Comments on: A Message From Ken Levine

By:

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 15:02:16 +0000

Can’t wait for the game to come out, kind of sucks that it’ll be delayed but I guess the wait will be worth it!
You guys are doing an awesome job on the game and I really can’t wait to play it. By the way, will there be Multiplayer? I hope not because the first Bioshock didn’t have Multiplayer and it was awesome, the second one had and it wasn’t as good, I guess because you guys had to focus both on Singleplayer and Multiplayer. I hope there won’t be Multiplayer in Infinite so you guys can really focus on the Singleplayer campaign and make it the best game of 2012.

By: lawrencedenwurd

lawrencedenwurd — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:50:37 +0000

Im actually happy they moved it. going with what everyone else said it will be a better game and wont be rushed which hopefully means less to NO bugs in it. and like Ken said its a new type of FPS and looks amazing. keep up the good work Ken!

By: tylerlangford

tylerlangford — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:17:52 +0000

that makes me very mad, because i have been waiting so long for this game to come out, and my birthday is on october 28th so i was definetly expecting the game in october, is there any way to make it alot earlier so im not as bummed, ever since i beat the 2nd i was so excited to see what is on this new game of bioshock, my favorite game series of all.

By:

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:54:25 +0000

im definetly excited for the epicness when it comes out

By:

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:39:09 +0000

The only positive thing about the release date being moved to February is that it’s one month from my birthday, and if you guys are done adding the finishing touches before February, then the sooner you release Infinite the better that I get to enjoy it!

By:

Mon, 28 May 2012 01:19:13 +0000

I for one say thank-you, to many studios these day are rushing to get their properties out, usually resulting in game glitches, clogged servers and other crazy things. Being a long time fan myself, i appreciate your dedication a honesty with us and i look forward to the game when it is ready.

Cheers!

By:

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:57:28 +0000

I am the opposite, this better be for mult it seems like I waited enough for this game,

By: switching

switching — Thu, 24 May 2012 01:15:36 +0000

I gotta tell ya, if this is for multiplayer (which I doubt, because you guys are too classy for that), I will be rather upset.

Bioshock doesn’t need multiplayer.

By: japester

japester — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:22:20 +0000

Hey now. Didn’t you see my reply the last time you asked about those bogus release dates?

You can’t listen to Gamestop when it comes to release dates. They were throwing dates out at random just to entice people into putting $5 down on a preorder. They didn’t have a clue. The REALITY is that Irrational Games said “2012″. And in March they finally gave an exact date of October 16th. That was the one and only legitimate launch date. And now it’s been pushed back–ONCE–to February 26th. Yes, it was delayed. But only once. Those other dates were fiction cooked up by the retailers. AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE! GI JOOOOOOOOOE!

By:

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:09:34 +0000

I LOVE RUMORS! THEY SAID THAT GTA 5 IS COMING OUT IN FALL…..CONCIDENCE? —- WHY ALL THE DELAYS? IS WAS SUPPOSED TO COME OUT IN FEB 12′, THEN AUG…THEN OCT…NOW NEXT YEAR…

By:

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:56:13 +0000

BLAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!

Ok. I can wait.

The world better not freakin end or i will haunt you Ken.

By: hunterdavidross

hunterdavidross — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:24:29 +0000

My heart sank a little… but I’m all for improving the game! God’s speed, Ken!

By:

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:32:47 +0000

The game I am most looking forward to is coming out on my BIRTHDAY!!!! That is awesome, I hope that you don’t get to many complaints, I know I would much rather have it done right, than done sooner.

By: alexstarkiller

alexstarkiller — Sun, 13 May 2012 07:37:10 +0000

Well, like many others, I cannot say I wasn’t saddened a bit by this announcement. But, I pre-ordered the game for a reason: I know it will be simply amazing.
And now that I know you guys are going to take the time and perfect the game, I’m very impressed. I’m also in the “better to take your time than send out a rushed game” party. I’ve run into too many games that were rushed, and I’m pleased to see Infinite won’t be.
I may have to wait four months longer, but from the looks of things, it will be more than worth it.

By: deaddoucher

deaddoucher — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:15:48 +0000

Poop

By: danton

danton — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:23:24 +0000

(accidentally logged through facebook, this is the real me!)

Well, can’t say I’m not a little bit frustrated. I mean, for those of us aware of the project since it was first announced (2010, am I right?), the wait has been excruciating. On the other hand, Bioshock is the single greatest gaming experience of my life. Never seen anything like it, ever. So, if Ken and everybody at Irrational need a couple more months, we’ll be more than happy to wait. But be warned: we expect nothing less than the greatest game ever made. Deal?

By: dantevescio

dantevescio — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:09:05 +0000

By: rookie371

rookie371 — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:26:53 +0000

Well I hope the game turns out even better than how it already is. I was a bit disappointed, but I guess I could wait. Keep at it Irrational!!

