Believe it or not, the long-gestating The Last Guardian has been delayed to December.
Update 1 - 09.12.16:
Just when Last Guardian fans thought they had suffered enough, the game that somehow survived a seemingly eternal development hell has once again been delayed. Originally slated for Oct. 25, The Last Guardian will now arrive on Dec. 6.
Said Sony in a blog post:
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.
The Last Guardian was originally announced at E3 2009 and has been in active development since 2007. After the game failed to arrive after it's intended 2011 release date, The Last Guardian was thought to have been canceled until it was confirmed for 2016 at E3 2015. Let's hope that the extra two months finally give the game the polish it deserves.
Original Story - 06.13.16:
Some said it would never happen, but The Last Guardian has finally received a release date of October 25th, 2016. The news was announced at Sony's E3 2016 press conference, putting an end to years of speculation and groaning from fans who have waited a long time for the release of the long-gestating game.
Check out the new trailer below:
This trailer doesn't showcase much of the highly anticipated title, though it does make it clear that the emotion and character that Team Ico is famous for will be found in this game. It also appears that the anime style hinted at in previous trailers is much more pronounced in this version. We can't wait to finally get our hands on this one.
The Last Guardian was first announced by Team Ico at E3 2009 for the PS3 until the studio switched development to the PS4 in 2012, delaying the game until it was unveiled once again at last year's E3.
