A thread called Release date for PC on the Volition, Inc. message boards gives an updated release date for Summoner, Volition's upcoming fantasy RPG, as Winter 2000/2001, with the PSX2 version planned for Fall 2000, with the delay attributed to their desire "to concentrate on making the PS2 version very strong and then the team will focus our efforts on the PC and Mac versions and multiplayer support, since this will not be included in the PS2 version." A follow-up post from Volition reiterates that the multiplayer element is the strongest factor at work here, saying: "Pushing the release of the PC and Mac versions to winter 00/01, we can pretty much concentrate 100% on multiplayer during that time. (That and working on the kinks on the graphics cards). The extended date will really allow us to deliver a solid multiplayer experience on both of those platforms."