They delayed the hell out of Alan Wake... it turned out great!

Still... this news sucks.

Edit: I'm all for delays in the name of polish - it appears to have been great for games like 'Arkham Knight' and 'Wild Hunt'... but it 'sounds' like it was delayed as a means of avoiding the Christmas competition (CoD, Assassin's Creed, Battlefront, Tomb Raider etc), as-opposed to it not being 'ready'.

Perhaps Microsoft were worried about another Sunset Overdrive situation (great game with 'underwhelming' sales)?

How is that not a good sign? I'd argue it means they care about the quality of the product they're pushing.

That's a win in my book. Uncharted was delayed and Zelda was delayed. Both very highly-acclaimed franchises. Though Quantum Break is a new IP, I'd say this is the best course of action.

Whilst a delay is good if it allows devs more time on the game, it is also a sign of project mis-management when it comes to planning, timing or something with the game.

Look at Driveclub as an example of a delayed game, or Duke Nukem Forever.

@Dark11

And you're 100% sure Tomb Raider, Halo 5 and Forza will all launch in 2015?

I already said one of the exclusive AAA games for Xbox would be delayed in another post and Quantum Break has done just that.

What's next? :P

Microsoft's holiday lineup dwarfs the PS4s.... even without Quantum Break.

@Tedakin

"Microsoft's holiday lineup dwarfs the PS4s.... even without Quantum Break." -- 2 things:

1) Thats yet to be seen since no release dates have been mentioned for any Xbox games (outside of Halo 5) & who knows what Sony can bring for Holiday 2015.

AND

2) The only reason why that might be a possibility is because Microsoft will have done nothing for the 1st 7-8 months of the year

There goes another game I was looking forward to this year delayed 2016.

Edit: @ septic, It is disheartening but I think it'll be for the best.

@uptownsoul

"2) The only reason why that might be a possibility is because Microsoft will have done nothing for the 1st 7-8 months of the year"

Ori came out last month. I wouldn't say that's 'nothing'.

@Genuine

Yup, Zelda, Uncharted and now this. Its really disheartening and putting a damper on my expectations for those games tbh.

@ Septic
Come on mate. Unlike Sony, Microsoft needs to do all they can to bolster its line up through out 2015.
Sony has already released The Order 1886, Bloodborne and MLB 15.
Here is a list of some PS4 exclusives I'm looking forward to in 2015:

Until Dawn
Tomorrow's Children
Hellblade
Rime
Tearaway Unfolded
The Witness
Street Fighter V
Alienation
No Man's Sky
God of War Remastered
Ratchet and Clank
Persona 5

Pretty funny how everyone has called this a delay, while it was never announced as a 2015 launch anyways. As for halo Forza and tomb raider, they have all been given MS release windows or as halo is concerned release dates by MS of this fall.

You know, Ive noticed everytime people make these lists that they include rise of the tomb raider for Microsoft even though it is cross gen, but always leave out Persona 5 for Sony because it is cross gen. Interesting.

On topic. As someome that has all major platforms (Ps4, Xbox1, Pc, Wii u) I'm glad they delayed it, so many games to play this year I was going to be broke, now my hope is they space out next years games nicely like they are doing this year

Quote :

Like Sony, MS need something to bolster its lineup in 2015...

What 'like Sony'? Do you know Sony's line-up for 2016, beside Uncharted 4?

Tedakin

yeah we know xbox year is only 3 months long and the rest 9 dont matter to you.
also its stupid to believe any such thing when ps4 already has 3 exclusives out,many without release dates and we havent even seen e3 yet.

i could too,say sony's early 2016 lineup dwarfs xbox's with uc4 and sf5, but thatll be a really stupid statement to say this early.
the only thing true for now is ps4 has had multiple exclusives out and has several others coming this year while xbox has no big exclusives coming out before october it seems

@septic

"Well a baseball game and the Order aren't exactly going to put immense pressure on MS are they. I don't think many people feel they are missing out on that one.

Bloodborne yes. Microsoft has had Ori too.

If anything, the pressure is on both of htem but less on MS I'd say based on what we know is coming out this year. "

being outsold 2:1,having no major exclusive for 2/3rds of the year while sony already has 3 . yeah ms sure would be chill.clearly winning.Until Dawn ,
Tomorrow's Children ,Hellblade ,Rime ,Tearaway Unfolded ,The Witness ,Alienation ,No Man's Sky ,God of War Remastered ,Ratchet and Clank ,Persona 5 , dragon quest heroes,disgaea 5,god eater 2 arent actual games that people can possibly buy.yet everyone will buy a new xbox for halo and forza im sure

also, yeah ori . a digital only self published multiplat indie is totally comparable to bloodborne

@Genuine

"Sony has already released The Order 1886, Bloodborne and MLB 15."

