Sony have this evening confirmed to TheSixthAxis that The Last of Us has indeed been delayed, and will now launch worldwide on 14th June 2013. We reported that there were signs that the game had been pushed back earlier in the week, and were awaiting confirmation from the publisher before publishing any further rumours on the matter.
We got that confirmation through an hour or so ago.
“As a team we pride ourselves on setting a very high quality bar for every aspect of our games – gameplay, story, art, design, technology and more,” said a statement from Naughty Dog, the developers of the game. “We want to make sure The Last of Us raises that bar even further – for ourselves, and most importantly, our fans.”
“As we entered the final phase of development for The Last of Us, we came to realise just how massive Joel and Ellie’s journey is. But instead of cutting corners or compromising our vision, we came to the tough decision that the game deserved a few extra weeks to ensure every detail of The Last of Us was up to Naughty Dog’s internal high standards.”
We’ll hopefully have hands on with the game soon enough.
ron_mcphatty
I’ve no doubt this will be a well polished and exciting release and the extra work will be worth the wait, delay away Nauty Dog! Just have it done before The Last Guardian eh :)
Kennykazey
Sounds like a good idea. I don’t mind waiting for a better product.
KeRaSh
I guess it’ll be a late birthday present for me then but I hope they don’t push this too much at E3. For me E3 is about announcing new things to get excited about, not games that will be released within a month of the show.
Bilbo_bobbins
Well if its for extra polish and knowing the game will be released without bugs/patches, then this can only be a good thing. ND will deliver and I can’t wait for this game.
Tom Pitcher
I’m fine with waiting. I have so much coursework due in for University and on top of that any exams in May. So this will be a nice end to all that :-)
Quag
Totally ok with waiting longer if it means the game will be more polished and no huge day one patch to download.
seravok
14 june. :D
I know what I’m getting for myself on my birthday. :D