It was announced earlier this year as a 3D sequel for PC, Xbox Series The prison management sim “Prison Architect 2” has been released by Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven on its Steam page.updateannounced further postponement of this work. It has been revealed that the release date of May 7th mentioned above has been changed to September 3rd, 2024.
According to the development team, the build has already been certified on all supported platforms and is ready for release, but there is a problem with the minimum requirements due to memory issues, and they are working on improving this issue. That's what I said.
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In addition, a live broadcast will be held from 11:30 pm on April 25th Japan time that will focus on improvements to this work, drawing renewed attention to the sequel's trends.
Prison Architect 2 | Parole Session: Postponed
New date – September 3, 2024
Hello, architects.
We have made the difficult decision to postpone the release date of Prison Architect 2 from May 7th to September 3rd.
The build is currently certified and ready for release on all platforms, but there are memory usage issues and glitches in behavior on minimum system configurations. In keeping with the legacy of Prison Architect and our dedicated community, we're working hard to deliver the best sequel possible to this much-loved game.
As the release date approaches, we performed further testing on multiple system configurations to verify the stability of the final build. The testing method was to play the game until it malfunctioned, and the test results were compiled into an MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) report. Problems can include a variety of things, such as crashes, freezes, and other problems that stop play. This report found that the game was not meeting its MTBF goals on certain system configurations. This was especially true for minimum system configurations.
So we identified the problem and set out to alleviate it by improving Prison Architect 2's memory usage. Overall, this effort was successful and allowed us to achieve satisfactory performance levels with lower system requirements. Unfortunately, this fix introduced new technical issues and a noticeable increase in crashes.
In light of the memory usage issue and the issue with the minimum system configuration, we have decided to postpone the release of the game. The following is planned during the additional development period.
- Improve MTBF to increase game stability.
- This includes resolving crashes, freezes, and other play-stopping issues.
- We will keep players informed of development progress through streaming and additional development diaries.
- Take time to further develop existing elements that could be further improved.
- We will discuss this matter in detail in the upcoming streaming on April 25th at 16:30 (CEST) / 10:30 (EST) / 23:30 (JST).
We apologize for keeping you waiting. Although it will take a long time, we believe that we will be able to deliver a better gaming experience in the end. Thank you for your continued support until the release.
Prison Architect 2 teams