It’s no secret that games now spend much longer in development than they used to.
Studios used to churn out a new release every year or two.
Now, if a studio releases two games four years apart, it’s considered to be both impressive and a rarity.
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What’s perhaps worse than a lengthy development period though is being told about the game too prematurely.
This is something that Sony has clocked onto.
The Last of UsPart IandHorizon Zero DawnRemasteredwere revealed mere months ahead of their respective releases.
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Ghost of Yōteiis another great example. It was just unveiled with a 2025 launch window, which means that players have a maximum of 14 months to wait if we’re to count to December 2025.
Many publishers are still doing things the old way though.
Take a look at the stunningGhost of Yōteitrailer below.
The Elder Scrolls VIis perhaps the most extreme example of a premature announcement.
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The game’s reveal trailer dropped in 2018, and we’ve had no major updates since with the game still likely to be several years away from its release.
The Witcher4is nipping at its heels though.
Announced in 2022,The Witcher 4- which is yet to receive a formal title - will kickstart a brand new trilogy.
Little has been said of the game since that initial announcement two years ago, that is until now.
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“The Polaris team - working on the next game in The Witcher saga - made substantial progress, which will soon enable us to wrap up pre-production and take this project to the full production phase,“he said.
If the game is only just entering full production, it’s likely to be at least four or five years until it sees the light of day. That practically takes us up to 2030.
Even still, fans are jesting that it’ll arrive beforeThe Elder Scrolls VI.
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“Wonderful! Probably will getWitcher 4beforeES 6at this point,”wrotegracelyy.
“We will getWitcher 4andCyberpunk 2beforeWinds of Winter,”jestedSteelRazorBlade, highlighting another overly teased project.
I hope you’ve all got bagfuls of patience.
Topics:The Elder Scrolls,The Elder Scrolls 6,The Witcher,The Witcher 3,CD Projekt Red,Bethesda
