Editor of the American edition Kotaku Jason Schreyer, known for numerous industrial investigations, believes that soon game publishers will begin to delay major hits due to the rapid spread of coronavirus. He wrote about this on his page on Twitter.
The journalist pointed to several reasons. Firstly, due to the introduction of quarantine in the territory of different countries, many enterprises will stop working, including factories that print discs and transport companies that deliver goods. Specialty shops will also close, which will cut retail. Games, of course, can be purchased today in digital format, but physical copies for publishers are still of great importance – this is an essential part of the turnover. Do not forget about the collection editions of major hits.
It is also unknown how rating organizations will work during the crisis period. And if problems arise with them, then there will be no one to check even indi-novelties that do not require retail at the start.
Secondly, Schreyer is not sure that the transfer of large studios to remote work will go smoothly. In case of difficulties, transfers cannot be avoided.
“We have yet to see whether they can function normally,” he wrote.
In general, the journalist believes that the March and most likely April releases will take place. Then everything is foggy.
The probability of another transfer The Last of Us: Part II (game released May 29) Schreier commented with the words “good question”. He also predicted very high sales of a life simulator coming out this week. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (to which we put 9 points out of 10 possible) and noted that now it’s impossible to say exactly what will happen to the consoles Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X. And the main problem is not in Chinese factories, but in the financial situation. If coronavirus destroys the global economy, people are unlikely to be up to consoles this year, the journalist said.
One user questioned Schreier’s prediction of the effect of coronavirus on publisher release plans. In response, the journalist recommended the gamer to keep his post..
Finally, the editor of Kotaku said that he was trying not to leave his apartment without urgent need and recommended that readers also not go outside once again.
Last week, Jason Schreier released a big investigation into Naughty Dog’s refining.
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