Well a baseball game and the Order aren't exactly going to put immense pressure on MS are they. I don't think many people feel they are missing out on that one.

Bloodborne yes. Microsoft has had Ori too.

If anything, the pressure is on both of htem but less on MS I'd say based on what we know is coming out this year.

I don't get why people care so much about the way games are distributed in the year but even if we do take that seriously, I don't see the MS camp feeling pressured with the exception of Bloodborne which has a more niche appeal anyway (although its getting more mainstream attention I feel).

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree mate but, whereas before, MS had a robust line-up, that lineup has taken a dent now that this has been delayed.

@vishmarx

"being outsold 2:1,having no major exclusive for 2/3rds of the year while sony already has 3 "

Firstly, please don't bring sales into this. I know how much you love the fact that SOny makes a lot of money but please, this isn;t about sales.

"also, yeah ori . a digital only self published multiplat indie is totally comparable to bloodborne"

So you don't care about indies. That's nice.

But for those of us who don't care about sales and ACTUALLY enjoy games, Ori being an indie title does't preclude it from being a good game and one available on the X1 platform.

@Septic

Ori seems to be a great game but it isn't "exactly going to put immense pressure on" PS is it?

My point is, Xbox doesn't release major titles that put "immense pressure" on its competition till Holiday. But the first, approximately 7-8 months of most years doesn't bring anything major

You shouldn't disregard games based on their genre or critical opinion. And if you want to compare Bloodborne to Ori, then I must add Hotline Miami 2, Olli Olli 2 and Helldivers to the list as well. The fact is friend, Playstation has more games that average 80+.

The pressure is mainly on Microsoft based on what they have released so far (2015).

Why shouldn't people care about the first 8 months of the year?

MS has a good line-up for fall 2015, that's still the case.

@uptown and Gneuine

Well if we're going to formulate lists like that wellt hen:

Halo 5
Forza 6
Tomb Raider
State of Emergency
Inside
Below
Fable Legends
Cuphead
etc etc

It all boils down to taste.

I don't get why we're deflecting here. All I said was that MS have to bolster their line-up just like Sony. Those are heavy hitting titles and exclusives.

"But the first, approximately 7-8 months of most years doesn't bring anything major"

True but aside from BB on PS4, I don't see anything major either on the PS4 front (sorry but I'm not counting The Order or MLB- others might).

"You shouldn't disregard games based on their genre or critical opinion."

Well what I think is a crap game is a crap game and a genre that is niche, I mean it won't put that much pressure just like, as uptown said, Ori won't either.

"Why shouldn't people care about the first 8 months of the year?
MS has a good line-up for fall 2015, that's still the case."

Because there isn't a massive one-sided advantage to Sony's platform in my opinion.

Listen, we'll never agree on this I suspect because we obviously attribute different weight to titles.

But QB's absence in 2015 has left me disappointed. I just feel like MS has to plug the gap just like how I felt Sony 'needed' to do the same with UC4. That's all. I don't want to get into the gutter game of listwars. I regret mentioning UC4 now. -__-' (But then the MS contingent would be on my case)

I think its good for Quantum Break the holiday lineup starting around October is packed with big exclusives. QB is a big game but its a new IP and hopefully if they give it 3+ months of advertising on its own for a spring launch the game will be a huge success. Sunset Overdrive was 1 of the best games last year but I think its very hard to break out a new IP amongst other big time industry favorites and although sales did OK they definitely suffered because of this.

@Septic

"True but aside from BB on PS4, I don't see anything major either on the PS4 front (sorry but I'm not counting The Order or MLB- others might). "

I can't argue with that statement, but at least Playstation tries to put out major games throughout the year. Outside of Titanfall (which Microsoft didn't have full control over (Pub:EA, Dev:Respawn)) there has been no effort on Microsoft's part to release a major game on the XB1 before August[if i'm not mistaken] Now 2016 might be different, but that doesn't appear to be by design, that seems more like 2015 roll-over.

And I LOVE how Playstation releases their games. They could have held TLOU:R till holiday 2014; they could have held both The Order & Bloodborne till August or later. But they don't. Playstation likes sprinkling the whole year with major games

This doesn't have the same impact as Uncharted. Moving it to 2016 was right move. Plus we don't know what other games are coming this yr.

All i wanted this year was Uncharted 4, Zelda and Quantum Break. Me and gaming are going on a break for now.

Everyone else is ok enjoying their procedurely generated dungeon crawlers, of which there will be thousands.

For all the soulless skanky vampires who still care about console wars.

Sony didn't want Uncharted 4 delayed because Tomb Raider will have the advantage.

