Ubisoft has officially pushed back its upcoming open-world action game, Watch Dogs, to early 2014.
It seems the team behind Watch Dogs hasn’t been able to achieve the level of polish it would like just yet, so it will use the extra time to bring the game up to its lofty standards.
Here’s the official statement from the development team:
“Our ambition from the start with Watch_Dogs has been to deliver something that embodies what we wanted to see in the next-generation of gaming. It is with this in mind that we’ve made the tough decision to delay the release until Spring 2014.
“We know a lot of you are probably wondering ‘why now?’ We struggled with whether we would delay the game. But from the beginning, we have adopted the attitude that we will not compromise on quality. As we got closer to release, as all the pieces of the puzzle were falling into place in our last push before completion, it became clear to us that we needed to take the extra time to polish and fine tune every detail so we can deliver a truly memorable and exceptional experience.
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you. We thoroughly enjoy and appreciate the way you respond on the web, at events, press conferences and during other opportunities we have to interact. Your passion is what drives us.
We can’t wait to see you in Chicago next Spring. We are confident you’ll love this game as much as we love working on it.”
IGN is reporting that Ubisoft’s ambitious next-gen open-world racer The Crew has also been pushed back. The game was initially slated for an early 2014 release, but will now only release between July and September.
Incidentally, Ubisoft yesterday announced that Assasin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, will release on Xbox 360 and PS3 a few days earlier than initially planned.
For more on Watch Dogs, do check out our new interview with the developers.