The Day Before Delayed Again, Fntastic Shares New Trailer and Big Update

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The highly anticipated and controversial post-apocalyptic open world MMO The Day Before has been delayed again to December 7, 2023, but will only launch in Early Access on Steam with no word on a console release date.

Developer Fntastic shared a big update on the game alongside a three minute trailer, below. The delay to December 7 at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 6pm UK is The Day Before's third delay, and comes with the first mention of it only launching in Early Access and not on consoles at the same time (and after a promise of no more delays).

The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S versions will be released alongside the full version of the game, but Fntastic offered no inclination as to when this may be.

"It will be Early Access on Steam since this is our first huge game, and there may be unforeseen circumstances," Fntastic said. "[The] full version release will happen when we are certain this is the best version of the game possible, and we believe that player feedback and involvement will greatly contribute to achieving this goal."

The developer also confirmed it won its trademark dispute over The Day Before name, and said the Steam page has already been restored by Valve and will be opened "very soon". The Steam page was taken down in January 2023 and Fntastic pushed The Day Before to November 10 as a result, though later admitted to IGN it had already planned on delaying the game.

"We dedicate this victory to all our future players; it's all for them," Fntastic said. "For five years, we have been doing our best to give people this dream game. We also want to thank our volunteers for their constant support and faith in us." Its "volunteers" were also a source of controversy when it emerged Fntastic partially uses