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Torchlight II delayed until July
Posted: 10.02.2011 09:16 by JonahFalcon Comments: 6
Fans of Torchlight will be disappointed to learn that Torchlight II has been delayed until July.

According to CEO Max Schaefer, it's to allow the Xbox Live Arcade version of the first game to breathe.

 
“I’d say that the Xbox project, having to do the extra work with the interface, has pushed us back a little bit, so we’re probably talking July right now for Torchlight II,” Schaefer told Digital Spy. “It’s going great, however. We’ve actually got some optimizations and technical improvements that went into making the Xbox version that we’ve been able to go back and implement into Torchlight II for PC."

Schaefer stated that the extra time will benefit Torchlight II, however. "We’ve got load times down, we’ve got some animation stuff that’s a little bit better, and it’s feeling really good right now. Torchlight II is playing really snappy and really sharp, so I’m very excited about that.”

Torchlight will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on March 9 for 1200 Microsoft Points.
Source: VG247

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By Odynee (SI Veteran Member) on Feb 10, 2011
Odynee
Seems to be great..
By djole381 (SI Elite) on Feb 10, 2011
djole381
Wait a minute. They're delaying Torchlight II for PC because Torchlight for Xbox isn't out yet? What gives? I and IMO millions of other gamers don't give a damn about Xbox so give us our Torchlight II already!
By JonahFalcon (SI Elite) on Feb 11, 2011
JonahFalcon
They don't want Torchlight II cannibalizing 360 sales. It's called "good business".
By RaviL (SI Core Member) on Feb 13, 2011
RaviL
To bad they delayed it, maybe something good will come out of this delay.
By VHugoSama (SI Core) on Feb 19, 2011
VHugoSama
I doubt it.
By djole381 (SI Elite) on Feb 19, 2011
djole381
@JonahFalcon
How can sale of Torchlight 2 for PC cannibalize the sale of Torchlight for Xbox 360? They're two different platforms. PC gamers will be buying Torchlight 2, not the Xbox 360 gamers.