Today Ubisoft has announced that it’s multi-platform open-world action game,Watch Dogs, has been delayed on all platforms until Spring 2014. The title was supposed to launch on November 19th in North America, but now the title has been delayed.
The official press release from Ubisoft states that they want to deliver an experience that embodies what the company considers next-gen gaming.
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 each 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 other opportunities we have to interact. Your passion keeps us motivated.
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.
This is a surprising move from Ubisoft considering the game was only a month away from release. The game was scheduled to hit next-gen consoles on November 19 in North America and November 22 in Europe. Ubisoft has also pushed back the release of The Crew. The game didn’t have a specific date yet, but was expected to be coming in the first quarter of 2014.
