Earlier this year, WarnerMedia merged with Discovery to form Warner Bros. Discovery, and this move has already had a profound impact on the entertainment industry. Warner Bros. Discovery has abruptly cannednear-complete films likeBatgirland aScoobsequel, and it plans on combining HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single streaming service in 2023. These decisions have proven to be highly controversial, leaving fans of Warner Bros.-owned properties worried about their favorite franchises.
There’s been some concern from theMultiVersuscommunity about the newSuper Smash Bros.-style fighting game potentially being on the chopping block in the wake of the merger, but fans apparently have nothing to worry about.MultiVersusdeveloper Tony Huynh took to Twitter to ease fans' minds about the situation, claiming that the game will not be impacted by theDiscovery/Warner Bros. merger.
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Huynh’s tweet about the merger came shortly after a different tweet where he said that he was “very unhappy” that the team “disappointed players.” It seems that initial tweet led some fans to be concerned that Huynh was referring to the merger, taking it as a sign thatMultiVersuswas in danger of being shut down. However, that particular tweet was actually in reference to the announcement thatMultiVersusSeason 1 was being pushed back.
Originally,MultiVersusSeason 1 was meant to kick off next week, but plans changed, and now the beta has been extended indefinitely. It’s unclear exactly how long theMultiVersusopen beta will last now or when Season 1 will start, but thebeta Battle Passhas been extended to August 15. This could be a sign thatMultiVersusSeason 1 will still start relatively soon, but fans shouldn’t hold their breath.
MultiVersusSeason 1wasn’t the only thing delayed. Besides delaying Season 1, newMultiVersuscharacter Morty, ofRick and Mortyfame, has also been pushed back. It’s unclear at the time of this writing exactly when Morty will make it toMultiVersus, but he will presumably be added whenever Season 1 rolls around.
So far,MultiVersushas enjoyed a great deal of success.MultiVersusis one of the most popular free-to-play gamesat the time of this writing, with the open beta drawing the attention of millions of players. The Season 1 delay may be disappointing news for some players, but the bright side is that the game will apparently not suffer because of the WarnerMedia/Discovery merger.
MultiVersusis available in open beta on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
