Batman Arkham Trilogy For Switch Has Been Delayed Until December

Soooooo…. That are putting all 3 games in a cartridge, then?

I suppose after mortal kombat they want to make sure it works right and doesn’t look too bad. The first two games should be ok. But knights sounds like it would be the most challenging.

Honestly, I’m fine with this. I’m really excited to play this, but October has enough games

Works for me, was wanting to get it but have too much stuff to worry about right now. December will probably work better and if they run better for it then great.

@siavm The first two games SHOULD be okay, but given City has some serious problems at times even on the PS4 and One there are no guarantees there.

I was always going to focus on SMB Wonder this month, and I think many Nintendo fans will do the same. Delaying Batman until December also makes a lot of sense considering that Spider Man 2 comes out on PS5 this month, and people will be focused on that superhero game instead.

@BabyYoda71 @Lizuka Was thinking the same thing, I want this and hope it runs great, but I’m seriously all for the delay if that means it runs better. Oct is JAM PACKED with releases this year…..

Totally fine with this, so many Switch games coming out in October as it is.

Disappointing, but not to surprising since we haven’t seen footage of Knight running on switch yet.

@Lizuka Arkham City and Arkham Asylum on PS4 and Xbox One are based on the "Return to Arkham" versions which used Unreal Engine 4. The Switch version of Arkham City (and Arkham Asylum) will be based on the original Xbox 360/PS3 Unreal Engine 3 versions.

As for Arkham Knight, yeah that will be the interesting one.

I am fine with this. At least it will be a Christmas present for me.

@Zach777 No most likely not. Arkham City and Arkham Knight are both open world games so it might be hard to fit it in all 3 games in one cartridge.

Dang! One half of me is bummed as I was really looking forward to asylum for Halloween, but I suppose December will do. The other half f me is actually relieved it's one less game I have to buy this month 😅

Releasing one week before the big new 2D Mario wasn't a good idea anyway. Glad they delayed it.

Hopefully it means Arkham Knight will run competently but I've been concerned about that one from the start. Also think the jury is out on City but Switch should be able to run it, don't think Asylum should be difficult either. Knight is my least favorite (by a lot) of the trilogy but it's still a decent game and would be nice for Nintendo fans who missed it to get a playable version of it.

As long as it means they run smoother on the switch I don’t have a problem with this whatsoever!

I'd imagine this is solely due to Arkham Knight, but I'm certainly not opposed to waiting a bit longer.

First game was great, Second one good, Third was a disappointing way to end it all.

I'm completely fine with this. October is jammed already. I can wait.

I'm hoping Hogwarts Legacy still makes it next month. No new trailer is concerning though.

More time is probably needed to make Arkham Knight work...since the other two are 2 generations back.. it would be nice if they released them the same way they are on other platforms...with the first two games coming in a 2 pack and the 3rd one separately... because if Arkham Knight sucks performance wise, I'll just stick to the first two...

@ParadoxFawkes It seems like they're going to also be able to be purchased separately. Only the bundle's up for preorder but they all have separate eShop listings.

@Lizuka oh nice I'll have to check that out, thank you

I was looking for switch gameplay footage only yesterday!! What a bummer but I can wait till December I suppose lol

Gutted. At least it hasn’t been cancelled I suppose

Aw man! I was really looking forward to this game next week... oh well, at least it will give October some breathing space with other big releases coming this month.

It's always best the devs take all time they need, although such delays do raise an eyebrow a bit higher when they happen so close to the initial release date.

switch 2 cant come soon enough..

Last time there was a sale, it the trilogy was $8.99 on Steam. On Switch they want $60 lol.

Well, this is disappointing. Now, the real question is, do I keepy pre-order or move my $$$ to RDR's physical release... I'm still getting SMB WONDER and SM2 on the 20th, so I will probably just wait. My wife can get me RDR for Christmas! ;P

A sound decision, and fair play to the developers in this case.

