Cities: Skylines 2 refunds “rushed” DLC and delays console release

nme.com:

Cities: Skylines 2 has apologised to players for a “rushed” expansion pack and delayed the console release of the city builder game.Cities: Skylines 2 was released at the end of last year, with players immediately experiencing technical difficulties.

A number of hotfixes were released to try and fix a number of bugs and the beach properties expansion pack was delayed to 2024.

Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Colossal Order eventually released the paid DLC last month, but fans weren’t impressed.“I take no pleasure in saying it, but releasing paid DLC when the game’s known, sometimes game-breaking bugs, still haven’t been addressed in the several months since release is inexcusable,” wrote one fan, with Cities: Skylines 2 getting a number of “mostly negative” reviews on Steam.Responding to the backlash, CEO of Colossal Order Mariina Hallikainen and Mattias Lilja, the deputy CEO of Paradox Interactive, released an apologetic joint statement yesterday (April 18) that promised to refund the DLC for a majority of players and add it to the base game.We have an update from the Cities: Skylines team on the way forward, as well as the many meaningful changes we want to make in how we approach the game’s development and communicate with you.Read the complete statement here: https://t.co/3jKGxQm9cU pic.twitter.com/KwRo83AcC6— Cities: Skylines (@CitiesSkylines) April 18, 2024“We see and understand the disappointment many of you have expressed after the release of Cities: Skylines 2 and the recent release of Beach Properties.

We asked for your patience and support, and you’ve shown those. In return, we let you down. We thought we could make up for the shortcomings of the game in a timeframe that was unrealistic, and rushed.