Gotham Knightsrecently gave fans a new look at some of its villains in its Gamescom 2022 trailer, includingHarley Quinnand Clayface. The latter is a nice, almost obscure enemy to feature in the game, but perhaps the biggest reveal wasn’t the villains butGotham Knights' release date change.
WB Games revealedGotham Knightswould be releasing four daysearlier, on October 21, instead of October 25. The reasoning why isn’t really clear, but whether it was the cause or not, there is one benefit of moving up its release date: fans get a week with it before the next major games of the fall drop.
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Gotham Knights' Small Release Date Change Has Big Impact on Gaming Time
October 28 is shaping up to be one of the biggest individual days of the coming fall. Multiple game releases on one day isn’t necessarily uncommon, but there are four titles, in a way, that may capture fan attention on that date:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Bayonetta 3, Resident Evil Re:Verse,andResident Evil Village’s Winters expansion. The latter is highly anticipated by fans, and the first two are easily some of the most anticipated full titles of the year.Gotham Knightsplayers would have had three days to play before any of these came out originally, and that limited time could impact how many feel about the Bat-family title.
After all, release timing is super important. Not only do games compete for an individual’s money, but they compete for a player’s time. This is especially true of a game likeGotham Knights, as players may want to invest time in perfecting their loot and build, yet they could be drawn away before ever starting that specific journey in three days. Now, moving it up four days means players will get a week withGotham Knightsbefore the next major release; perhaps they’ll stay, perhaps they’ll move on, or perhaps they’ll continue to playGotham Knightswhile playing the others. Four days make a huge difference in player investment and those choices nonetheless.
Gotham Knightsimproves its timing with such a move, and November is a curious case as to why such a move is important. Already, game developers have reportedly delayed games to avoidGod of War Ragnarok; it’s theAvengers Endgameto movie releases for this year. If players have to choose betweenGod of Warand something else, chances are they are going with God of War. Yet, despite this,Sonic FrontiersandSkull and Bonesrelease the day beforeGod of War Ragnarok. That limited time is harmful to those two games, andGotham Knightswas right to move its release date up for similar reasons.
Gotham Knightsis set to release on October 21 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
