'Mechwarrior 5' Steam version, DLC release pushed back to spring 2021 to avoid 'Cyberpunk 2077'

Source: Piranha Games

Piranha Games doesn't want to go against CD Projekt Red's highly anticipated title and has opted to push back the release of an expansion for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and its Steam and GOG versions. Instead of a December 10 release for the Heroes of the Inner Sphere DLC, it'll come out in the spring of 2021. 

"Any developer wants their titles to get as much attention as possible, and obviously sharing a release date with Cyberpunk was less than optimal," the studio noted in a blog post. "Day one sales and marketing are so important to a successful product launch, and we believe that rescheduling our release date will allow MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries to have the opportunity and attention it deserves."

This delayed-release schedule also allows the studio to launch the MechWarrior 5 port for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S to come out simultaneously. This title will be the first MechWarrior to be available on consoles since 2004, and the company claims it "will be the first true MechWarrior experience ever on a console."

This delay won't affect the work the developer is doing on MechWarrior Online.

Source: Engadget