Too many games are released 'prematurely' at the moment, and even some AAA titles are coming out as buggy messes needing all manor of patches within their launch weeks/months.

I understand there is pressure on devs to get things out the gate as soon as possible, but I applaud decisions like this - IMO much better to push back release by a few weeks to ensure a quality final product for the consumer.

I’m disappointed about this as was really looking forward to it. On the flip side a more polished experience is my preference.
It must be issues with City and/or Knight as this close to release I imagine the physicals are already manufactured and probably on container ships heading to different countries

Fine by me, was planning on buying it for christmas anyway

With AC Mirage and Alan Wake 2 coming this month, their decision to release trilogy in December serves my wallet well.

Maybe they are going to change the physical to be on three carts in the box or have asylum and city on one while knight has a stand alone release.

This is kind of a relief actually. Not enough money for this month 's games!

In a month like October where quite some of the biggest games are being released "The aim is to deliver the best possible experience" might more refer to "sales experience".
But totally understandable. December is just a bit too late for many Xmas sales.

I'm okay with this. Just get the game's performance right.

I don’t think anyone will be upset by this

@Baler I was But its well worth it for (hopefully) a quality product!

do you have any reason to believe that with time arkham knight will get reasonably better on the switch.. that it will be very playable i do not..just like i believe that hogwarts legacy if it does not get delayed again will be a mess on the switch..

@anoyonmus Just wondering but where did you read they’re based on the original versions and not the new ones? I’ve been trying to find that out myself but haven’t found any official confirmation yet. If I missed it though I was just curious to know.

Now I'm really curious to see knight running on the system!

Getting flashbacks to the WiiU!

I am interested in this despite buying them all (especially City) before. But because of that I was going to wait for a decent sale. Also, since we are here I think it's a shame that tbey didn't take some of the criticisms of Knight on board and rework it a bit. The excessive and annoying tank sections really pulled me out of what was otherwise a pretty decent Bat tale.

I think asylum will run fine, city may do but may chug a bit.
I think the delay will be due to knight, it’s a huge game and I would be surprised to see it run on the switch. Not saying it won’t be possible, but I’m yet to be convinced.
There’s also no way that all three games will be on the cartridge. Even when they did the trilogy on ps4 the 3rd game was a download code.

Dissapointed but rather they take the time to get it right, more devs should do this. Suppose I can just play these on my wii u and pc in the interim lol. I don't get why Arkham origins gets so much flack, I loved every minute of it, think because it followed city and it was so impactful a little of that magic it had was missing. Not the games fault my any means. Get it re released WB!

The PS4 version of Akham City is still a mess, framerate wise. I'm not confident they'll optimise these releases as they never bothered to fix them on PS4, though I see a poster above says the Switch release is based on the original rather than the 'return' versions, so here's hoping. Knight runs great on PS4, but it's a really visually impressive game there, running at 30fps. I'm certainly interested to see how these turn out on Switch.
The absence of Origins is a shame, it's underrated in my opinion despite being developed by another team. It would have been a good fit for Switch, and a seasonal release for December!

Delay it to the big cart and at least get Asylum and City on it. Still, it was gonna get backlogged anyway. October is waaaaaaay to busy.

Good to delay if extra polish is needed, December's rather empty too (only Dragon Quest Monsters and the new Splatoon 3 season so far before this delay).

Almost a foregone conclusion that it's Knight giving them fits. Plenty of history to know how that port went. I'm sure they're reviewing all those notes to ensure the performance is there. The other two shouldn't have too many surprises for performance. They've been ported several times already so there should be ample notes on where the trouble spots are. Totally fine with the delay. I've got these on PC anyways. But, having Kevin Conroy on the go is a treat not to be missed.

I'm glad they are taking more time to polish it.

I'm sure the Switches hardware is causing tech issues for them 🤷🏻

I don't really care about the performance of Knight or City, so long as Asylum is fully on cart, without huge patches/downloads, and performing solidly, I'll probably buy regardless

Well I was looking forward to playing this but ow well there are a lot of games coming out in October🤔

@AG_Awesome it’s on Warner Bros home page about Arkham Trilogy.

