Two years in the past, it had been coincidentally determined that Tekken 8 and one other combating sport, regarded as Road Fighter 6, had been going to be launched on the identical day. Sensing that this is perhaps a problem, Tekken 8 was delayed by Katsuhiro Harada and Bandai Namco to its present January 2024 date.
Tekken 8 was delayed by six months after the Road Fighter 6 launch date
Harada by no means really reveals the title of the combating sport in his video diary, merely referring to it as “that title.” Nonetheless, a delay of roughly half a 12 months would have meant Tekken 8’s authentic launch date was round July 2023. Notably, Road Fighter 6 was launched on June 2, 2023, making Capcom’s brawler the almost definitely candidate for the delay.
The revelation of the similar launch dates was realized round two years in the past, lengthy earlier than Mortal Kombat 1 had been formally introduced. Regardless of this, the delay to Tekken 8 additionally pushed it away from the discharge date of NetherRealm Studios’ newest combating sport, which was launched in September, after all.
Tekken 8 will now be launched on January 26, 2024. Nonetheless, these desirous to get their arms on the sport early may have utilized to participate in subsequent week’s closed beta take a look at on PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, or PC. The beta is because of start on October 20, though preloads have been obtainable since October 5 on PS5 and October 10 on Xbox and PC.
Some PC gamers have already managed to crack the beta replace and have been taking part in forward of time, resulting in sport footage leaking on social media and fears that early gamers can have a aggressive benefit over others. When gamers cracked the earlier Closed Community Check, Bandai Namco promised to ban those that had accessed the cracked model. To date, the one official remark in regards to the early beta entry has been from Harada himself, and I feel it’s truthful to say he’s slightly frustrated.