Team Jade has shared some updates on the status of Delta Force, including their release timetable.
As reported by Insider Gaming, Delta Force is still slated to release on PC by Q4 2024. That means anytime between this coming October to the end of the year. While that will be an Early Access release, Team Jade seems confident that they’re close to completing a full release soon.
That’s because they plan to release the game on mobile and consoles in Q1 2025. The only possible snag here is if that release will still be early access. Xbox has an Early Access program for their own platform, but PlayStation and Nintendo do not. So this may turn. Subsequently, Android’s Google Play Store has an Early Access program, but Apple’s iOS store does not.
It’s absolutely credible that these releases are also intended to be Early Access, limiting the platforms where Delta Force will be available. Still, it will be a great step forward for this title, and perhaps one that will allow them to fully polish the game in time, as what happened with Baldur’s Gate 3.
On their latest Q&A video, Game Director Shadow Guo and Design Director Ricky also addressed some questions from fans. The story mode and controller support for PC are all slated for Q1 2025, the same time as the console release. Since the mobile release is also coming at that time, they are planning a small scale testing period. They will be announcing details for that in the near future.
The AI bots in Havoc Warfare is a bit of a hot button issue. Ricky says they haven’t decided yet if they will be continue to have AI bots fill in for real players when the game is officially published. That may depend on if the game is popular enough that it won’t need such bots.
Shadow makes it explicitly clear that they have a zero tolerance policy against cheaters. They are building tools to identify DMA hardware cheats, and cheaters who exploit vulnerabilities. And yes, they are 70 % done on implementing a killcam feature to help find cheaters as well.
Success is not guaranteed in the live service space. In spite of the good press Delta Force has received so far, as a better Battlefield than current Battlefield, Team Jade won’t know if they’ll have a modest or a huge success at launch. More importantly, they are set to enter an even steeper challenge – becoming sustainable enough that their fortunes are already made.
That’s something that we have seen The Finals, XDefiant, and even Helldivers 2 struggle with, months after well regarded launches with considerably higher player numbers. The kill count for failed live service games, such as Concord and Payday 3, is even bigger. We certainly wish Team Jade the best, and for good fortune to come for their game in the future.
