On August 14, NH Investment & Securities downgraded its investment opinion for Pearl Abyss from “buy” to “hold” due to ongoing delays in the launch of their highly anticipated game, ‘Red Desert’. The target stock price was also slashed from 52,000 won to 33,000 won, reflecting growing concerns about the reliability of the game’s release schedule. The delays have been significant, with the launch date pushed back multiple timesfrom the first half of last year to the second half, then to this year, and now to the first quarter of next year.