Dead Island 2 has been delayed again

While all signs were indicating that Dead Island 2 would finally release this year, the development team needs a little more time to polish the game up. Today, it was announced that Dead Island 2 will be delayed by a few months, pushing the launch back to Q2 2023.

Dead Island 2 will no longer release in December. Instead, the team will get an extra 12 weeks to work on the game, and a new April 28th release date has now been set.

“We have some important news, so we will rip that band aid off straight away. We are delaying Dead Island 2. But not by very much! The new release date is already decided as April 28th 2023, which is just 12 short weeks after our original planned release date”, the announcement from Dambuster Studios reads.

“It’s not what we wanted to do. We wanted to do it right – announce the game in style, put a release date on it, launch on time and celebrate a job well done. We waited until we were SURE of our release date before we announced Dead Island 2. So the irony isn’t lost on us.”

While it is unfortunate to see this game delayed again, the team sounds confident that it will come out next year, so don't expect it to disappear or fall back into development hell. While Dead Island 2 won't be launching on the 6th of December, Dambuster will be showcasing new gameplay on that date.

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KitGuru Says: With this delay, Dead Island 2 will no longer be competing with The Callisto Protocol this December, and it'll dodge Resident Evil 4 Remake, which is due out in March 2023. That may give the game a better chance at commercial success. 

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