A reliable industry insider has just commented on the latest Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delay, advising fans not to expect any radical changes to the controversial superhero action shooter. While gamers were initially excited at the chance to dive back into Rocksteady’s excellent Batman: Arkham universe as the anti-heroes of Task Force X, recent showings for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League have many worried that it may be going down a similar path as the ill-fated Marvel’s Avengers. Not too long after Suicide Squad: Kill the League was shown off during February’s PlayStation State of Play livestream, rumors began to circulate that Rocksteady was planning to delay the game past its previously planned May 26 launch date. This would indeed be the case, as Rocksteady announced a massive delay for Suicide Squad that pushes it back until February 2, 2024. It wouldn’t be the first time that Suicide Squad was held back for a substantial amount of time either, as it was originally set to launch sometime last year before being delayed to allow the developer more time to “make the best game possible.” Not too long after the big release date delay announcement, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier commented on the situation. As he did in the brief period between February’s State of Play and the official delay announcement, Schreier advised fans to not expect any major changes to Suicide Squad’s gameplay model, reiterating that this delay will likely just be for standard polish. He notes that the additional nine months from this new delay simply isn’t enough time to radically alter a game, and that the development staff was reportedly told that it has nothing to do with any backlash from Suicide Squad’s State of Play outing.
Said State of Play highlighted Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s live-service model and Battle Pass, which had already drawn unfavorable comparisons to titles like Marvel’s Avengers. Viewers also felt that Suicide Squad’s third-person shooter gameplay lacked variety for its colorful cast of rogues, and the reveal that the game would require an internet connection for the single-player campaign had many fans crying foul.
While these fans had hoped that Rocksteady would address these concerns in the wake of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s most recent delay, it seems that it is only being done for routine gameplay polish instead of anything that would drastically change the game. In any case, gamers will have to wait a full year before hunting down the Justice League as the madcap quartet of Harley Quinn, King Shark, Captain Boomerang, and Deadshot.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is coming out on February 2, 2024, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