By:

Sat, 12 May 2012 14:24:08 +0000

game will be even better

By: russellgorall2

russellgorall2 — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:25:34 +0000

Just don’t move it again. Not sure if this is about GTA5 or what, but keep that date. Cheers.

By: joemommak1200

joemommak1200 — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:52:13 +0000

Sorry, i meant it’s almost a year after they announced the release date.

By: chrislacio

chrislacio — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:06:25 +0000

Bummer! But I’ll still be here when you’re ready. Still excited!

By: ruikusuriurirodrigues

ruikusuriurirodrigues — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:08:05 +0000

im not gonna lie and say that its a good news, but i prefer waiting if the reasons are the right ones.
The Duke Nukem forever final delay comes to mind xD lool thats one delay that should have been forever loool

By: japester

japester — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:20:46 +0000

It’s been the ONLY release date delay. From the “constantly disappointed” and “yet another date” comments, it sounds like you fell for some retailer’s guesses prior to this. Don’t ever trust a retailer–they’re just looking for your cash.

By:

Fri, 11 May 2012 05:19:13 +0000

This seriously better be the last release date delay. For now I’m actually going to forget that the possibility of the game even exists, that way when I’m notified that my pre-order has come in, it will be a pleasant surprise and I won’t be constantly disappointed when yet another date is thrown out. Of course you want to make the game awesome. Take 5 more years, just don’t give anymore false release dates. It’s disheartening.

By:

Fri, 11 May 2012 04:34:46 +0000

Take your time and make the best game ever!

By: zacharynathanson

zacharynathanson — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:08:18 +0000

I’m okay with it. At first I was a little disappointed, but then I realize, that it needs a bit of work to do. So they have all the time they need. We hope they won’t go into the Daikatana syndrome. Maybe they might show us something in the Fall and what can we expect in 2013. And to some of the people who are complaining, get a life and grow up!

By:

Fri, 11 May 2012 01:03:15 +0000

It’s fine with me the later the game releases the better because I won’t be able to play it for a long time so this is a good thing. Just please don’t end up like Vavle and spend over 5 years developing this game.

By: pmcpreston

pmcpreston — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:28:57 +0000

Irrational, I love you even more now. This game will defiantly be life changing.

By:

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:52:47 +0000

Well, poop.
I’m glad you’ve announced this now and are going to use the time to get the game perfect, but I have to admit I am disappointed, and now my expectations are going to be through the roof.
Although, now I can roll my vacation time over to next year.

By: japester

japester — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:18:46 +0000

*japester sits down next to magicmaker, cross-legged, and joins him in a peaceful, tantric hum*

By:

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:51:41 +0000

Whew… although initially sad, my wallet breathed a well due sigh of relief.
Especially when considering I’m looking forward to purchasing the CE (whatever that may be).
Hopefully in that time you’ll bolster our spirit with another contest or two to keep us all rabid in anticipation of 02.26.13?!?!

By: robcrowley

robcrowley — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:54:54 +0000

What a let down has put me off buying it now prop buy it pre owned for a tenner no game not even bioshock which is the greatest game ever, is worth this sort of wait i know that everyone on my friends list has cancelled there pre order and are just going to wait like me and buy it pre owned at least we can all buy black ops 2 now instead.

By: chadnallyanderson

chadnallyanderson — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:42:19 +0000

Guys relax who are complaining on wow the release date really. I don’t care if it came out 2014 I would buy it and be as excited then as now like a puppy peeing when the master rubs his belly. Just glad getting it right sorry don’t want to pay for or download 5-6 dlc for 1 game and then wait for GOY edition to be happy with what i own.

By: felonious

felonious — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:24:41 +0000

Why did you payoff your preorder in full when only 5 dollars is required, especially if that money may be needed elsewhere?

How does it feel squandered when your still going to be getting a likely GOTY candiate for 2013?

Why do you shop at GameStop when their a customer service hassle for such a simple thing as preorder?

Their is a little website called amazon.com in the time I asked you those three questions, I preordered Bioshock Infinite then cancelled it, preordered Assassins Creed 3 then cancelled that just cause I could, I decided to get Mass Effect 3 cause I heard it has the best ending EVER! Oh and all those preorders don’t require any money down!

By: felonious

felonious — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:18:30 +0000

As Japester has said, your retailer release dates were never official and were just their to drive preorders for your former employer and confuse consumers a much bigger issue than a Developer delaying a game to make it better and more polished as bug free from day one which is good for everyone and much needed for the few who may not have the internet available to patch.

Next, before you tell I.G to learn about some management, you should take your own advice when it comes to your money. WHY would anyone who 60 dollars means that much pay for a game so far ahead. It makes no sense whatsoever unless that person was so fiscally irresponsible they could not rely on having 60 dollars when the game came out. It’s humorous if not mind boggling that people put down more than 5 bucks required on preorder when their that hard up for cash. No special award or gold stars are being giving out for paying of your preorder in full the earliest time possible.

