{"id":832951,"date":"2025-12-11T12:22:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/rogue-prince-of-persia-early-access-delayed-becasue-hades-2"},"modified":"2025-12-11T12:22:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:22:49","slug":"the-rogue-prince-of-persia-studio-pushes-back-steam-early-access-launch-to-avoid-current-early-access-darling-hades-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-rogue-prince-of-persia-studio-pushes-back-steam-early-access-launch-to-avoid-current-early-access-darling-hades-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rogue Prince of Persia studio pushes back Steam Early Access launch to avoid current Early Access darling Hades 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-rogue-prince-of-persia-studio-pushes-back-steam-early-access-launch-to-avoid-current-early-access-darling-hades-2.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Evil Empire, the studio behind <strong>The Rogue Prince of Persia<\/strong>, has announced the game will not enter Steam Early Access on May 14 as originally planned.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Because everyone is playing Hades 2 right now, which recently went into Early Access.<\/p>\n<p>According to the developer, delaying the Early Access launch was the best decision since &ldquo;everyone and their mum&rdquo; is playing Hades 2, including the team at Evil Empire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/rogue-prince-of-persia-early-access-delayed-becasue-hades-2\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/rogue-prince-of-persia-early-access-delayed-becasue-hades-2\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evil Empire, the studio behind The Rogue Prince of Persia, has announced the game will not enter Steam Early Access on May 14 as originally planned. Why? Because everyone is playing Hades 2 right now, which recently went into Early Access. According to the developer, delaying the Early Access launch was the best decision since &ldquo;everyone and their mum&rdquo; is playing Hades 2, including the team at Evil Empire. 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