Yooka-Laylee är den andliga uppföljaren till Rarewares Nintendo 64-klassiker Banjo-Kazooie och efter en omåttligt framgångsrik Kickstarter-kampanj under 2014 där indiegruppen Playtonic sluskade hem 30 miljoner kronor via spelsugna fans, är det nu dags att utannonsera releasedatumet. 11:a april 2017 kommer Yooka-Laylee att släppas till PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mac och Linux. Playtonic bekräftar i samma veva att Wii U-versionen lagts ned och att de som backade spelet på Kickstarter specifikt för att få lira på sin Wii U, kommer att få pengarna tillbaka med omedelbar verkan. På sin officiella sida berättar utvecklarna om varför man valt att slopa Wii U-versionen:
"Despite our best efforts and exploring every possible avenue, we've encountered unforeseen technical issues that unfortunately mean it will be impossible for us to release the game on Wii U as initially planned."
Såhär skriver Playtonic om releasen:
"Today we can finally confirm that Yooka-Laylee will launch on April 11, 2017 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac and Linux. As an extra special bonus, everyone who pre-orders Yooka-Laylee on PC, Xbox One or PS4 will receive an instant unlock of the Yooka-Laylee Toybox, which offers a taste of the platforming mechanics set to appear in the full game in a self-contained, spoiler free sandbox. We're also currently looking in to ways we can make the console Toybox available to appropriate backers (we'll update you on that soon). On Steam and GOG.com, you'll also find special Digital Deluxe versions of Yooka-Laylee which include a digital soundtrack and manual / art book.
Kickstarter backers will soon be able to upgrade their pledge to a physical version, but we need a little bit longer to finalise the method. Our priority is to make sure that physical backers receive their game as soon as possible and not weeks late, so we want to make sure we choose the right distribution method before taking your pledges. Don't worry: as soon as upgrades are ready we'll email all backers via Kickstarter." Playtonics officiella blogg.
