2022's Numerous Game Delays Pave the Way For a Jam Packed 2023

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Video games are big business nowadays, evolving far ahead of the medium's humble beginnings. Major modern releases can take years and millions of dollars to develop, resulting in lengthy production schedules and occasionally, necessary delays. Hogwarts Legacy is the latest delay in a growing list of tent pole video games that have been pushed out of 2022's lineup into 2023, leaving the remaining months of the year even more barren.

This isn't to say that 2022 doesn't have a few more promising games still on the horizon, such as God of War Ragnarok and Bayonetta 3. However, compared to prior years 2022 does overall feel a bit more muted than some of the best in the industry's history. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are definitely showing on this year's offerings, with stilted developments and delayed productions. That being said, there is a silver lining to all of this, as 2023 now looks to be absolutely jam packed to the brim with stellar video game releases.

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As mentioned before, Hogwarts Legacy is the latest high profile video game to be pushed into next year. Gameplay previews and trailers for the game have so far been very impressive, perfectly capturing the world of witchcraft and wizardry, making the delay that much harder to swallow. A true showcase for next-gen, the world is massive and graphically gorgeous, with a seemingly limitless pit of things to discover. Thankfully, it will be released early next year, scheduled for a launch in February 2023.

Ever since the launch of Batman: Arkham Knight in 2015, Rocksteady had been quiet on what its next project would be. That was until August 2020, when the studio