to ensure there's a bigger market to sell too.

Classic chicken/egg situation, with a little industry propaganda and marketing thrown in to get hardware in homes well ahead of a planned release.

[frostypants]

Good thought. Bubs. I could absolutely see them waiting for these consoles to get more market penetration, especially now that it is clear that the install base for them is going to be ridiculous and the benefit to waiting on release will be that much higher.

It's all just a formula on some finance analyst's spreadsheet. It stands to reason that if the money to be gained by waiting outweighs the money lost by delaying, then they'll wait.

Nobody saw these systems selling like this. Nobody. It's probably forcing almost all major publishers to re-evaluate their plans. It does seem painfully ironic that successful hardware could lead to less games, though. On the flip side, it also decreases the odds of another BF4-scale debacle by buying time for the developers.

[cyguration]

Well said. Bubs+

And I agree.