Playtonic Friends and SkyDevilPalm's retro-style racer Victory Heat Rally was originally set to launch simultaneously on PC, Switch and mobile this winter, but, in a new statement from the publisher, it looks like that is no longer the case. While the game will be coming to PC and mobile (via Crunchyroll Game Vault) on 3rd October, the Switch version will now follow "at a later date".
According to the statement, the Switch delay came about due to "some unforeseen difficulties with development", though the publisher promises that a Switch announcement is "not far behind", so keep those engines running.
You can find the full statement concerning the Switch version below:
Our hope was always to launch simultaneously on all platforms. Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen difficulties with development we made the decision to move ahead with launching on PC and mobile with a launch on Nintendo Switch to follow at a later date. But worry not! We will have news about the Switch launch very soon! It's not far behind!
For those not aware (or those who haven't watched the above trailer yet), Victory Heat Rally is an arcade-style racer that recreates 'SuperScaler' visuals to nail some classic OutRun / Ridge Racer vibes. It looks fast, frantic and really rather pretty, with the promise of four-player split-screen leaving us itching to throw it into a game night rotation.
It's always a shame to see a delay like this after such a long development period, but it looks like Victory Heat Rally will be back on track for Switch soon. We'll be keeping an eye out for the much-anticipated Switch release date over the coming months.
What do you make of Victory Heat Rally? Are you hoping to pick it up soon? Drift down to the comments and let us know.
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This is definitely a bummer. I was looking forward to this one, and it definitely seems like it'll just feel right at home on the Switch in a way it never could on PC and mobile. But I'd rather it spend more time in the oven and come out fully cooked than get some underbaked version of it.
Finger crossed for a physical.
For the record, the demo for this game was really really damn good. And that demo is like over two years (almost three years?) old, so the game has likely improved a ton since then.
That stinks. Looks pretty cool.
Unfortunate, but I hope this means that the Switch version won't have additional issues compared to other systems' and I'm still looking forward to eventually giving it a try!
Really looking forward to this!
I'll probably pick it up on the Steam Deck tho. One of the few games where I could appreciate the 120hz support.
Looking forward to this, been waiting for the eshop listing to exist so I could wishlist it...but like Plucky Squire, I'll have to keep checking
"For those not aware (or those who haven't watched the above trailer yet), Victory Heat Rally is an arcade-style racer that recreates 'SuperScaler' visuals to nail some classic OutRun / Ridge Racer vibes." Actually, the game they are trying to emulate is Sega's Power Driift from 1988 (also on 3DS)
I played the demo and it is a fun time. The only issue I have with delay launches I feel less to buy them because its like getting sloppy seconds.
Disappointing about the Switch delay, but at least the game has a release date on some platforms now. I liked what I have seen of the game. Also, is that lady giving a backwards V? Isn't that an obscene gesture in some countries?
I’ve lost count of the number of titles that get stalled on the Switch after releasing everywhere else, only to never turn up at all.
In other unrelated news, I want an air quotes emoji.
Sucks, but if it allows the finished product to run and play better on release, I'll take it.
Definitely has the retro racer vibes.
Looks kinda fun, has the Outrun vibe to it.
Looks like a fun time. Hopefully it comes to the Switch in tact.
This is so my jam it's ridiculous. All I want is shortcuts. And a cartridge.
This looks great but has to be said the Kickstarter these guys ran has been incredibly bad. Long periods of silence with no updates, incredibly late delivering (original estimated delivery date was Dec 2021 after the campaign launched in Oct 2020!) and now they're going back on possibly releasing it on Playstation and XBox and not committing to it releasing on these platforms. Sure game dev is hard work and problems occur but many people not happy with the way things have been run, especially the lack of updates keeping everyone in the loop.
Still - it does look very cool.
And no Jim - it doesn't look anything like Ridge Racer.
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