Forspoken Could Thrive Thanks to Starfield's Delay

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Forspoken's delay wasn't altogether surprising when it was announced. For one thing, Square Enix is likely to handle a new IP like this one carefully, making sure that it gets enough development time for a strong launch. For another, game delays are extremely commonplace nowadays. Even games like Forspoken that spend a couple of years in the public eye before release tend to need some extra time. Due to this latter factor, Starfield getting a large delay like Forspoken's isn't that shocking either, but it's important nevertheless, since Starfield's delay could have a major impact on how Forspoken performs in late 2022.

Anticipation for Starfield is incredibly high due to its nature as a new Bethesda IP and its promising sci-fi RPG concept. For many months, Starfield looked like it could be the defining game of late 2022, but now there's room for somebody else to take the crown. Forspoken could be the game that fills Starfield's shoes. Even though it's a very different style of RPG, Forspoken is a major new IP from an acclaimed developer that has the potential to dramatically impact its genre. Forspoken has a chance to shape 2022's RPG space in the way that Starfield intended to.

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There are undoubtedly a lot of differences between Forspoken and Starfield. The former game is a high-magic fantasy action RPG for the PS5, while the latter is an Xbox Series X title about space travel. Still, it's clear that Starfield offered some serious competition for Forspoken in 2022. Both games want to reinvent RPG conventions in their own ways, with Forspoken imagining creative new systems of combat while Starfield reworks companions and NPC conversations. Since these two games were originally