Summary
Dragon Age: The Veilguardis reportedly targeting an October 2024 release. That’s according to a well-known insider who previously leaked plenty of otherDragon Age: The Veilguardinformation.
The source in question is Jeff Grubb, a long-time games industry journo currently working for Giant Bomb. Grubb has been sharing BioWare insights for many a year now, with one of his most recent reports including ascoop onDragon Age: Dreadwolfchanging its name toDA:The Veilguard.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Reportedly Targeting October 2024 Release
The insider has now once again offered some new information on the game by narrowing down its release window. Speaking during the latest episode of theGame Mess Morningspodcast, Grubb said that BioWare was last aiming to launchDragon Age: The Veilguardin October 2024. This was supposedly still the case as of some “weeks ago.” Although Grubb acknowledged that plans could have changed since then, he asserted that October has beenDragon Age: The Veilguard’s release window target"for a while now."
The fourth entry in the popular RPG series has officially been targeting a 2024 debut since the latest Xbox Games Showcase held in June. Specifically, BioWare used that event toattach a fall 2024 release window toDragon Age: The Veilguard. The fact that the studio still isn’t willing to commit to a more precise time frame would suggest that there’s a chance the game could yet miss it, thus perhaps slipping into 2025. But that’s far from guaranteed, especially seeing how the much-anticipated RPG had already endured multiple internal delays. Its latest postponement is understood to have happened back in March, when Grubb reported thatDragon Age: The Veilguardwas pushed from the third to the fourth quarter of 2024.
Generally speaking, the holiday season is by far the most lucrative period of the year for publishers. BioWare will hence likely want to avoid a scenario in whichDragon Age: The Veilguardslips into 2025 at all costs. The game itself has technically been in the works since 2015, but went through a few major shakeups that forced it to essentially return to the drawing board, which is why its development ended up taking as long as it did. Most notably, BioWare reportedly restarted the project in 2018 with the goal of creating an RPG with live-service elements, but then scrapped that idea three years later followingAnthem’s less-than-successful launch.
The final version ofDragon Age: The Veilguardhence won’t have any kind of multiplayer, unlike its immediate predecessor, which featured a co-op mode for up to four players. Whenever it finally releases, the fourthDragon Agegame will land on the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Its Steam version won’t require EA’s launcher to play.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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Enter the world of Thedas, a vibrant land of rugged wilderness, treacherous labyrinths, and glittering cities – steeped in conflict and secret magics. Now, a pair of corrupt ancient gods have broken free from centuries of darkness and are hellbent on destroying the world.Thedas needs someone they can count on. Rise as Rook, Dragon Age’s newest hero. Be who you want to be and play how you want to play as you fight to stop the gods from blighting the world. But you can’t do this alone – the odds are stacked against you. Lead a team of seven companions, each with their own rich story to discover and shape, and together you will become The Veilguard.
