Should you just lately spied the September 2nd launch date for VR fight flight sim Aces of Thunder on the PlayStation Retailer, sorry to burst your bubble: developer Gaijin Leisure says it was “a malfunction on the retailer.”
Gaijin Leisure says in a current X publish that whereas the PlayStation Retailer launch date was certainly a flub, the sport remains to be coming this yr, “simply not that actual day.”
No. We by no means deliberate to launch the sport on that date, there was a malfunction on the retailer that led to this misunderstanding. We do plan do launch in 2025, simply not on that actual day.
— Aces of Thunder (@acesofthunder) August 26, 2025
Whereas introduced in late 2023 and initially anticipated to launch in late 2024, earlier this month the studio introduced Aces of Thunder’s launch as “imminent,” which in all probability didn’t assist mood participant expectations in regards to the current gaff.
Nonetheless, the studio, which can also be behind common flight fight sim Battle Thunder (2013), did additional verify at the moment that Aces of Thunder will certainly embrace a solo marketing campaign alongside full-featured multiplayer gameplay, which you’ll see within the trailer under.
Some wholesome (and suitably unverifiable) hypothesis right here as to the general state of affairs: Gaijin introduced again on the sport’s unveiling it was creating Aces of Thunder “particularly with capabilities of PlayStation VR2 in thoughts.” All issues thought of, PSVR 2-focused multiplayer gameplay might not have been the proper horse to wager on.
Following the sport’s 2023 announcement, Sony has acted uncharacteristically anemic in its help for PSVR 2 post-launch, even going so far as reducing the as soon as console-bound headset from PS5 in 2024 by formally supporting PC play by way of SteamVR and a separate adapter.
Whereas a Steam itemizing for the sport appeared in late 2023—suggesting these PSV2 capabilities perhaps weren’t so basic in spite of everything—the studio additional introduced in April 2025 that it will additionally help flatscreen gameplay in a post-launch replace. Granted, the plan might have been to help as many headsets as possible from the beginning, though the timeline does elevate questions.
That mentioned, Aces of Thunder is meant to land on PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets someday this yr (even when not imminently), so we’ll be following the sport’s X account and official weblog within the meantime. Idiot me as soon as.
