One of the surprise game announcements at Microsoft’s E3 2021 press conference was the co-op vampire slaying gameRedfallfrom Arkane Studios. Arkane is primarily known for its single-player experiences, soRedfallis quite the departure from the studio’s usual work, but that has lent itself to some extra intrigue from the community. While a specific release date for the game hasn’t been announced at the time of this writing, it’s believed thatRedfallis looking to launch at some point in the summer of 2022.
Unfortunately, the latest rumors suggest thatRedfallmay not meet its planned summer 2022 release window. According to the Defining Duke podcast and its hosts MrMattyPlays and Lord Cognito,Redfall’s release date may have been pushed back. They think that it’s possible thatRedfallwill now release at some point this holiday season as opposed to this summer, which would be a big blow for theXbox exclusives lineupin the first half of 2022, to say the least.
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If theRedfallrelease date is delayed as the rumors suggest, then it will leave a pretty big gap between first-party Xbox releases, based on the games we know about right now.STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl, while not a first-party Xbox game, is nevertheless an Xbox console exclusive that was supposed to launch in April only for it to get delayed all the way to December, and ifRedfallsuffers a similar delay, then Xbox may have a very top-heavy 2022.
The end of 2022 is already looking especially busy for Xbox, withSTALKER 2dropping in December andBethesda’sStarfieldsci-fi RPG releasing November 11.Redfallgetting pushed back to the holiday season would make things even busier, potentially pulling attention away from the other Xbox exclusives releasing around the same time.
Now, it’s always possible that Xbox has some surprises up its sleeve and will have more first-party games on deck for the first half of 2022, but that remains to be seen. In the meantime, one has to imagine that Xbox will make up for the potentialRedfalldelay by bolstering the Xbox Game Pass lineup with more third-party deals, like how it’sbringingRainbow Six Extractionto Game Pass on day one.
For now, fans will just have to wait and see what happens withco-op vampire shooterRedfall. As it stands, theRedfallrelease date delay is merely a rumor at the time of this writing, and fans should wait for an official announcement before they get too worked up about it.
Redfallis in development for PC and Xbox Series X.
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