The upcoming sequel to Kena: Bridge of Spirits has been delayed to subsequent 12 months, its studio Ember Lab has introduced.
Initially introduced throughout a State of Play presentation again in February, Kena: Scars of Kosmora was deliberate to launch on PS5 and PC later this 12 months.
Nevertheless, in a brand new joint-written put up on the official PlayStation Weblog, Ember Lab COO Josh Grier and the sport’s author Thomas Varga have introduced that Scars of Kosmora will now launch subsequent 12 months.
“Since our announcement trailer in February, we’ve been heads down bringing Kena: Scars of Kosmora to the end line,” the assertion reads. “It’s been thrilling to see all of the anticipation and keenness from followers. We are able to’t wait to share a brand new installment of Kena’s story with you.
“On the similar time, we need to ship a top-notch recreation that exceeds the standard we achieved with our 2021 debut, Bridge of Spirits, and at a a lot larger scale. To do this we want only a bit extra time. Pushing our launch into 2027 provides us the flexibility to essentially polish the expanded recreation expertise we need to ship.”
It provides: “We hope you’re simply as excited to leap into Kena’s subsequent journey as we’re to share it with you. We’ve been working arduous to fill it with the marvel, appeal, and problem followers have come to anticipate.
“We recognize your endurance and assist as we take the time for Scars of Kosmora to be the evolution of Kena’s journey and expertise we need to ship.”
The unique Kena was launched for PS5, PS4, and PC in September 2021, and later for Xbox Sequence X/S in 2024. It was usually properly obtained by critics, garnering scores of 81 (PS5) and 83 (PC) on overview aggregation web site Metacritic.
A “function full” model of the sport was additionally launched on Swap 2 again in March, with the newest updates to the sport added, together with the Anniversary DLC and New Sport+ mode.
Kena was billed as “a story-driven motion journey with a surprising visible aesthetic combining exploration with fast-paced fight”.
Developer Ember Lab was based in 2009 by brothers Josh and Mike Grier as an animation studio and had not launched a high-end recreation earlier than Kena.
