Christian PetersenIn a press release on its website, Tony announced that it does not expect the game and network services to be part of its business to be affected in this financial year, ending March 31. At the same time, the company is doing soManjet points out that things may change in the future. Tony and Microsoft both issued statements overnight answering questions about how the ongoing epidemic would affect their game development plans going forward. No statement contains much in the way of things, but it may be the beginning of things to come.
"Although no problems have arisen so far, Sony has carefully considered the risks of delaying the production of titles for game software at both academic institutions and partner organizations, particularly in Europe and America."
The Sons added that it had reopened the manufacturing plant in China that had been closed. However, three other plants – two in Malaysia and one in the U.K. – remain closed until April 14. The company has also confirmed that employees work from home at some of its offices throughout Europe, the U.S. And Japan.
Microsoft's head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty, shared a very brief statement with Gamespot just yesterday. "Each studio faces different challenges and problems depending on its location, and many of our international development partners are equally affected," it reads in part. "We support our studio leaders to make the right decisions for their teams and their games during this challenging time."
Booty's message came a day after 343 Studios published a blog post where he said it was still under construction Halo Infinite and Halo Master Chief Collection on the PC continued to track, the studio needed to "remember our current limitations and understand that the coronavirus situation might be worse before it gets better."
No major games have been delayed, but Bethesda has announced its biggest expansion for Wastelanders Fallout 76 we had to be thrown back a week as a result of operations from the home policy affecting the ability of the company to complete the test.
Some publishers have begun to prepare fans for the possibility of delayed removal of bodies. Yesterday, Announce Capcom a possible shortage or delayed delivery of physical copies of Disadvantages of Living 3, coming out April 3rd. Today, Square Enix told fans that season The Final VII Remake are yet to launch on April 10 as planned, physical copies may not be timely, as Amazon and other digital retailers have been delaying the unimportant shipping. "This does not mean that copies of the Final Fantasy VII Remake box will not be shipped," Square said. "It means we can't control the day the game comes."
Currently, America has invaded China in the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases. Professionals are always falling apart when the current outbreak may be over.