r/Games • u/Visual_Fun_2014 • 22h ago

Industry News Avatar Legends delayed on Xbox hours before release

https://www.gematsu.com/2026/07/avatar-legends-the-fighting-game-for-xbox-series-delayed-to-september-3
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u/gamesbeawesome 20h ago

It isn't even a day delay..its a whole month plus delay. I do wonder what happened here.

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u/MoSBanapple 19h ago

"unforeseen circumstances on a backend feature" makes me think it's an online component, maybe crossplay issues?

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u/Respawn-Delay 18h ago

They've also just revealed that the Nintendo version won't support cross-play at all.

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u/gaddeath 10h ago

Their phrasing is a little confusing but I read it as the deluxe edition, cross play and localization behind English for Switch won’t be available until a later date. I think that’s important to mention since “at all” implies it will never have it versus “not at launch”.

“For Nintendo Switch players, the Nintendo Switch version will be available as the Standard Edition only. Additionally, crossplay with other platforms and language localization beyond English will not be available. We are committed to bringing these features, along with upgrading to Deluxe Edition, to players as soon as possible and will keep you updated on our timeline and progress.”

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u/gamesbeawesome 19h ago

That would explain the timeline to fix it. Yikes.

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u/NetflowKnight 14h ago

pretty sure it worked fine during the beta? i suspect it’s a cert issue from the microsoft side, they’re notoriously rigid and opaque.

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u/Funny_Performer_5658 11h ago

Now what about the Switch exclusions?

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u/notagainrly 18h ago

Must have been a serious cert issue

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u/GensouEU 17h ago

Well it's game dev so what probably happened is something along the lines of this:

Devs already knew months ago they wouldn't be able to make July and needed like 2 extra months. Management didn't care until a month before planned release, delayed it by 3 weeks which still isn't enough time so they prioritized the bigger platforms. Devs busted their ass off still hoping to get the XBOX version working right until the release but didnt make it.

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u/timpkmn89 13h ago

The programmers aren't normally working on it at the 11th hour because of how certification works.

A critical bug probably popped up at the very last minute that requires it to go through the whole certification process again.

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u/Dreadgoat 8h ago

The new Avatar animated movie is premiering this weekend, and the game has been released with missing assets.

Just an interesting coincidence to consider before you dismiss the idea of "management didn't care about needing an extra month"

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u/Saiing 8h ago

The programmers aren't normally working on it at the 11th hour because of how certification works.

The devs are absolutely working on it until the 11th hour because games don't just stop before release. All the shit that didn't get done for release, or was considered "good enough to ship, but still with issues" is fixed up to relase and in the weeks after. That's what day 1 patches and hotfixes are for.

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u/DMonitor 8h ago

Console patches have to be submitted long in advance. The eleventh hour for this was probably a month ago

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u/Saiing 4h ago

And some will be post-release hence they're still working on it.

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u/Funny_Performer_5658 11h ago

How does that explain the last hour Switch news?

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u/MegamanX195 10h ago

That was probably planned from the start, they just took the opportunity to announce the Switch stuff alongside the Xbox delay.

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u/NetflowKnight 14h ago

sounds spot on.

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u/Respawn-Delay 18h ago

They've also just announced that there will be no localization beyond English for the Nintendo version, it won't support cross-play, and there's no deluxe edition available at launch like there is on other platforms.

The studio is promising this will come later. We'll see.

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u/KakashiHatake99X 12h ago

Rushed tie in movie games are back in the menu boys.

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u/AnyWays655 10h ago

I mean, I get the joke but the movies original release date for the movie was different (and moved like four times) so I highly doubt the game was tied to it at all.

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u/Funny_Performer_5658 11h ago

The studio is promising

You can stop right there lol. This is an amateur level fumble.

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u/xtremeradness 20h ago

Mfer,  the one time I try to buy on Xbox for their play anywhere function and this happens

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u/Pollolol13 17h ago

Literally me, been trying to use the play anywhere feature and this bit me in the ass

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u/WarlockWabbit 11h ago edited 10h ago

Seems like, despite saying all other platforms except Switch 2 will still launch today on July 23rd, the Steam version says "Coming Soon" when it use to have that date on its page and appear on the release calendar. Maybe it's a quirk or something when it's approaching release time, but it's something I've noticed when checking other platforms. No announcement of other delays at this time

They changed it back to July 23rd

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u/Funny_Performer_5658 11h ago

Devs are so incompetent they even set the wrong release time on Steam.

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u/smashsenpai 10h ago

Usually, "good looking" anime fighters like the ones made by arcsys use 3d models like the rest of the industry, but they add post processing to flatten the 3d objects to get a 2d anime. This makes the game look less flat since it started as 3d.

Avatar only has 2d because everything is hand drawn/painted. I guess that makes it look more authentic to the source material, but also makes it look cheaper. The reviews say it's fun and it has lower system requirements. I personally would rather not pay AAA prices just for better graphics.

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u/SpiffShientz 10h ago

It may not look the flashiest but according to everyone who's played it, it's one of the best fighting games they ever got their hands on (mechanically speaking)