despelote adds PS4 version, delayed to early 2025
Slice-of-life soccer adventure game no longer due out in 2024.
Publisher Panic and developers Julian Cordero and Sebastian Valbuena have delayed first-person slice-of-life soccer adventure game despelote from its previously planned 2024 release window to early 2025. It will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. The PlayStation 4 version is newly announced.
Here is an overview of the game, via Panic:
About
despelote is a soccer game about people. Get immersed in the streets and parks of Quito through the eyes and ears of eight year old Julián. Dribble, pass and shoot your soccer ball around town, and see what happens when you kick it someone’s way. Feel the city change as Ecuador comes closer than ever to qualifying for the World Cup.
Key Features
- A bittersweet and sometimes dreamy semi-autobiographical tale of youth.
- Explore a dense town space at your leisure, full of activities, interactions, and mischief to get up to.
- A physics-based soccer ball that feels good to kick around in a first-person perspective.
- A vibrant world full of characters that have funny, and genuine conversations.
- Photos and audio recorded on location in Ecuador are used to create a strong sense of place.
Watch a new trailer below.