Massive Ant Studios and NACON have at the moment confirmed that Cricket 24 shall be launched on October 5, 2023. Described by the studio as “the end result of a decade of cricket online game growth,” Cricket 24 shall be accessible on PS5 and PS4, Xbox Sequence X|S and Xbox One, in addition to PC.
Introduced in April, Cricket 24 was initially scheduled to reach on the crease in time for this yr’s Ashes sequence – which has already commenced.
It’s not all unhealthy information, although; it’s additionally been confirmed Pakistan is becoming a member of the roster of formally included cricketing nations – simply in time for the Pakistan tour of Australia this 2023-24 summer time. Pakistan be a part of Australia, England, West Indies, New Zealand, and Eire in Cricket 24, though extra nations seem set to be introduced over the approaching months. Cricket 24 may also characteristic the Pakistan Tremendous League alongside different beforehand confirmed official tournaments, together with The Ashes, the BBL and WBBL, The Hundred, and the Caribbean Premier League. An unspecified collection of skilled Indian T20 golf equipment are additionally becoming a member of the sport, and greater than 50 official stadiums are set to characteristic.
“We are able to’t await cricket followers to have the ability to expertise and play Cricket 24, main their favorite Check, One Day or T20 workforce to victory in probably the most lifelike cricket online game ever made,” mentioned Massive Ant CEO Ross Symons in an announcement accompanying the brand new launch date. “After a decade of expertise the Massive Ant Studios workforce are the main cricket online game builders on the planet. We’re actually excited to supply our followers Cricket 24 this October, a cricket sport with larger immersion and depth than any which have come earlier than it.”
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