Talking about a couple other versions of Shovel Knight, the Xbox One retail release has been cancelled due to “publishing policies on that platform that are totally beyond our control,” while the PlayStation Vita retail release isn’t happening this holiday, but Yacht Club Games is “still working our hardest to make it possible!”Īs for the versions that will be available, the price of Shovel Knight has been raised from $19.99 to $24.99, though retailers should honor the original price if you’ve pre-ordered. Luckily, all of the teams throughout the various console manufacturing steps have been really helpful in reducing this knock-on delay as much as possible. The final few steps of the Plague of Shadows content took a little longer than expected, but it was important to us that this update to be on the disc/cart right out of the box! Unfortunately that meant we had to push back the date just a little a bit. The reason for the delay has to do with wanting to have the Plague of Shadows update available on the disc:

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