Frictional Games has announced a short delay for its upcoming horror gameAmnesia: The Bunker, which was previously announced for Xbox Game Pass.Amnesia: The Bunkerhas already faced a hefty delay when it was pushed back from its original March release date into May. The latest delay won’t be as punishing as the first, but Frictional Games does need a bit of extra time to bringAmnesia: The Bunkerup to the quality standards it expects.Amnesia: The Bunkeris the latest title in the popularAmnesiahorror franchise. There are three games in theAmnesiafranchise for the time being.Amnesia: The Dark Descentstarted the series in 2010. 2013’sAmnesia: A Machine for Pigswas a spin-off title developed by The Chinese Room. Most recently,Frictional releasedAmnesia: Rebirth, with plans to continue releasingAmnesiagames at a more frequent rate going forward.Amnesia: The Bunkeris the next such project.RELATED:Amnesia: The Bunker PC System Requirements RevealedThe previously announcedrelease date forAmnesia: The Bunkerwas May 16. That date has now been changed, with developer Frictional Games stating that it needs additional time to polish and “make sure everything is perfect.” Frictional doesn’t appear to need to do too much more, though. The updated release date forAmnesia: The Bunkeris May 23, a delay of just one week.
Such a short delay is especially curious. There’s very little that can be done in game development in just one week. Perhaps there are one or several key bugs that Frictional wants to address, or a fix that still needs to go through certification. Frictional Games doesn’t elaborate on the specifics, but the delay is an oddity, for sure.
One other issue to note is that whileAmnesia: The Bunkerwasannounced by Xbox as an Xbox Game Pass Day One titlewhen it had its initial March release date, no word regarding the Xbox Game Pass launch has been made since. While no official statement has been made statingAmnesia: The Bunkeris no longer an Xbox Game Pass title, it’s possible plans have changed. On the other hand, it’s just as possible the delay is being made so thatAmnesia: The Bunkeris ready for Xbox Game Pass as planned.
A delay of just one week shouldn’t be too frustrating forhorror game fanslooking forward toAmnesia: The Bunker. Those interested in playingAmnesia: The Bunkerwill just have to adjust their schedule a week for the updated release date. No other changes have been made to Frictional’s plans.
Amnesia: The Bunkerreleases May 23 on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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