The rumors were true. Warner Bros. Games and Rocksteady decided to delay the release of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The game, which for some time was one of the most anticipated, will wait until the February 2, 2024. Prior to this movement, its date was scheduled for May 26 of the current year.
As explained by Rocksteady in a statement released through social networksthe delay is due to require more time to polish Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and meet the expectations of the players.
“We have made the difficult but necessary decision to take the time required to make the game a quality experience for players. Thank you to our amazing community for your continued support, patience and understanding. There is so much more to share in the coming months and we look forward to seeing you in Metropolis next year.”
In early March, Jason Schreier, a journalist for Bloomberg and one of the most reliable sources in the industry, advanced that Rocksteady employees did not see themselves capable of meeting the established date. And it is that there were a good number of bugs to solve and improvements to implement. Consequently, today’s announcement should not surprise us too much.
Now, the fact that the developers have almost an extra year to complete their work, does not mean Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will change its playable core.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League won’t forget about microtransactions
Shortly afterwards, it was also learned that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League requires a permanent internet connectioneven when the player prefers to enjoy the adventure alone.
It’s funny that these two features, both microtransactions and multiplayer, were the same ones that doomed another comic-based game: Marvel’s Avengers. The community doesn’t understand why Warner is following a path that has already proven to lead to failure.
Despite the innumerable amount of criticism that arose on this topic, It doesn’t seem like Rocksteady intends to change the gameplay experience of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The extra year will be enough to polish and improve everything they consider necessary, but that does not imply that they will listen to the opinion of consumers.
“I think they know that most people think that what they have is bad enough. […] And if they feel that right now the game is not ready yet, maybe they can correct it with a delay of almost a year. Although it also feels like this game was a bad idea from the start,” Jeff Grubb, another well-known industry journalist, commented in March.
Undoubtedly, the next advances of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League They will be key to convincing the public that they can offer a title that lives up to their iconic characters.