Sony currently has a good grasp in terms of quality per quarter with Bloodborne while MS has no AAA exclusives out yet.

Xenoverse Wii U is coming, be excited for that.

BOTH companies have lost their token fall games, just as Sony lost The Order last fall. There is no such thing as a bad delay, only in terms of business and money making.

Cant say Im surprised based on what we've been hearing the past few weeks about the game. But like I always say, Id rather a delayed game be good than a rushed game be a buggy mess.

Well that sucks to me as a gamer. But if it means more polish then so be it the game will be that much better.

Phil Stated this year will be packed with games and he'll have to push some games back.

QB seems very ambitious new Ip, Halo, Forza 6 and Rise Of The Tombraider. Already established Ip's that could cannibalize QB's hype.

Its best to release it in a window all to it itself or, at least a launch window where it has some breathing room.

Because with Uncharted 4 and Zelda releasing next year MS needs to be EXTRA careful when they release it.

A very anticipated Microsoft exclusive got delayed... Who could have guessed it would be trolled by ps4 owners and turn in to a ps4 vs X1 game line up argument in the comments section?

I'm bummed it's delayed, I'm pretty amped for this one.

Septic....you MAY be overreacting a bit.

please stop bringing Ori into every single one of your posts, it's painful overtime. Damn...
Ok xbox one got what sounds like your game of the year, no need to bring that back every single time. This is my problem with the xbox fanboys in general, holding tight in one game and glorifying it more than they should.

OT: QB delayed, i wish Aussigamer1 could come here and tell us what games x1 has left this year.. I can feel TR will get pushed as well.
it's just a terrible year for x1 with no big games. but i guess it's no problem for you guys you will be playing Ori over and over -_-'

Why does Ori burn you so much? What about the list above? Xbox is having a bad year??

Xbox fanboys holding on to one gam? Clearly the point went over your head about games and how they are distributed throughout the year. I never called it my GOTY so please, grow up.

How is the year terrible btw? Its got a pretty solid list.

"it's just a terrible year for x1 with no big games. "

Thsts B.S lol. Halo 5 is not a big game?? Forza is not? Fable is not? You may not like ot, of.course you don't because you try your best to hate anything on the machine but others know and like those games. They are BIG titles believe it or not.

Tomb Raider will be delayed why?? Just because you wish it to doesn't mean it will necessarily happen lol.

As much as you guys want to believe the X1 lineup is terrible, you're only fooling yourselves. If you think it is then fine so be it but someone like you, who,imo, loves mediocre stuff like the Order and Knack isn't really in a position to talk about 'terrible' games.

A non-partisan headline would be 'Quantum Break Dealayed until 2016.'

It's funny how people have to assume that MS HAS to bring out a triple A exclusive every single month of the year.

It's as if everyone caught convenient amnesia how console schedules work or how Sony and Nintendo went through long periods too without triple A exclusives released. In fact Driveclub was pushed back from launch and The Order and Bloodborne were delayed to 2016.

@Abzdin
"This is my problem with the xbox fanboys in general, holding tight in one game and glorifying it more than they should."

You have to be kidding right? I guess you never see TLoU being brought up constantly in almost every article.

@septic:

i never see delays as a bad thing, honestly. to me, it just means they're taking that little extra bit of time to make the game as close to perfect as they can get.

frankly, i'd prefer devs be allowed to take as much time as they feel they need rather than release a broken, unfinished product.

the people at remedy are pretty amazing (alan wake was one of my favourites last gen), so i think that the delay will just make the game that much better.

from the article,
“With so many Xbox One games launching this year, moving Quantum Break to 2016 extends our incredible portfolio into next year with a monster new IP,”

besides screamride and ori (which are not even monster ip's) what congestion for the first half of 2015? i don't get microsoft and how they think sept.-nov. are the only months that matter.

They will probably upgrade it to DX12 and enhance the game. Microsoft hasn't announced their full lineup yet. They will at the E3 and if it's as Phil Spencer said, I don't think we'll have to worry about big exclusives or new IP's. I'm hyped for this game and all the new games that will be announced soon.

@Septic

I don't think it has anything with project mis-management, more like there are too many exclusives coming out in the same time frame and its not a good business "money wise" decision to release them so close of each other.

its funny how yall are already talking about 2016 when 2015 just started lol. its gonna be a long 8 months for you guys

@spotie. 'A release year is NOT a release date. It's a tentative window.'

If Microsoft said the game was coming out in 2015 (which they did) and now they say the game is coming out in 2016 it means the game has been delayed. This doesn't mean Microsoft are evil, most people are in favour of delays to improve a game, but it DOES mean the game has been delayed.

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

Keep begging Sony gamers!