Many players are likely curious to know if Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League will be releasing in 2022. Rocksteady Studios, the same development studio behind the Batman: Arkham series, is putting players in the shoes of characters like Harley Quinn and King Shark with the mission of killing some fan-favorite DC superheroes. Despite the hype, does the Suicide Squad game have an actual release date yet?
In Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Metropolis is under attack, with Brainiac's massive ship laying tentacled siege to the helpless city. What's worse is that Brainiac's invading forces are being backed by the Justice League itself. With Earth's heroes turned against them, the villains are left to save the day.
The latest Suicide Squad game trailer has set the game to release at some point in 2022. Unfortunately, the exact release date for Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is still unclear. The game was announced as far back as 2020, but a release date was never attached with it. News about the game's release date is only now coming with the most recent Suicide Squad gameplay trailer.
What To Expect From Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League's 2022 Release Date
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League's 2022 release date puts this game concretely in new-gen console territory. The official website lists the game's availability as PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, but makes no mention of the PS4, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch. This has promising implications for the tech behind the game but could make getting it a bit harder for people on older consoles.
The trailers Rocksteady has released for the game do a good job of building expectations for the game. Aside from confirming some Suicide Squad characters appearing, the most recent trailers show some of the core gameplay of the title. Certain aspects of the game's development may be to blame for the possible delay. There are rumors that the game may be open world, just like Rocksteady's previous Arkham releases. Open world game development comes with plenty of challenges that can make game development timely.
The COVID-19 pandemic is also likely to blame for some delays in the game's production. Though an earlier release was never announced, industry-wide production challenges caused by the pandemic caused delays and issues almost universally across the games industry. It's possible that without the pandemic players may have seen Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League getting an earlier release date.
Being that the game is set in the Arkham universe, players can expect to see continuations of storylines established by previous titles and may make use of some of the same tech. While it's unclear where exactly in the Arkham timeline Suicide Squad takes place, it's safe to assume it will be the most recent entry in the timeline. This means that Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League may take place directly after Batman: Arkham Knight, and may have an improved version of that game's engine.