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The Outer Worlds Delayed on Switch Due to Coronavirus

Alex Harding

Feb 7, 2020 • 1 min read

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The Outer Worlds was recently announced to release on March 6th however due to issues with the Coronavirus, it has since been delayed without a release date.

We’re delaying @OuterWorlds on Nintendo Switch due to the coronavirus impacting the Virtuos team working on the port, to provide them enough time to finish development. We’ll now be releasing the physical version on cartridge. Once we have a new launch date, we’ll let you know!
— Private Division (@PrivateDivision) February 6, 2020

The team at Private Division clarified to inform concerned fans that the team is well and that they haven’t contracted the virus themselves, however the office is currently closed, empeding their ability to work on the port up until its release.

To clarify, the team at Virtuos is ok, but their office has remained closed during this time. We're working with the team to determine an updated development timeline, and will share more regarding a new launch date shortly.
— Private Division (@PrivateDivision) February 6, 2020

We’ll be sure to keep an eye out on this one and see how the situation develops.

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