Ultrawings 2s PSVR2 Stealth Launch Even Caught Its Developer Off Guard
Not supposed to be out now.
Ultrawings 2 released on PSVR2 last Friday, except it wasn't supposed to, and its own developer had no knowledge of it either. Available now on the PS Store for £15.99 / $19.99, Bit Planet Games was just as surprised to see its game live on the storefront, and it's currently trying to work out how such a thing happened.
Summarised in a Kotaku article, the PSVR2 title was originally slated to launch for the headset late last year, but those plans "went down in flames" in mid-December so an "early" release in 2024 was communicated without an exact date. That fast-forwards us to this weekend when the game all of a sudden appeared on the PS5 marketplace. Speaking to the outlet, the studio speculates this may have been due to a release date mixup on the PS Store's backend, but "we don’t think Sony accidentally released the game".
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