STOCKHOLM (Nyhetsbyrån Direkt) Paradox CEO Ebba Ljungerud does not believe that Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, whose launch time has been moved forward twice, will be launched during the first half of 2021.
Paradox is the publisher of Bloodlines 2, which is developed by the game studio Hardsuit Labs, of which Paradox owns 33 percent. It was originally intended that the launch would take place in the first quarter of 2020, a time that was later changed to the second half of 2020 and then changed to 2021.
You have left the time quite wide open for when next year the game may come. Is it conscious that you do not dare to promise the first half of the year?
"I do not think it will come in the first half of the year, but we will see", says the CEO.
The schedule for Bloodlines 2 has been affected by both staff dropouts and the pandemic. The delays led to Paradox making the decision to adapt the game also for the new console generations Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X which have been released recently. This adaptation work has in itself contributed to the delay in the launch.
"To be able to develop for the next generation, you have to have development kits from the manufacturers. And I'm pretty sure that both Sony and Microsoft were affected by the pandemic because they did not have many development kits," comments Ebba Ljungerud.
Paradox has earlier this year flagged that the pandemic has affected productivity and that there is a risk that, above all, game titles that have not yet been communicated will be delayed.
And with a second pandemic wave now spreading, there was not much breathing pause, was there?
"It depends a bit on which countries we are talking about, but it was a bit of a breathing pause. Now it will be a bit tougher again and it is not great. At the same time we are building long-term and preferably you would not want any delays at all. part of the business and something we are used to handling ", says Ebba Ljungerud.
In addition to Bloodlines 2 and Surviving the Aftermath, games that were announced as early as 2019, your launch calendar for 2021 looks a bit thin.
"We do not really know how the delays affect yet and we would like to know internally when we can release something before we announce it. It takes longer and becomes more complicated, but it is not the case that it is not possible. And you look at how the accounting "looks like it can be seen that we are investing a lot for the future so there are definitely things in the pipeline. There is a long way to go until next year is over", says Ebba Ljungerud.
Google translated from
TROR INTE BLOODLINES 2 SLÄPPS UNDER 1H 2021 - VD | Placera
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