Redfall – it was supposed to be out by this past Christmas (Picture: Microsoft)
After originally being rumoured for a March release, it’s now claimed that Xbox’s vampire shooter Redfall has been delayed again until May.
2022 wasn’t exactly the smoothest of years for Microsoft. Most of its time seemed to be spent on getting its acquisition of Activision approved, with no major first-party releases or announcements to speak of.
It also delayed both its big Christmas games – Bethesda’s Starfield and Redfall – into 2023 and has yet to provide new release dates for either title.
While there remain no updates for Starfield, it was claimed that Redfall would launch as early as March 2023, but now it’s believed that the game has been hit with another delay.
As a reminder, Redfall will be one of Bethesda’s first Xbox console exclusives since it was bought out by Microsoft. Announced at E3 2021, it’s in development at Prey studio Arkane Austin and is an open-world shooter involving vampires.
Last month, insider Okami13, who was also the first to suggest that initial March release date, said that Redfall is now aiming for an early May release following an internal delay of six weeks.
More recently, Windows Central has corroborated those claims and even narrows down Redfall’s target release window to the first week of May.
It adds that the game will receive an early access period. However, much like Forza Horizon 5, early access will only be available as part of a premium edition.
Microsoft nor Bethesda have yet to comment on a release date for Redfall, but they did say they were aiming to have it and Starfield out within the first half of 2023.
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Altogether, Microsoft supposedly has six major Xbox exclusives scheduled to release before the end of June, but only one – a console port of Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition – has an exact release date.
The company has said that it has a lot to share in the near future, but this is a promise it has made several times before and, combined with its absence at The Game Awards in December, Xbox fans are getting irate over the lack of prominent exclusives.
Redfall launches for Xbox Series X/S and PC in 2023.
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After originally being rumoured for a March release, it’s now claimed that Xbox’s vampire shooter Redfall has been delayed again until May.
