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'Take all the time you need': Fans are totally okay with delay in release of ‘Star Wars: Jedi Survivor'

In a statement, EA said that they were focussing on bug fixes and making sure fans have a great experience playing 'Star Wars: Jedi Survivor'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Electronic Arts announced that the release of 'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor' has been delayed, and will now drop on April 28. The game was originally meant to come out on March 17. The game publisher released a statement about the release date change on Twitter, citing bug fixes and providing players with an enhanced experience.

"For the last three years, the Jedi team here at Respawn has poured its collective heart and soul into 'Star Wars: Jedi Survivor', and we are proud to say the next chapter in the tale of Cal Kestis is content complete. We are now focused entirely on the final stage: bug fixes to enhance performance, stability, polish, and most importantly, the player experience," EA Star Wars tweeted. 

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EA's Statement

Director Stig Asmussen explained the delay in a message shared on social media, stating that the team was concentrating on refining the final release while boosting performance. He tweeted, "In order for the team to hit the Respawn quality bar, provide the team the time they need, and achieve the level of polish our fans deserve, we have added six crucial weeks to our release schedule - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will now launch globally on April 28th."

'Take all the time you need'

Even though fans were getting impatient to get their hands on the game as soon as possible, they do understand the franchise and respect its decision to delay the launch in order to boost the level of performance for players. Many fans supported their decision, as one said, "It's a bummer that it has been delayed but better to delay than to release a game with glitches and bugs. Also they also have Star Wars Celebration that they can take advantage of to gain some serious momentum into launch."

Another added, "Perfectly fine with this take all the time you need to make sure this is even better than the first one!" In a similar vein, another chimed in, "Take all the time you need, we’ll be waiting patiently." A user reassured then saying, "Please take your time! Us players are just excited to see what's next, please do whatever is necessary to make sure the teams are taken care of (and your communications team, hi!!! ily'all). Can't wait for April 28!"  Another person said, "I’m sure most people prefer to wait so it can be an absolute banger like the first. Can’t wait to stream it."

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will release April 28 on Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC.

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