Cities: Skylines 2 woes continue with console ports delayed indefinitely due to missed "stability and performance targets"
Jul. 8, 2024Colossal Order will review the ports again in August
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Cities: Skylines 2developer Colossal Order has been forced to delay the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S ports of the city-builder indefinitely.
In a statement posted on theParadox forumstoday, it’s been revealed that Colossal Order will no longer be able to ship Cities: Skylines 2 on console platforms in October. This is because the developer has “not yet met the stability and performance targets we set for the console release,” it explains.
“While we are making slow but steady progress, there are still unresolved issues impacting the game in ways that harm the player experience we want to deliver,” the statement continues. The Cities: Skylines 2 developer adds that the city-builder’s console ports will undergo a “thorough review in August” to determine whether a new release date can be announced.
It’s probably wise to not expect an announcement from Colossal Order about a release date until after the review process has concluded. “We understand this is disappointing, and it’s not what we had hoped for either. However, we are committed to keeping you informed throughout this development process, even if the updates aren’t always what we’d like,” it adds.
Cities: Skylines 2’s first post-launch patchpushed the game from unplayable to merely bad in terms of performance, but the work required from Colossal Order was so extensive thatweekly patches were abandoned and DLC was delayed. As recently as April, Colossal Order wasstill delaying Cities: Skylines 2 DLCin favor of fixing the game itself. You can see why the developer wants to avoid this all over again on consoles.
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