Last Thursday during a earning report call, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick shared a few thoughts on the delay of Red Dead Redenption 2 and the success of the battle royale genre.
Zelnick, whom Take Two owns Rockstar Games and 2K Games to mention, commented on the successful surge of battle royale titles like Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
Take Two’s CEO issued comments on the battle royale genre, citing that it been interesting to observe. Source: Twitter/@xbox
He stated that while the genre is “really interesting” to watch it succeed, however his company would prefer to create its own path, rather than following in the footsteps of others.
“I would just observe that someone else’s success is really interesting and we are obviously informed by what our competitors do. But our goal is to be as innovative as possible. And titles, even really good titles that are derivative, never seem to do as well as innovations that are unexpected.”
Last week Rockstar Games shared some soul-crushing news in which they will be pushing back the upcoming western adventure, Red Dead Redemption 2 later this year.
The studio, who wrote in a blog post, apologises for delaying the game once again, citing that they needed extra time to polish the game despite it wanting the game out sooner.
“We sincerely thank you for your patience and hope that when you get to play the game, you will agree the wait will have been worth it.”
Zelnick stated that the studio’s main priority is to create high-quality gaming and to produce unforgettable gaming experiences.
A beautiful scenic view but such a shame what chaos lies beyond those mountains. Source: Rockstar Games/online
He further commented that Red Dead Redemption won’t be delayed again.
“More often than not, we feel proud that we’re able to do that. All of our labels are focused on releasing a title when they reach that apex of effort and perfection. And in this instance, Rockstar Games felt more polish was required, and naturally, we are in favour of that decision [to delay Red Dead Redemption 2]. The date of October 26 is set, and I am confident that will be the release date. We are incredibly excited about it.”
Fans will jave to wait an extra few months for Red Dead Redemption 2 following Rockstar Games’ announcement to delay it once again. Source: Rockstar Games/online
While Red Dead Redemption 2 will only arrive in October this year, Rockstar did reveal a new batch of in-game screenshots for the game which can be seen throughout the article.
Managed to avoid that sticky situation by the skin of his teeth. Source: Rockstar Games/online
Red Dead Redemption 2 has been reschedule for release on October 26, 2018 for Xbox One.
