Homeworld 3 is delayed to 2024

Blackbird Interactive introduced in the present day that its upcoming house opera RTS Homeworld 3 has been delayed. As an alternative of arriving within the first half of 2023 as anticipated, the studio now says it will likely be out in February 2024.

“Our main objective is to ship a Homeworld expertise that lives as much as the requirements set by its predecessors and is worthy of this collection’ unimaginable legacy,” Blackbird stated. “Homeworld 3 is shaping as much as be precisely that, however with a view to totally understand that imaginative and prescient we want extra time to refine and polish the game.

“We deeply admire your ardour and dedication to this game, and we’re working arduous to get Homeworld 3 to you as quickly as we will.”

In an FAQ, Blackbird stated the delay wasn’t brought on by any particular concern, however merely a want to reside as much as the “iconic” requirements set by the earlier video games within the collection: “This work takes time, particularly once we are elevating the bar on what gamers will expertise within the Homeworld universe.”

It additionally stated that the scope of the game hasn’t modified—”Gearbox and Blackbird Interactive plan to ship on the entire guarantees made to date”—and emphasised that the studio’s four-day work week, which Blackbird moved to in 2022, shouldn’t be accountable for the delay.

“Actually, the workforce is ready to obtain as a lot if no more when given the extra private time,” Blackbird stated. “Having the ability to draw inspiration from time spent with household and mates and on private hobbies has fueled loads of the improvements we will’t wait to indicate off within the lead as much as launch.”

The unique Homeworld was a well-deserved hit when it got here out in 1999 and spawned two sequels, Cataclysm in 2000 and Homeworld 2 in 2003. After that, it fell into disuse till Gearbox launched remastered variations (excluding Cataclysm, the source code for which has been misplaced) in 2015. The bottom-based prequel Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak adopted in 2016, and it too was an excellent game: “A fantastic tactical RTS with all of the beautiful aesthetics and environment of the unique collection,” we stated in our 90% evaluation. The all-new Homeworld 3 was introduced a number of years later, in 2019.

This will likely be Homeworld 3’s second delay: It was initially imagined to be out in 2022, however Blackbird pushed it to 2023 with a view to keep away from having to crunch on it. A stable launch date hasn’t but been set however Blackbird stated it will likely be introduced “as quickly as we now have it.” The studio additionally promised to disclose extra about what we will count on from the game in “our greatest Homeworld 3 progress update but,” which can happen later this summer season.