The Nintendo Switch might not be receiving Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+ 2, but there are other skateboarding games coming to the hybrid platform in the near future. Unfortunately, though, they seem to keep getting delayed.
After nailing down a 7th July release date last month, Easy Day Studios has revealed the arrival of Skater XL on console has been postponed until 28th July. This date actually excludes the Switch release - with the developer planning to share a new launch date for this particular version in the coming weeks.
We'll be announcing a new launch date for Nintendo Switch in the coming weeks. We appreciate your patience as we finalize the game. Not to worry-between now and then, we will be showing more new content & features that will be available at launch and continuing to polish the game
This follows on from the delay of SkateBIRD for Switch, at the end of last month. When Skater XL does arrive, you can expect it to be more along the lines of EA's Skate series. In saying this, it is its own kind of experience - with Easy Day Studios describing it as an "evolution" of the skateboarding genre.
How do you feel about this delay? Leave a comment down below.
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Specifically, this doesn't bother me because I don't play skating games.
Generally, I try to understand that delaying every version might not be financially viable, but it sends a very poor message to one segment of the market, which always costs money; I'll admit that I'm often hopeful it costs publishers who make such a decision a lot of money.
In general: Better safe than sorry.
However planning is not the biggest strength of several developers. But I know publishers are often also pushing it to extremes. Commercial stakes ey!
I'm all about Tony Hawks 1&2 later this year so I won't personally lose any sleep over this
lol even though the mechanics are extremely fun and the closest to a real skate simulator, this game is soooo not ready for market in it's latest PC state
Man, three skateboarding disappointments for Switch in short succession, that sucks. It's hard to complain about the Switch not having enough games, but this genre is a missing hole which sticks out terribly. I was almost considering that Crayola Scoot game the other day, I was so desperate.
I definitely want it¬!!
From what I’ve seen of it I found it quite bland, Almost like the first skate game.
@N64-ROX I agree I’ve been waiting for a good skating game to release but I scratched that itch with Skate City on iOS, downside is it’s kinda like a 2.5 of skate 2
As long as the game is fun and not much of a grind or I'll get board...
@N64-ROX Haha! That's kind of funny. I know it's not quiet the 3D skateboard game you're looking for, but if you haven't played OlliOlli, you seriously have to. It's a really well done skateboard game.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/olliolli-switch-stance-switch/
Argh, bummer. Been waiting for this one, hopefully the extra time will result in a better game on Switch.
@WesEds
You evidently have a problem with the skate series.
Skateboarding games being like skate is a good thing. It was a cracking series that for some reason has got put on indefinite hiatus.
@Rosona I don’t have an issue with the skate series, I just found the first one quite bland in that it was quite washed out and felt it was lacking something. The second one I really enjoyed and the 3rd I didn’t play much but I did enjoy it.
I loved how it used the sticks to do tricks instead of just buttons and It would be awesome to see the game series revived but EA seems to have gone downhill in my opinion
@WesEds
Fair do's, your original post came across like how I had perceived.
You are definitely right about EA, I would say I would love them to port the trilogy to the Switch, the trouble is just look at the extortionate price of the Burnout Paradise Remaster?
I think the first skate was pretty much perfect for me and only got improved as the series continued, a positively great first step in a new franchise with being exactly what it needed to be. I can understand your bland point but as the first I feel it's almost allowed that for all the good it was doing.
skate 1 bland?? u must have not been good at holding a manny it had the best skate spots also i feel the skate games got worse as they came out
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