With delays being the new normal for AAA release cycles, we can only hope this brings more polished and improved games that don't get forced thrown up by the devs by the publishers.
Maybe 2023 is the year AAA game companies starting to listen to us about not wanting broken games that we spend [checks store price] 69 dollars on! At least up the quality or support if your are going to charge more. Anyway, I'm hoping for a year where every game is released that at least runs... low expectations... maybe unrealstic, but I can dream.
Below is a list of games that should be coming out soonish that got delayed typically for polishing.
2023 Delays
Last of Us Part I
- Delayed from March 3rd to March 28th
- The team wants more time to polish the PC version
- They probably didn't want to trample on the TV series' success
The Last of Us Part I PC will now be released on March 28. An update from our team: pic.twitter.com/lvApDT71Xj
— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) February 3, 2023
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Delayed from March 17th to April 28th
- Needs more time in the game tumbler for polishing
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Now Arrives April 28th pic.twitter.com/PNtsL6kmER
— EA Star Wars (@EAStarWars) January 31, 2023
STALKER 2 : Hearts of Chernobyl
- Delayed from December 8, 2022 to December 2023
- Major delays show that it is far from done
- Having a delay to December shows they don't have confidence in their release date
Hogwarts Legacy (PS4, Xbox One)
- Delayed from February 10 to April 4, 2023
- Need performance tweaks
- Still releasing on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC
Previous Delays From 2022
Redfall
- Delayed from Summer 2022 to First Half 2023
- It's looking like this will be coming out in late Q1 or early Q2 of 2023
An update on Redfall and Starfield. pic.twitter.com/pqDtx26Uu6
— Bethesda (@bethesda) May 12, 2022
Dead Island 2
- Delayed from February 3 to April 28, 2023
DokeV
- Delayed from 2023 to an unannounced later date
Star Trek Resurgence
- Delayed from 2022 to April 2023
Firmament
- Delayed from Late 2022 to Early 2023
Witchfire
- Delayed from Q4 2022 to 2023
Company of Heroes 3
- Delayed from November 17, 2022, to February 23, 2023
Skull and Bones
- Delayed from November 8, 2022, to March 9, 2023
Atomic Heart
- Delayed from Q4 2022 to February 21, 2023
Halo Infinite Season 3
- Delayed from November 8, 2022, to March 7, 2023
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - Delayed from 2022 to Summer 2023
Nightingale
- Delayed from 2022 to First Half 2023
Metal Slug Tactics
- Delayed from 2022 to 2023
ARC Raiders
- Delayed from 2022 to 2023
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
- Delayed from September 1, 2022, to "a few months" later
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (and an Unannounced Ubisoft Game)
- Delayed from 2022 to Ubisoft's 2023-24 financial year (April 2023 - March 2024)
Star Wars: Hunters
- Delayed from 2022 to 2023
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake
- Delayed from Ubisoft's FY23 to an unannounced later date
Replaced
- Delayed from 2022 to 2023
Kerbal Space Program 2
- Delayed from 2022 to February 24, 2023
Starfield
- Delayed from November 11, 2022, to First Half of 2023
- This is looking to be delayed again
The Day Before
- Delayed from June 21, 2022, to March 1, 2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Delayed from 2022 to May 12, 2023
Sons of the Forest
- Delayed from May to October 2022
- Delayed again from October to February 23, 2023
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
- Delayed from 2022 to May 26, 2023
Let us know in the comments if there were any delays we missed.