Xbox Version of New Soulslike Delayed at the Last Minute

Key Takeaways

• The Xbox version of Enotria: The Last Song has been indefinitely delayed.
• The game was originally meant to reach the Xbox Series X/S on September 19.
• Developer Jyamma Games blamed Microsoft for the delay, stating that the Xbox version of the soulslike is ready for submission, but that Microsoft has been dragging its feet with the submission process.

The Xbox version of Enotria: The Last Song has been delayed. The game was originally planned to reach the current-generation Xbox consoles in mid-September 2024.

Originally announced in September 2021, Enotria: The Last Song is a soulslike set in a fantasy world that’s heavily inspired by Italian folklore. Its developer, the Milan-based Jyamma Games, committed to a concrete release date back in February 2024, when it said that the game will hit the market on September 19.

Enotria: The Last Song Xbox Version Hit With Indefinite Delay

The Xbox version of Enotria: The Last Song has now been hit with a last-minute delay. “Despite our best efforts and the hard work of our dedicated team, we’ve encountered challenges that have delayed our release on the Xbox platform,” Jyamma wrote in a September 2 blog post. While the announcement prompted some fan speculation about the Xbox Series S holding back the game’s release on Microsoft’s consoles, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Specifically, Jyamma has subsequently taken to Twitter to blame the delay on some unexpected difficulties with the game’s Xbox Store submission process, stating Microsoft has been dragging its feet with it, taking months to reply even though the Xbox Series X/S version of the game is ready.

Enotria: The Last Song Xbox Version Plans Have Already Changed Several Times

Taking to the company’s official Discord server, Jyamma CEO Giacomo “Jacky” Greco elaborated on the postponement by flat-out saying that Microsoft “decided to ignore” the developer. This turn of events is not the first occasion on which Jyamma changed its plans for the Enotria: The Last Song Xbox port, which has already been “suspended” back in March 2024, when the developer said the soulslike would hit the Xbox Series X/S following its PC and PlayStation launch. However, it later opted to do a simultaneous release on all three platforms after all, before announcing this indefinite delay of the game’s Xbox version.

Despite our best efforts and the hard work of our dedicated team, we’ve encountered challenges that have delayed our release on the Xbox platform.

The September 19 launch of Enotria: The Last Song will be digital-only. Jyamma previously confirmed that the PS5 version of the soulslike will receive a physical release “a few months later.” On the subject of its Xbox postponement, the company said that this decision was not made lightly, but was ultimately out of its hands. This development does not change the studio’s ambition to bring the game to “as many players as possible,” a Jyamma official said. The delay itself was announced shortly after Enotria: The Last Song received a flashy two-minute trailer during Gamescom 2024.