Warhammer 40,000: Darktide delayed to November 2022 for PC, Xbox Series X|S to follow

The co-op shooter is a timed console exclusive on Xbox, and was previously set to launch in September 2022.

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Anyone looking forward to Fatshark’s upcoming co-op Warhammer 40,000 shooter will have to wait just a little bit longer.

The developer shared on Thursday thatWarhammer 40,000: Darktideis being delayed again past the September 13 release date, though not by a very long period of time. The PC version of the game is now set to launch on November 30, while theXbox Series XandXbox Series Sversions will be coming “shortly after.”

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The developers cite needing to implement additional polish, with some improved performance and stability, as the reasons for the delay. The developers are also looking for additional feedback, and players cansign up to be selected for technical teststhat will be coming in the near future.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is set on the Hive Tertium on the planet Atoma Prime, where a cult has spread Chaos corruption, leaving the defense of the city in the hands of a few survivors. Like in the Vermintide games (which are set in The End Times of Warhammer Fantasy), players can go it alone or play together with up to three friends.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a timed Xbox console exclusive, and is also launching day one intoXbox Game Pass.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Team up and survive a Chaos infestation. Create your own unique character and fight back against unending hordes as you work to take back the dense Hive Tertium.

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