Update 08/12/2021: Two days after the planned playable teaser for Abandoned failed to show up on the PlayStation 5, developer Blue Box Game Studios has issued a short explanation.
In a series of Tweets, Blue Box says it encountered "multiple engine issues" following a graphical glitch that was spotted in the demo last-minute. The devs say that testing is almost complete and that "We are 100% real and are working on a passionate game we believe in."
We dealt with multiple engine issues that occured last minute after we spotted a graphical glitch. For that we wanted to do a quick update. We are almost there as most of the testing is completed.
— BLUE BOX Game Studios (@BBGameStudios) August 12, 2021
Update 08/11/2021: Blue Box says it's continuing to work on enabling the patch that will activate the Abandoned Realtime Experience app, almost a full day after it was meant to launch.
In an update on Twitter, the studio said the fix was taking "longer than expected", and that the team is "fully working" on it. No further reasoning has been given for the delay.
The delay is taking longer than expected. We are fully working on this. We thank you for the patience and we apologize for this.
— BLUE BOX Game Studios (@BBGameStudios) August 11, 2021
After announcing yesterday that a "Realtime Experience" patch would be available universally starting at 12pm PT / 3pm ET time today, Blue Box Game Studios announced that a demo for its upcoming project Abandonded has been delayed due to technical issues.
Quick update: we are still working on it. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
— BLUE BOX Game Studios (@BBGameStudios) August 10, 2021
The Realtime Experience demo is available to download right now on the PlayStation Store. Launching the app loads the game up to where it prompts you to select a language, before displaying a message that notes that it is not a playable teaser but an introduction of what to expect. Yet, launching the demo now, you will be met with a "Check back soon..." message over a black background.
The delay of the Realtime Experience comes at an awkward time for Blue Box Game Studios, which previously postponed the reveal in late June. Abandoned has also been the subject of numerous rumors, most notably that the game is tied to Hideo Kojima and/or a new entry in Konami's dormant franchise, Silent Hill.
Blue Box has denied rumors, stating that it has no relations with Konami or Hideo Kojima. Abandoned's director, Hasan Kahraman, made a video on the studios' Twitter account confirming he is not Kojima in disguise.
Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
