Perfect Dark reboot is in development hell, journalists claim

The release of the game, which Microsoft has been working on since 2018, will not happen for at least another 2-3 years, developers state

IGN journalists managed to speak with 13 employees from various studios who worked on the Perfect Dark reboot and learned that the game is stuck in development hell, and its release should not be expected in the next 2-3 years.

Although the project was officially revealed in 2020, its development has been dragging on since 2018, from the moment The Initiative was founded. The process is led by Darrell Gallagher, who previously headed the development departments at Activision and Square Enix.

Between 2019 and 2021, the studio Certain Affinity was involved in the game’s development. However, despite the support from Certain Affinity, cases of worker burnout became more frequent at The Initiative.

In 2021, Xbox officially announced a partnership with Crystal Dynamics to collaborate on the game. IGN's sources claim that development was completely rebooted last year, and the new Perfect Dark is now being built on Unreal Engine 5.

It is meant to be a first-person action game with a strong emphasis on narrative. Players will be able to use various futuristic weapons against enemies or beat them up stylishly in hand-to-hand combat. An experimental traversal system has also been promised.

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