Things are not going well for Cities: Skylines 2, which came to PC in October and was criticized for optimization problems. Now it has been announced that the newly released DLC of the game will be removed due to the reactions and will be added to the game for free. In addition, the console release date, which was expected to be in these months, has been postponed again.
The sequel to Cities: Skylines, which is the first production that comes to mind when it comes to city building games. Cities: Skylines 2It was officially released for PC in October 2023. However, the production was criticized by the actors due to performance problems. Also, the console release has not yet arrived.
Last month, the game was called “Beach PropertiesA paid additional package called ” has been introduced. However, this DLC also received great criticism, just like the game. In fact, in the reviews on the Steam page, the vast majority of players rated the package as “extremely negative” he described. The rate of those who commented positively is only 4%.
Beach Properties DLC will be removed due to reactions
Beach Properties will be released as Cities Skylines 2’s first paid DLC on March 25. $10 It was offered to players on Steam for a price. The package promised to bring beach and sea-themed structures and new trees to the game that players could build.
But compared to its $10 fee, players Since it doesn’t bring anything significant new He complained. Despite its name, it does not bring any changes to the game and the new structures having flat houses It drew great reaction. In addition, rather than a DLC, an update that would correct the problems in the simulation and performance of the game was also requested by the players.
So Beach Properties was a flop overall. Realizing this, developer Colossal Order They will remove the DLC and refund those who bought the package. announced. CEO Mariina Hallikainen they disappointed he accepted.
Refunds will only be given to those who purchased the DLC separately
Details about the return were also shared. Accordingly, only Beach Properties Those who purchased it as a separate DLC will be able to get a refund. Those who access the package with the Ultimate or Deluxe version will not receive any money. It should be noted that while the game will be released as a separate package, it will be added to the base game for free. The content of those who already own it will also not be affected.
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Console release delayed once again
Colossal Order and publisher Paradox delayed the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 release shortly before the game came to PC in September. In the statement at that time, they stated that they needed more time to achieve the game’s goals and stated that they pushed the console date to the spring of 2024.
Spring 2024 has arrived. The game still hasn’t been released for consoles. The company’s new statement also showed that it was postponed once again. Accordingly, the developer Cities: Skylines 2 will be available for console in October is planning. So we will have to wait at least another six months. Of course, we don’t know what it will be like when it comes out. Considering that the game is still in the same state, we should not get our hopes up. Finally, let us note that a separate DLC called Bridges & Ports has been postponed to the first quarter of 2025.
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