The Last Guardian is still coming this year to the PS4. Really, it is. (We hope…)
But, Sony today announced that genDESIGN and Fumito Ueda’s long awaited PS3-turned-PS4 project has unfortunately been bumped back a few weeks. The new release date is currently December 6th, 2016.
Shuhei Yoshida has provided an update, which can be seen right here on the PS Blog and below, explaining the difficult decision.
The Last Guardian development team is fast approaching major milestones in production and has made the tough decision to delay the release of The Last Guardian a few weeks. The Last Guardian will launch on December 6, 2016.
Fumito Ueda, gen DESIGN and JAPAN Studio have a wonderful vision for The Last Guardian?s touching, emotional journey of friendship and trust, and we want to deliver the most polished experience possible for our fans who have supported us for so long. A delay is a difficult decision, particularly with this game, but we have encountered more bugs than anticipated while in the final stages of development. To ensure that The Last Guardian delivers on the experience that the game?s creators have envisioned, we need to take the extra time to work on those issues.
Our development continues to push itself to the fullest and we look forward to revealing new content toward launch.
We appreciate your continued support.