Failures to Launch

It’s becoming an increasingly concerning trend for high profile games to release in disastrous states these days, be it due to technical issues or other problems. I’ve decided to list the most notorious here. While a lot of these have gotten fixed since, their reputations and legacies will be forever tarnished by their faults at launch.

Anthem
Anthem
Assassin's Creed Unity
Assassin's Creed Unity
Battlefield 2042
Battlefield 2042
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077
The Day Before
The Day Before
Fallout 4: Next-Gen Update
Fallout 4: Next-Gen Update
Fallout 76
Fallout 76
Final Fantasy XIV Online
Final Fantasy XIV Online
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Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Marvel's Avengers
Marvel's Avengers
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Mass Effect: Andromeda
No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky
Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet
Pokémon Violet
Redfall
Redfall
Saints Row
Saints Row
Silent Hill HD Collection
Silent Hill HD Collection
SimCity
SimCity
Star Trek: Infinite
Star Trek: Infinite
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection
Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars Battlefront II
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
Warcraft III: Reforged
Warcraft III: Reforged
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Free Next-Gen Update
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Free Next-Gen Update
WWE 2K20
WWE 2K20

4 Comments


1 year ago

Final Fantasy XIV? I've not played it but I understand the original launch was so rough that whilst they supported it with updates they built an entirely new game in the background and launched it again. Pretty amazing feat for an initial disaster.
Ooh, good point. I hadn’t thought about that one. Definitely will add it.
Hmm are you still taking suggestions? If so maybe WarCraft III: Reforged could fit. The launch was super bad. That I'm still left disappointed at the state of it.


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