We've been waiting a very long time for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide to arrive on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S as part of Xbox Game Pass, and unfortunately it seems as though the wait is far from over.
Earlier today, Warhammer 40K: Darktide developer Fatshark took to Twitter to apologise for the state of the game on PC (and PC Game Pass) right now, promising to address player feedback in a major way.
"Over the next few months, our sole focus is to address the feedback that many of you have. In particular, we will focus on delivering a complete crafting system, a more rewarding progression loop, and continue to work on game stability and performance optimization."
Because of this, the team has decided to delay the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions of the game, as well as the release of various in-game cosmetics, with no new dates provided for either of these.
"This also means that we will delay our seasonal content rollout and the Xbox Series X/S launch. We will also suspend the upcoming releases of premium cosmetics. We just couldn’t continue down this path, knowing that we have not addressed many feedback areas in the game today."
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide was first announced for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PC) all the way back at the Xbox Games Showcase in 2020 with a release window of 2021, so we're keeping our fingers crossed that we're going to finally see it on consoles this year... but this setback suggests a late 2023 release is looking the most likely scenario at this point.
Disappointed about this? Have you been playing Darktide on PC Game Pass? Tell us down below.
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The game has been pushed back even after having an open and a closed beta...
I’m fine with waiting for the best version of the game.
Terrible move for them. They just left the door wide open for Redfall to takeover the genre.
Great stuff. More delayed games on Xbox.
Why not delay ALL the games till 2030 so they work real good?
This is just getting ridiculous. Microsoft has got to get to grips and actually get some games out. This event tomorrow is it, better deliver some good news for at least one or two games surely?
FatShark's gotta see that window closing.
Take all the time you need, got plenty to play while waiting 🤣
@Fishticon Good news! - they have! ...at least that's what it's starting to flaming well look like 😀
While not good...I'll take a delay any day over a busted mess thrown out the door release. A good polished game will last for years. A broken mess will get ditched and forgotten after a few weeks.
A delay is far better than releasing in the broken state it was for many on PC. Day 1 performance is especially relevant with Game Pass.
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