Cities: Skylines 2 delayed for months on Xbox, and your PC may not be able to handle it either
Paradox Interactive’s Cities: Skylines 2 will still launch on PC on schedule, but the console release needs more time.
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What you need to know
Paradox Interactivehas announced that theXboxand PlayStation versions ofCities: Skylines 2have been delayed until Spring 2024. However, the PC release is still on track to launch on October 24 on Steam and the Microsoft Store. In ajoint statement from Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive shared on the official game forums, the developers stated, “We have realized that we need more time to reach the quality targets we have set for Console.”
If you plan to make the jump to play Cities: Skylines 2 on PC, you will want to check that yourgaming PCcan handle the newly announced recommendation specs.
The new specs are higher than what was previously announced for Cities: Skylines 2. This is reportedly due to the original specs being announced while the game was in development, and the final version of the game needs higher specs for a better player experience. “Cities: Skylines 2 is a next-generation title and therefore has certain hardware requirements.” said Paradox Interactive forum staff.
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Paradox Interactive will be initiating refunds on Cities: Skylines for players who pre-ordered the title on consoles. Inan FAQon the game’s forums, staff for the publisher explained that users will not need to do anything to trigger the refunds, as they are being processed automatically according to each platform’s refund policy. Store pages are also being updated to disable pre-orders for the console version.
It’s not all doom and gloom for Cities: Skylines fans, though. The PC release of the game onSteamand the Microsoft Store is still on track for the original October 24 release date. Cities: Skylines 2 has been announced as a Day OneXbox Game Passaddition, and the game will still launch onPC Game Passwhen it becomes available in the Microsoft Store. The Xbox version of Cities: Skylines 2 is still expected to join the subscription service roster when it releases in the Spring of 2024.
Analysis: Better late than never.
A delayed game is eventually good, but a bad launch can stick with a title forever. It’s better that Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order chose to delay Cities: Skylines 2 rather than push it out in a bad state. However, the new spec list to play the game on PC is certainly raising alarm bells even about the PC version’s optimization.
I’m not quite ready to feel like my gaming rig, equipped with a 5800x and 3070TI, is already outdated for FHD recommended settings.
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