It's a good thing we have a lot of videogames coming down the pipe to keep us busy for the next few months (at least), because the big Balatro 1.1 update we've been waiting for since last year, that was supposed to come out this year, is going to take until next year to arrive. Balatro creator LocalThunk announced the delay today, and offered a relatable excuse: "I'm slow."
After apologizing for the delay, LocalThunk said he probably shouldn't have announced a release target for the 1.1 update in the first place: He's a "hobbyist developer at heart," who unfortunately became "all too familiar with the crunch and stress that inherently come with professional game development" following the launch of Balatro in 2023. By the time the mobile edition of Balatro launched in late 2024, he was "well and truly burned out."
