Supermassive Games announced today that its upcoming on-rails shooter, The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR, has been delayed to March 16, 2023.
A Message from the Switchback VR team. pic.twitter.com/7w5PvBv7Ps
— Supermassive Games (@SuperMGames) January 23, 2023
In a new tweet, Supermassive Games confirmed the game would no longer release as a launch title for the PSVR2, opting to delay the game a few weeks and ensure players “receive the most polished, terrifying experience possible.”
Announced in November, the Dark Pictures: Switchback VR is a spin-off game from Supermassive’s interactive anthology series. Set in 17th-century New England, players will face “distorted apparitions,” “demonic incarnations of persecuted witches,'” “vampires,” and a “sadistic serial killer.” Switchback VR’s gameplay is similar to that of Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, another on-rails shooter developed by Supermassive and released in 2016 for the original PlayStation VR.
Switchback VR is one of several new games Supermassive Games currently has in development. Other titles confirmed to be in the works by the studio include Directive 8020, which will serve as the first game in the second season of mainline Dark Pictures Anthology Series, with additional titles already been trademarked but yet to be announced by the studio.
Despite The Dark Pictures: Switch VR getting delayed, the PSVR 2 has a ton of games confirmed to launch alongside the headset when it releases on February 22. This includes titles such as the first-party exclusive Horizon: Call of the Mountain, a VR version of Resident Evil Village, and ports of existing VR games such as Moss 1 & 2 and NFL Pro Era. Granted, most of these games confirmed at launch are ports of existing games available on other headsets, such as the Meta Quest 2.
Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.