If the last year has taught us anything, it’s that we shouldn’t be surprised by games copping a good old release date delay. This time though the delay doesn’t seem to be directly a result of the current pandemic. Arc System Works announced via Twitter today that they would be delaying their upcoming fighting game, Guilty Gear -Strive-, will be delayed until June 11, 2021, in response to feedback gathered from their recent Open Beta Test.
「Important announcement regarding #GuiltyGearStrive」 pic.twitter.com/siP46ketuE
— ArcSystemWorks ➡️ #GuiltyGearStrive 06.11.21 (@ArcSystemWorksU) March 4, 2021
The game was originally slated to release on April 9, so a two-month delay isn’t too bad in the grand scheme of things. If it’s to fix the online play side of things, I think most fans of fighting games would welcome it, as the online play always seems to be the biggest letdown for ArcSys games in the last few years.
Guilty Gear -Strive- will launch on PS5, PS4, and Steam.
Zachary is a console gamer at heart, but is slowly coming over to the PC side. Rhythm games like Project Diva and Groove Coaster are his comfort food, but is happy to dive into any genre if it looks enticing enough. His favourite game of all time is Portal 2 despite his struggle with modern puzzle games.
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