author: Konrad Serafinski
Everspace 2 Delayed by... Cyberpunk 2077 and Outriders
The creators of Everspace 2 decided to delay the game's release in Stean early access. As the main reason they said they were afraid of competition from Cyberpunk 2077 and Outriders - two games that are coming out around the same date.
- Rockfish Games decided to dealy the release of Everspace 2 in early access.
- The main reason is the creators' fear of competing with Cyberpunk 2077 and Outriders.
- Both Polish games have just been postponed to September 2020, which is the originally planned date of Everspace 2's appearance on Steam.
If you're waiting for Everspace 2, then we have some bad news for you. Windows Centralhas published a press release from Rockfish Games, in which the devs inform about the postponement of the title's release in early access. Here is an excerpt from the official position of the company:
"[...] we had to make a tough decision about postponing the Everspace 2 launch on Steam Early Access, now aiming for early December this year. Consequently, we're also pushing the closed alpha back to the end of May and the closed beta to August."
Let us recall that after the success of the crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, the production was to appear on Steam Early Access in September. Now we know that's not gonna happen. But the reason for postponing the release is interesting. The creators note in the announcement that both Cyberpunk 2077 and Outriders (two productions with a relatively similar profile to Everspace 2) are coming out in September. And taking into account the same audience...
"[...] we have decided it wouldn't be wise to directly compete against two... shooter... juggernauts [...]"
The creators clearly indicate that they realize that if Everspace 2 were to fight for players with the two aforementioned "juggernauts", their title is unlikely to make it out alive. Fortunately, the developers admit that they are in a comfortable financial situation, so the title is not threatened in any way. At this point, we don't know how the production will turn out and when the console version (initially planned for 2021) will be released.
