The Top 10 Reasons Video Games Get Delayed - Video Game Delays - Game Ship/Launch Dates Changing

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Have you ever asked why a video game you've been waiting for keeps changing its ship date? Or, why is the Xbox One and PS4 version coming out later than the Xbox Series X and PS5? Does it seem like the developers are not telling the full story? In this video, I will cover my top 10 reasons why game get delayed. This is based on experience shipping over 30 games in the last 20+ years as a technical and project lead in the gaming industry.

Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - 10. Conflicting Projects
01:33 - 9. Loss of Key Staff
01:58 - 8. Avoiding Juggernauts
02:59 - 7. Hiring the Wrong People
04:02 - 6. Feature Creep
05:56 - 5. Technical Debt
07:36 - 4. Low Frame Rates
08:22 - 3. Poor Planning
09:40 - 2. Too Many Bugs
10:26 - 1. Feature Complete
11:15 - Outro

This is an updated version of an article I wrote on the subject: https://tigorestips.com/game-dev/the-top-10-reasons-why-games-get-delayed/

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