Oh Dear, The Last Guardian Delayed into December on PS4

Oh, for f...

..gawdammit. Was really looking forward to this, but oh well. Makes my Christmas list a bit easier to shop for I guess.

Wonder if this has anything to do with PSVR's launch?

The fact it got a solid release date at E3 was surprising for sure, so somehow I'm not surprised it's getting another small delay. PS4 Pro optimization, perhaps?

Fair enough, I'll wait. I just hope it doesn't get pushed into 2017.

@get2sammyb its a good thing theres no new portable. sony can barely get first party ps4 games out.

but really this is getting ridiculous. cant wait to play god of war in summer 2018.

Nearly every ps4 exclusive games get delayed, it's an ancient old tradition

I hope the game is good though, already got the steelcase version preordered.

Wait does that mean gravity rush 2 get another rival, fuuuu....

@SkanetWasTaken this.

Well, at least it has a chance at selling now. The games it was releasing around (Titanfall, Battlefield, Skyrim, Dragon Ball Xenoverse) were gonna smash this. Now it's coming out relatively close to Gravity Rush, South Park and Dead Rising, where it'll do MUCH better.

Just wondering if this will game will be a classic like the first 2 or a bit of a mess.

I'll be busy in October thanks to Civilization VI, so I don't really mind. Hopefully it delivers when it's finally released.

I swear I called this at somepoint.

Well that's its first delay as a PS4 game.

@adf86 Actually, you can. You can wait until you have a hard release date, with plenty of time for bug squashing, before announcing it.

just check december 2016

@Lolzified Dont forget FF XV is one week before it. Lawd! At least i can play World of Final Fantasy on Oct 25

I think you mean 'may' launch, or perhaps 'it is now claimed it will launch'

@get2sammyb I think god of war will be released in first quarter of 2018, sony doesn't like releasing big AAA exclusive games in the fall.

How can you delay vapourware though?

Final Fantasy XV, South Park, Gravity Rush and now Last Guardian all within a spate of a week and a bit.

This actually works out fine for me. October was always shaping up to be an expensive month. Also, after crunching some numbers, I've worked out that with my current PS4 being traded in, I can afford the PS4 Pro. So October and November are covered. December is a more comfortable month for my wallet who is going into therapy after all the abuse it'll have endured lol 😁

My expectations of this game were tempered before the delay, now even more. Delay is no surprise though.

Quelle surprise.

@adf86 Yes you can, you can not give a game a release date until it's ready. You can in fact, not even announce it until it's almost finished. That would be nice.

@adf86 When a game has been in development as long as this one, there shouldn't BE anymore delays. If most companies spent a quarter of their marketing budget on actual QA, this wouldn't be an issue.

@get2sammyb 100% reason delay

@adf86 well said. I personally don't mind delays as rarely have Time at launch anyway.

For me this is great news, now I actually have a game I can get for xmas XD

"we want to deliver the most polished experience possible"
Did I copy and paste that from a TLG or NMS press release.

That's a good thing for me. October 28th had Titanfall 2, Skyrim and The Last Guardian all releasing simultaneously!

NO!

I heard the AI is buggy... I'm going to cancel the pre-order I think thats too close to FF XV.

Rather have a perfect bug free Game then wait 2 months for a fix and the update after i completed the game !

To be fair it's well known this was a publishing issue as at the last minute they've changed the title to 'The Late Guardian'

Hmmm another delay.

get2sammyb mentions pro support

There are other mumblings of "Polish"

Truth is A FF15 and GT sports and Last Guardian bundled with a pro will support each other.....Hence the supposed delays.......

These games are merely gong to be sold to help shift the Pro.

2 months from now Final Fantasy 15 will offer "a pro mode" and sold as pro bundle........

Heheeheh Sony tweaked your nose..............and yours....and yours

@KingofSaiyanZ because your unique and not got your head in the sand.

Nooioooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....ooo

Had to get that out. At least now it won't get slaughtered by all them heavy hitters in October. Still...

Look' like crap anyway, linear and follow's the same path as all PS4 game's this year, casual. Sony should of changed their name to Sony Casual Entertainment.

Bwhahahaha!! Want to hear a joke? PS4 and release date......

well it's a good thing that horizon zero dawn and GT sport didn't get delayed into next year. oh wait....

There are only so many times you can be promised a game then it not turn up on PS3 then takes years to turn on the PS4. Sorry Sony the hype train left for this game a long time ago any interest I had has moved onto other games.

@xMEADx - this looks anything but casual to me.. this looks rather niche (much like ico and shadow of the colossus). i can't see this selling in big numbers quite frankly, and i don't think another publisher but sony would have persevered with this game for this long..

oh no not again, idont know why sony always do this?! i dont believe that the game delayed cause of graphic things! they worked on this for 9 years (even more) now they did not polish game all of these years????
i think this is sonys fault! remember they delayed UN4 because they wanted to make more sell for ratchet and clank ! this is some thing like this again

Not surprised at all,I was wondering why we hadn't heard anything when it's supposed to be out next month...Damn shame though,cuz that's another one I am super hyped for.But ah well,got plenty of games to keep me occupied.But if they delay World Of Final Fantasy next I WILL be pi*sed!

isn't that the exact same day as gravity rush 2?

@adf86
It's not delaying the game to fix bugs that people are criticizing, it's the consistent lack of foresight when announcing release dates the first time around.

This is beyond ridiculous. If even we, the fans, fan predict that just about every game is going to get delayed 3-12 months, it's high time the developers start predicting it too, and factor that in to their schedule. And if it's far away enough they can't say for sure, then it's too early to be announcing a release date to begin with.

@DualWielding
"isn't that the exact same day as gravity rush 2?"

Um, no. Once Gravity Rush 2 gets delayed, it'll have the day all to itself

Arrrrggghhhh... I have had this pre-ordered for ages and have been counting down the days until release. It wouldn't be so bad if there were any other interesting games on the horizon. I think Uncharted 4 and The Last Guardian are the only two non-Indies I'm buying this year.

I'm usually fine with delays, but don't go to the trouble of making a trailer with a specific release date. It looks really sloppy, and with a game that's taken this long it only makes people more anxious and suspicious about what the f*ck is going on.

As long as it's before Christmas.

Honestly, I am sort of relieved. Getting PS VR in October and will be spending most of my time with that.

Jeez man, these months already are so empty...

@JaxonH
That was actually my first though when I saw this... No way we get Gravity Rush 2 in the West now before 2017. The delays look beyond f**king ridiculous. It's every game. Of course there are the hardcore fanboys who will defend it, like they do everything Sony does, but it's not a good look at all.

@Gamer83
I'm used to delays from Nintendo, and usually don't care much, but this is nuts even for me.

I think every single game on PS4 has been delayed, sometimes 2-3 times. I can't trust anything anymore.

Would love to know who's gone to make their money back between FFXV and The Last Guardian. Square mentioned FFXV has to sell about 10 million copies to make it;s money back as for TLG who knows.

I have no problem with this. It's a very short delay, similar to Uncharted 4's last delay before release.

Better to have the game polished to a T than having it be released with bugs and everyone jumping on the "Sony Hate Train" the instant the game isn't 100% bug free.

Delaystation strikes again

I'm fine with the delay only because October is packed with other games that I'm interested in.

it is always better to delay a game to ensure it's bug free, but this is getting ridiculous. Delays should be rare off occasions, not the case for every game.