With the year seeing so many delays of popular franchises, fans can expect this time of year to be delay-heavy. With another year of restrictions and pandemic complications, studios have certainly had to adapt. Square Enix is certainly no exception, with there being plenty of roadblocks in their fiscal year. With many of their developers seeing challenges in 2021, delays have always been in the back of publishers’ minds. Dontnod’s Life is Strange is no exception after announcing their delay in the upcoming remasters to next year. Today, Dontnod Entertainment updated fans on Switch with news of another delay. With development taking longer than expected, Dontnod will delay Life is Strange True Colors to late 2021 on Nintendo Switch.
Additionally, Life is Strange: True Colors for Nintendo Switch is running a little late.
We won’t be quite ready to release on September 10 – but we still plan to release this year.
Please watch our channels for a confirmed date over the coming weeks!
— Life is Strange (@LifeIsStrange) August 12, 2021
When will Life is Strange True Colors on Switch release?
While the development hurdles have always been clear throughout the year, Dontnod’s Life of Strange team is certainly taking a step back to reanalyze its release timeline. Pushing a Nintendo Switch port out later is a tough decision, but one that will serve them well in the short term. Development on multiple platforms at once can often cause issues when presented with multiple variables. Pushing the release of one version out late can be immensely helpful to the development team trying to release it first. Having a multi-platform launch is critical, but eventually reaching it is better than not at all.
With Life is Strange Remastered Collection also planned for release in early 2021, the Nintendo Switch is still receiving its titles in a reasonable time frame. While it’s unclear how long the delay will be, the team is confident still in a release for this year. With Life is Strange True Colors launching in less than a month on all platforms except Nintendo Switch, fans shouldn’t have to wait too long to bring the narrative on the go.