By: felonious

felonious — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:07:15 +0000

Game delays don’t happen cause some dude on the internet guessed a plot twist which maybe 50 people read and 5 of those took with a grain of salt.

By: watchman

watchman — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:54:34 +0000

“I just shat with myself with disappointment”

Hmm first time Ive ever used this term (hope Im using it correctly)

TMI ….

By:

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:21:38 +0000

Thanks for the update. All for the good of the game.

By:

Thu, 10 May 2012 01:30:09 +0000

I just shat with myself with disappointment. At least it’ll still be good when it releases, *sigh*

By:

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:43:56 +0000

All good things come to those who wait.

By: watchman

watchman — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:13:03 +0000

People dont realize that when you try a few ‘new’ things that its not just a matter of throwing money at it and it gets done (and done on-schedule). When you actually have to ‘make it work’, its a whole ‘nuther thing and there are always many thing you never considered (or discounted) that catch you up.

Scheduled release pushed back — nothing new in the game industry….

By: borrego

borrego — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:07:29 +0000

One really, REALLY cool thing you pointed out is you guys won’t be revealing any more of the game at E3 and Gamescom. I love that you guys are keeping a lid on a lot of the details of the game. BioShock 1 blew my socks off as well as my roof, because of all the awesome surprising moments throughout the game. Because of this, I can happily expect that same effect in Infinite.

I love that you guys are taking your time with it! It will be like drinking a fine aged merlot. It will be like a slow cooked dutch oven cherry cobbler made from scratch (it’s actually pretty damn good, had it once at a family campout). As a fan who can’t wait for the day to pop that baby into my console, I’m glad to know it’s getting a few more months of extra polish.

Cheers! Go, Irrational!

By:

Wed, 09 May 2012 22:31:09 +0000

I won’t lie and say I am not disappointed in this push back in the release date. I am sad by it, but I know that when Infinite releases in Feb it will be everything I wanted to see and so much more. I have a lot of trust and faith in Irrational and I know Infinite will be perfect and beautiful! It is not that much of a push-back, so I will deal <3 Keep up the great work guys! Can't wait!

By: mitchmonsour

mitchmonsour — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:12:18 +0000

I can’t say I’m not disappointed, but like many fans of your work I do understand. Bioshock Infinite was honestly the thing I most looked forward to this year. Still, I have no doubt the final product will be amazing and well worth the wait. Let’s just hope the Mayans were wrong…

On a side note, I want to say that you guys really don’t get enough credit for how brilliant your work is. Every time I play Bioshock I discover new things: a small piece of propaganda blasting over the PA system, a random splicer muttering something to themselves that I never noticed before, a new audio log that advances the story while simultaneously acting as a piece of social/political criticism.

And perhaps that’s what I love most about your games: their intelligence. Sure the art design, gameplay, voice acting, dialogue, etc. are amazing, but what really makes the game shine is the implicit political commentary on issues that continue to plague contemporary society. This is what the greatest science fiction ultimately accomplishes – your work proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that video games can be a form of high art.

Thank you all for making games that engage an intelligent adult audience. Good luck!

By:

Wed, 09 May 2012 22:10:06 +0000

Look, I appreciate that Irrational wants to put the best product out to market. That’s a good thing and should be lauded. At the same time, you are reminding every person out there that they simply should not pre-order games. The $60 I’ve put toward your work once it had a release date is now something that feels squandered. Could have put it toward Borderlands 2 (though that would defy this argument) or maybe a mid-tier bottle of scotch or something. Regardless of what that dispensable income would have gone to, now the value is 9 months away and a lot of hassle if I tried to get GameStop to switch it to something else. Cost is sunk, and there’s more frustration attached to your product than there is excitement.

I love your work and I’ll stick with it provided it’s of a very high quality, but I’m with Chris Coleman (above) on this one.

By:

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:12:28 +0000

Kudos for Ken for saying that already, and not waiting for the last minute to announce the delay…well, I’am kinda sad, but the information that this is a very big game and is doing something that was never done before more than makes any wait worth it.

By:

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:20:34 +0000

Remeber kids, in these situations all you have to do is sigh happily, and then think of Half Life 3

By: muskellounger

muskellounger — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:52:32 +0000

Since you brought up Skyrim…Fan of Elder Scrolls, I fell for the hype. Stood in line at midnight with 100 other people. Took a day off work, played the hell out of it. Till it turned into a flip-book, and was unbearable. I through my copy in my backyard. All that hype, with the 11-11-11 release date set in stone…was a piece of crap. They should’ve delayed it. If that had been done, they may have kept me as a customer. I don’t care how great Dishonored is, I won’t buy it till it’s fixed, and on the used game shelf for under $20.

By: japester

japester — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:32:28 +0000

No, it’s four months after the original release date (Oct 16). Let’s not perpetuate the misconception that Amazon or Gamestop’s placeholders were actual release dates.