It said “all three titles were originally developed by Rocksteady Studios”. So I assume it means it’s the original UE3 versions.

Return to Arkham was developed by Virtuos who used UE4 for those versions.

Meh, I was gonna wait for a sale anyways.

I was eyeing this one up for my birthday but I think I'll be able to find a suitable replacement.

Fine by me, as long as they polish the game and it runs smoothly, nobody will complain about it.

I rather they delay and make sure all games ran smooth than to have it come out looking like a mess. Games nowadays are large in size and sometimes will come out with bugs still present even after thorough polish and inspection.

@Zach777 : If only publishers gave two poops about giving customers the "best possible" physical release.

not much of a batman fan but if this results in a better game for fans im happy. i really enjoy when companies delay games instead of forcing them onto the market prematurely

Hmm well the physical’s release date was 10/13, so they must have been printed already. Hopefully the bugs they are dealing with all reside in game data found outside of the cartridges, and we will get an intact port of Asylum, at least, on the cart.
I suppose we’ll find out in December.

I’m fine with that if it comes out good

This was just going to go straight to the backlog anyways. As others have said I'm totally fine with the delay as long as it plays good.

they better put the first 2 games on cartridge at least.

I'm guessing Arkham Knight is the problem, that game is still a looker even in 2023

I'd honestly love if they delayed it for an additional year and really polished these games up for the Super Switch. Maybe even two years. You love to see developers getting the proper time to do it right!

Going back to Asylum's claustrophobic camera will take a minute, but I'll get used to it. That game is phenomenal.

Considering October is already pretty busy and that it gives more time to make absolutely sure these ports are Switch-ready, I'm perfectly okay with this delay.

Hopefully the extra time will help them turn the tirlogy into a trilogy... yeah I'm that petty

Weird to see a delay this close to the planned release date. Wonder if it didn’t clear Nintendo’s certification process or something.

@BAN Most likely they are polishing and optimizing Arkham Knight as much as possible before launching. I wish more studios would just delay for a bit than releasing unfinished (or worse broken) games just to fix them later.

@Bizzyb I understand that, but having worked in development, I know that it is extremely rare for a delay to be announced a week before launch. Usually that can only mean the platform holder didn’t want to certify or strongly suggested delaying.

@Lizuka The PS4 versions were a bad remastering job, the footage of the Switch versions seem to be of the original releases, so they should run fine, and honestly, look better.

@AG_Awesome The footage in the trailer is from the originals.

WB Games can't do a proper port for good. Remember Armored Edition and the insane framerate dips, glitches etc? I just hope they give us a decent version of the original games, not the "remastered" junk they released on PS4/XBox.

@BAN Both scenarios are possible but I wouldn't worry too much if it's only a 2 month delay. That sounds like last minute optimization, not broken mess. If it was 4-6 months (right before release) yeah there's serious problems here.

@JeongersGaming WB would never run trailer footage from a different version of a game...

@Bizzyb We’ll see if it makes that two month deadline.

I suspect it will go farther March 2024 the most logic start point would be for them.

Phew… I am traveling in November and almost deleted this from my Steam Deck to create space

This is fine. My massive wishlist and backlog will keep me company through the wait.

I hope they make it worth the delay.

@LikelySatan There's a logical reason for them to trick people with footage of a superior looking version of a game. What's the benefit for them to show footage of the originals if they're using the remasters, which are technically superior (although some people prefer the older art direction)?

Not comparable to MK1.

@JeongersGaming I'm saying they may be showing Arkham Trilogy running on different hardware. If you are vouching for that, I'm not sure what to say.

@LikelySatan
Been playing through it again on PS5 and after a bit the old senses kick in and it's back to Arkham.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oD3l4WR4_s

@nintendolife on Batman Day in this video, it showed Switch gameplay of what it seems to be Arkham City on Nintendo Switch.