According to a recent rumor, it appears that Need for Speed: Rivals might have been delayed for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The rumor came from Will Power, a PR person working in video game industry. He talks about retailers and how they are pushing the release date of Need for Speed: Rivlas on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This news is rather unfortunate and after the delay of Watch_Dogs, The Crew and DriveClub, doesn’t really come of as a positive aspect for next generation launch.
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You can check out his tweets below.
Need for Speed Rivals date just slipped on PS4? Seems like racing games are allergic to the console.
— Will Power⚡ @ SF (@WillJPowers) October 29, 2013
When asked how he came to knew about it, he said that retailers are sending out emails for change of release date.
@DBT85 @Player1Wins retailers are sending out change of release date emails.
— Will Power⚡ @ SF (@WillJPowers) October 29, 2013
The previous delay victims were Watch_Dogs, The Crew and DriveClub. All of them were pushed to early 2014 release date. If this turns out to be true, Need for Speed: Rivals might be pushed to same early 2014 release date.
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Update: It is not delayed at all. According to a recent update, the delay news more of a PR mistake. The game will launch on schedule as expected.
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