Two years in the past, it had been coincidentally determined that Tekken 8 and one other combating recreation, considered Road Fighter 6, had been going to be launched on the identical day. Sensing that this is perhaps a difficulty, 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 truly reveals the identify of the combating recreation in his video diary, merely referring to it as “that title.” Nevertheless, a delay of roughly half a yr would have meant Tekken 8’s unique launch date was round July 2023. Notably, Road Fighter 6 was launched on June 2, 2023, making Capcom’s brawler the more than likely candidate for the delay.
The revelation of the equivalent 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 recreation, which was launched in September, in fact.
Tekken 8 will now be launched on January 26, 2024. Nevertheless, these eager to get their fingers on the sport early might have utilized to participate in subsequent week’s closed beta check 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 recreation footage leaking on social media and fears that early gamers may 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. Up to now, the one official remark concerning the early beta entry has been from Harada himself, and I believe it’s honest to say he’s slightly frustrated.
