Undertaking Aces has issued an apology to Ace Fight 8: Wings of Theve gamers on Steam relating to the inadequate launch choices for the Ace Fight Zero: The Belkan Conflict trendy port that got here bundled as a pre-order bonus. The devs are presently discussing the matter with their platform companions and looking out into various launch choices.
As of now, The Belkan Conflict can solely be performed on Steam by putting in and launching Ace Fight 8. Because of the most important sport’s massive file dimension (which requires no less than 150GB of free house), some gamers had been sad about there being no approach to set up and play Ace Fight Zero by itself. In the meantime. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X|S gamers don’t have this subject, as The Belkan Conflict is a DLC executable file that, as soon as downloaded, could be launched as a standalone sport on consoles. This discrepancy between platforms additional fueled participant dissatisfaction.
The builders apologized for any confusion and frustration brought on by their failure to speak how the port works upfront. In response to participant suggestions, they’re “presently evaluating doable choices, together with discussions with platform companions.” As a disclaimer, the devs mentioned that there isn’t any assure that modifications shall be made to the Steam model of The Belkan Conflict.
That being mentioned, even when the launch subject is resolved, it’s necessary to notice that this doesn’t imply that Ace Fight Zero shall be made obtainable as a separate buy on Steam or consoles. As explained by the devs through the last Ace Fight 8 Data Bureau livestream, the explanation behind The Belkan Conflict’s exclusivity as a pre-order bonus lies in related licenses with jet producers having expired. Whereas the sport is 20 years outdated, Undertaking Aces was granted permission to distribute it as a pre-order bonus, because it fell inside the scope of the contracts. Nevertheless, the contracts didn’t cowl the sport being bought as a standalone title at a later date, therefore its exclusion from on-line and bodily shops.
Ace Fight 8: Wings of Theve is now obtainable for Home windows (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X❘S.
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