More delays from Big Ant and NACON.
Cricket 24 has been delayed from June to October 2023, Big Ant and NACON today declared.
Players can now expect the title from 5 October on Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4 and PS5. A Switch version is also planned for November, the same timeframe as originally communicated by Big Ant and NACON.
“We can’t wait for cricket fans to be able to experience and play Cricket 24, leading their favourite Test, One Day or T20 team to victory in the most realistic cricket video game ever made,” said Big Ant Studios CEO, Ross Symons.
“After a decade of experience the Big Ant Studios team are the leading cricket video game developers in the world,” Symons continued. “We are really excited to offer our fans Cricket 24 this October, a cricket game with greater immersion and depth than any that have come before it.”
Big Ant and NACON also teamed up for AFL 23, a sports title plague by delays. At the time of writing, the footy game has yet to release on Xbox.
Update: We’ve amended the featured image of this post at the request of representatives from Big Ant and NACON after being informed the original artwork distributed in April of this year isn’t current. Most noticeable in the change is the lack of the phrase “official game of The Ashes” as the release of Cricket 24 comes months after the real-life event.
We’ve asked Big Ant and NACON for further comment.
Update 2: Big Ant and NACON have detailed why the phrase “official game of The Ashes” has been removed from marketing.
“Cricket 24 has a number of new licensed nations, Indian T20 teams and leagues from around the world, so we feel ‘Cricket 24’ is more inclusive of those regions outside Australia and England,” a representative told Stevivor.
Expect Cricket 24 from 5 October on Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4 and PS5, and in November on Nintendo Switch.
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