Source: WB Games / Gotham Knights
It looks like video game studios are slowly transitioning away from the PS4 and Xbox One, and we think that is a good idea. Gotham Knights will be the next big video game that only next-generation console owners will be able to enjoy.
Tuesday (May.10), Warner Bros. Interactive unveiled a new gameplay demo of its highly anticipated game Gotham Knights, which also came with some disheartening news. The studio announced the game would no longer be coming to last-generation systems. That is a complete 360 from original news when Gotham Knights was first announced in 2020 when Warner Bros. Interactive said the game would be coming to the PS4 and Xbox One.
As for the reasoning for the decision, the studio said it was to “provide players with the best possible gameplay experience.” Honestly, we believe they paid close attention to what happened with Cyberpunk 2077’s disastrous launch on the PS4 and Xbox One and decided to shift the focus on the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of the game.
Gotham Knights being a current gen only release to provide the best possible gameplay experience should be the mindset for all new releases
If supporting last gen comes with compromises then please don't do it
IMHO current gen hardware must become the baseline to move forward https://t.co/r1b0BCH9FY
— Parris (@vicious696) May 10, 2022
Gotham Knights is developed by WB Montreal, the same studio behind the very polarizing Batman: Arkham Origins game will see players take control of Red Hood, Nightwing, Robin, and Batgirl in a Gotham City where Batman is “dead.” However, the game will not be in the same universe as the Arkham games and will feature a new combat system designed for the co-op gameplay.
Gotham Knights skipping last-generation consoles is sad news, but fans have been mostly reacting to the gameplay demo that focused on Nightwing and Red Hood. Reactions have been mixed with complaints about the gameplay action, the graphics, and Jason Todd’s cop-like appearance.
Gamers are a hard bunch to please. You should already know that.
Barring any more delays, Gotham Knights is set to arrive on PS5, Xbox Series S|X, and PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store) on October 25.
You can peep more reactions to the gameplay demo in the gallery below.
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Photo: WB Games / Gotham Knights
1. He is giving major cop vibes
Jason Todd looks like he turns off his body cam#GothamKnights pic.twitter.com/9uaWpxUtFV
— Neo a.k.a Negro Kuwabara (@NeoGameSpark) May 11, 2022
2. LOL, accurate
Jason Todd Jason Todd in
Gotham Knights pic.twitter.com/Bt3s5bQY9N— Diana. (CLEA CLEA) (@HailEternal) May 10, 2022
3. We have one believer
Yeah I’m sorry but I think Gotham Knights look great. It’s the stuff I actually liked about the Avengers game but with an open world to explore, a seemingly more connective story and with characters I love more
— Ollie
(@TheQuiver_) May 10, 2022
4. Howling
Gotham Knights devs in the studio watching that new gameplay pic.twitter.com/Sj4oHiwzkt
— balta (@BGarcN2) May 10, 2022
5. Indeed
I’ll give the Gotham Knights devs until launch to get the animations and impact of the combat straightened out before I completely judge but the standards have been set
pic.twitter.com/7uQz86OLCk
— King J
(@JMaine518) May 10, 2022
6. TRUUUEEEEE
People complain about Gotham Knights' animations, but when Elden Ring uses animations and enemy patterns from Demon's Souls, which was a game on the PS3, no one says a peep. Interesting. https://t.co/bxaVqR8fyB
— AESGaming (@gaming_aes) May 10, 2022
7. Bruh
gotham knights jason designers im in your walls for making him look like human shrek from shrek 2 pic.twitter.com/JIvgj7TsTy
— zeek
(@superboysbestie) May 10, 2022
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People saying that Tim Drake's design is so bad in the Gotham Knights game but honestly after what we had with the arkham games I'm just glad he has hair at all in this game pic.twitter.com/OU9LbgrMsE
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dicasa
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Jason Todd in Gotham Knights looks like he's gonna beat up Peter Parker and steal his lunch money pic.twitter.com/OZp5znCKHg
— The HomoGexual Agenda (@LordSMAF) May 10, 2022
10.
Sorry I really want to be excited for Gotham Knights but every time they show it they say some shit like "gear with mod slots is better because mod chips power up gameplay properties" pic.twitter.com/X5aO0FiLWz
— Jacob Geller (@yacobg42) May 10, 2022