Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick affirmed that BioShock 4 will be released while providing an update on the game’s current status and the vision behind it.
These production timelines are both unsustainable and ludicrous. Look at the original trilogy.
BioShock q3 2007
BioShock 2 q1 2010
BioShock Infinite q1 2013
All 3 came out in one generation and in less time than the known/future development time of BS4, likely about 2/3's the total time when it's all said and done.
Since there's no release date now, it's safe to say 2026 is out, so 2027 at the earliest, and it'll then be on the PS6 having skipped TWO console generations!
How did we even get to this point? Who the hell is financing decade plus development cycles? It's insanity and nowhere near necessary.
If a handful of unpaid modders can create game length mods for new content (Fallout London for example) what's the effing excuse here for these developers?
These production timelines are both unsustainable and ludicrous. Look at the original trilogy.
BioShock q3 2007
BioShock 2 q1 2010
BioShock Infinite q1 2013
All 3 came out in one generation and in less time than the known/future development time of BS4, likely about 2/3's the total time when it's all said and done.
Since there's no release date now, it's safe to say 2026 is out, so 2027 at the earliest, and it'll then be on the PS6 having skipped TWO console generations!
How did we even get to this point? Who the hell is financing decade plus development cycles? It's insanity and nowhere near necessary.
If a handful of unpaid modders can create game length mods for new content (Fallout London for example) what's the effing excuse here for these developers?
It’s no mystery what’s happening. The industry and big studios have gotten taken over by HR Karens and trannies.
The kind of skilled programmers who could get a game like Bioshock out in 2-3 years are a small minority of bloated studios.
Money attracts leeches. As long as you can string along "investors" you can keep the grift going.