{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cbd29d6fcd3f2c08b9841479","clusterId":"c_6ed71d80cd23d46154fcd8ca","slug":"pvpve-extraction-shooter-sand-raiders-of-sophie-delayed-a-fourth-time-on-release-day","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"PvPvE Extraction Shooter SAND: Raiders of Sophie Delayed a Fourth Time on Release Day","summary":"Publisher tinyBuild announced on June 10 that the early access release of SAND: Raiders of Sophie has been postponed to June 22, the fourth delay. The reason is a critical server issue discovered during a server slam held just before the planned June 10 launch. A new server slam is scheduled for June 15.","whyItMatters":"The fourth delay, announced on the intended release day, raises serious questions about the readiness of a game that has been in development for nearly three years since its initial announcement.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePublisher tinyBuild announced on June 10 that the early access release date for SAND: Raiders of Sophie has been pushed back to June 22. The delay comes just hours before the game was supposed to launch, after a server slam held in the days prior revealed a critical issue that did not appear during low-load tests. The developer, Hologryph, has resolved the bug but says the current server configuration cannot support a stable experience for enough players. A second server slam is planned for June 15, one week before the new release date. This is the fourth postponement for the PvPvE extraction shooter, which was first announced in June 2023. Previous delays were caused by optimization problems, the need for more development time, and power outages and air raid warnings in Ukraine, where Hologryph is based. The game is set in a dieselpunk 1910 world where players pilot mobile giant bases and compete for resources. It will launch on PC via Steam.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"SAND: Raiders of Sophie's fourth delay was announced on the same day the early access was supposed to go live. The server slam meant to validate the fix is now the gatekeeper, not the developer's internal QA.","twitterPost":"Fourth delay for SAND: Raiders of Sophie, announced on launch day. The server slam on June 15 now decides whether the June 22 date holds.","threadsPost":"SAND: Raiders of Sophie got delayed for the fourth time on the very day early access was supposed to launch. The issue is server-side, discovered in a server slam held right before go-live. Now a second server slam on June 15 will determine whether the June 22 date actually sticks.","newsletterBlurb":"Publisher tinyBuild delayed the early access launch of SAND: Raiders of Sophie to June 22, the fourth postponement. The reason is a server issue discovered during a pre-launch server slam. A second server slam is scheduled for June 15.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/sand-20260610-448913/\",\"title\":\"PvPvE Extraction Shooter 'SAND: Raiders of Sophie' Delayed at the Last Minute on Release Day, Now the Fourth Time; Issues Discovered During Server Test\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4009,"outputTokens":597,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781059776,"createdAt":"2026-06-10T02:42:09.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-10T02:45:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T02:45:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6ed71d80cd23d46154fcd8ca","canonicalTitle":"PvPvE脱出シューター『SAND: Raiders of Sophie』発売当日に土壇場でちょっと延期、これで4度目。サーバーテストでギリギリに問題発覚したので","representativeArticleId":"a_709d3630f315b69b801164d5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"SAND: Raiders of Sophie\"],\"studios\":[\"tinyBuild\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-10T02:06:05.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-10T02:06:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T02:45:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/sand-20260610-448913/","title":"PvPvE脱出シューター『SAND: Raiders of Sophie』発売当日に土壇場でちょっと延期、これで4度目。サーバーテストでギリギリに問題発覚したので"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["SAND: Raiders of Sophie"],"studios":["tinyBuild"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Publisher tinyBuild announced on June 10 that the early access release of SAND: Raiders of Sophie is delayed to June 22, the fourth delay.","The delay was announced hours before the planned June 10 launch due to a critical server issue discovered during a server slam.","A new server slam is scheduled for June 15 to test server stability before the June 22 release.","The game was first announced in June 2023 and previous delays were caused by optimization problems, development time needs, and power outages and air raid warnings in Ukraine.","SAND: Raiders of Sophie is a PvPvE extraction shooter set in a dieselpunk 1910 world and will launch on PC via Steam."]}