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The turbulent time of the gaming industry has been affecting the game release this year. Delays are not something new in the gaming world, and gamers are also pretty accustomed to these delays. Often, titles get delayed at the last moment for technical issues or quality problems.
Initially, 2025 seemed to start with loads of big titles, but back-to-back postponements have pushed them all toward the end of the year or to the next year. So, here are the top 10 games that promised to be released this year but got delayed.
GTA 6 doesn’t need any introduction. The entire gaming world is looking forward to this one title. Initially, GTA 6 was anticipated to be launched in early 2025. However, Take-Two Interactive suggested that this game will come during the Fall of 2025, which pushes the game to October or November of the year. Once again, rumors are circulating that GTA 6 will come in 2026 because of some final polish to the gameplay. Anyway, these are all rumors without any basis.
This is another widely acknowledged franchise by Bethesda Softworks. The Elder Scrolls series has a massive fanbase who are eagerly waiting for The Elder Scrolls VI to be released. The game has been in development for years, and initially, rumors suggested that this wait would end toward the end of 2025. However, this game has already been pushed for a 2026 launch. The primary reason behind the delay is Bethesda’s ongoing Starfield commitments.
Next comes Insomniac Games' Marvel’s Wolverine. This was one of the most exciting announcements in recent years, but once again, fans got a bag full of disappointment when it came to the release date of this game. Though initially, it was scheduled for 2025, it witnessed a delay, and it will come in later sometime. The exact time hasn’t yet been stated. Anyway, the reason behind this delay, as sources suggest, is that the team failed to find an impressive storyline and engaging combat mechanism.
Team Cherry's Hollow Knight: Silksong has been a long-awaited sequel that was initially thought to be released in 2025. Well, fans only received some disappointment, as this game faced a delay with no predicted year stated yet. Developers have mentioned that the reason behind the delay is the complexity of the gameplay, which makes it difficult for them to maintain the original flavour of the game.
The Fable reboot was one of those games that Xbox gamers have been waiting for a long time already. Even if it has been more than a decade since the OG title was released, the fanbase of Fable is still intact. At a point, when all the gamers were almost sure that the Fable reboot would come this year, the game faced a postponement to 2026. This delay is reported caused because the team requires some more time to polish the gameplay and make it ready for a smooth launch.
This is the next game that has faced a delay. Quantic Dream's Star Wars: Eclipse was expected to arrive in 2025, but this title suddenly faced a delay and that’s also for an indefinite time. The reasons that were mentioned as the main cause for the delay include staff shortages and the complexity of implementing an open-ended decision-making system. Additionally, reports have mentioned that the team is trying to improve the graphics of the game.
Nintendo's Metroid Prime 4 is one of those games that has been witnessed in these few years. Initially, the game was announced in 2017, and since then, it has faced loads of delays. About the reason behind these delays, Retro Studios has stated that it requires additional time to rebuild the game from scratch, and that’s because the team is dedicated to delivering a polished experience to gamers.
This is another game that is taking years to develop. However, finally ending the wait, this game was set to release in 2025, but again, Beyond Good & Evil 2 proved fans wrong. It got delayed for an indefinite time. Sources report that the primary cause behind this delay is the game's ambitious scale, which requires a deep story-telling feature. Well, when this wait will end is still unknown.
This is another highly anticipated game of 2025 that received a push. Naughty Dog's standalone multiplayer game set in The Last of Us universe was initially scheduled to be released in 2025, but disappointing fans, the release date has been pushed to an indefinite delay.
The Dragon Age franchise has been a constant in the RPG gaming, and the next entry, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, has long been in the development process. This game was initially scheduled for a 2024 release, then it was pushed to a 2025 release, and currently, it is scheduled for a late 2025 launch. About this delay, BioWare has stated that it is because the team has to work on refining narratives and the combat system to meet the expectations of fans.
Dealy aren’t new, but they are frustrating for sure. Sometimes, constant delay kills the excitement about a game. However, on the contrary, sometimes delays resulted in great gaming experiences. Now that 2025 has seen multiple delays already, let’s hope these games will bring something impressive for gamers when they finally release.
