Kingdom Come may be held back on PC for simultaneous console release

Czech-made no-fantasy medieval role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance has been turning heads for a couple of years, ever since - and even before - it was successfully funded on Kickstarter. It's powered by CryEngine and it genuinely looks lovely - and you can watch the 40 minutes I saw of it recently in the video embedded below.

We've been primed for a PC summer 2016 release for a while, but, I discovered, there's a chance this may not happen. It's to do with publisher/distributor negotiations - a partner developer Warhorse needs to physically put games in shops.

The snag comes from the pending publisher/distributor (not named) perhaps wanting all three versions of the game - PC, PS4 and Xbox One - to arrive at the same time. Problem is, the console versions aren't as finished as the game on PC, which has been the lead platform since the beginning. In order for a synchronised multi-platform launch, then, the PC version will need to be held back.

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