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The Outer Worlds delayed on Switch due to COVID-19, will now launch on a cartridge

Some bad news and some good

The Outer Worlds has been delayed indefinitely from its March 6 release date on Switch due to the coronavirus, its publisher has announced this morning — but it’s not all bad news.

Private Division, the publisher responsible for the award-winning game, took to Twitter this morning to announce the delay of the game’s Switch port, citing the outbreak of coronavirus as the culprit for the delay. The virus is said to be impacting the team working on the port, the Singapore-based Virtuos, which has multiple offices operating out of China and elsewhere throughout the world. Private Division has stressed that the team at Virtuos is okay, but their offices remain closed at this time due to the outbreak.

As a small silver lining to the delay, Private Division have also announced that the physical version of the game will now be launching on a cartridge. It had previously been announced that the physical release would be little more than a download code in a box.

No new date or release window has been set for the game’s release, but we’ll be sure to update you when more information becomes available.

Oliver Brandt

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