The anticipated network test for Bandai Namco’s latest MMORPG Blue Protocol has been delayed until later this year.

Although originally announced in 2019, the game had seemingly faded into nothing. However a new trailer and news updates have revived interest in the game.

A network test was originally scheduled for earlier this month but had to be pushed back to March 2023. This could be bad news for the game’s anticipated Spring 2023 release.

You can read the statement from the Blue Protocol teambelow.

Regarding the status of network test preparation
“BLUE PROTOCOL” management team.

The network test scheduled to start on Saturday, January 14, 2023 will be postponed and
We apologize for the short notice, as we were investigating the status of the problem and the extent of its impact.

We are still investigating and improving the problem that caused the decision to postpone the network test.
As of today, we have confirmed the cause of the problem and how to deal with it.
We are planning to respond around the middle of March 2023, including work to solve the fundamental problem and confirmation of corrections.
Therefore, the network test is expected to be held around the end of March 2023.

Blue Protocol is expected to release sometime this year on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.