Suicide Squad's Delay Is Good For Gotham Knights
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguewas recently delayed into 2023, and while the decision may come as a disappointment for DC fans, the delay may end up proving beneficial to Gotham Knights as well. The decision to delay the Suicide Squad gameinto 2023 should help ensure that it lives up to fan expectations. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic many video games have released in buggy and unfinished conditions, due in part to the increased development challenges and tight industry deadlines. This has led to many highly anticipated games, such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Battlefield 2042, being seen as disappointments upon release.
While Rocksteady has a history of releasing well-received and highly polished games, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will be the first game they've released since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the extra time is likely needed to polish the game. However, news of delay has left many fans wondering if Gotham Knights might be delayed after Suicide Squad as well. However, despite similarities between the two games, Gotham Knights is being developed by a different studio, WB Games Montréal. Although both studios have worked on Batman: Arkham games in the past (with WB Games Montréal having developed Batman: Arkham Origins), there has been no indication from either WB Games Montréal or the game's publisher, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, that Gotham Knights will also see a delay.
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2023 may seem like a long way away for many fans that were hoping to get their hands on Rocksteady's latest title this year, but in terms of game development, an extra year (or potentially less, depending on when it
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