Guerrilla Games announced today that Horizon Zero Dawn for the PlayStation 4 will not make it this year as the game has been delayed until February 2017.
The reason behind the delay was to give the team “extra time required to deliver fully on our ambitious vision for Horizon Zero Dawn.” Seeing how the majority of PS4 exclusive games are getting delayed, this really isn’t surprising at all.
Here’s the statement posted via the PlayStation Blog:
As you can see in the trailer, we’ve decided to push the release date for Horizon Zero Dawn to February 28, 2017. It wasn’t an easy choice to make; we know many of you have been anxious to play the game since we first announced it. However, we also want to ensure that Horizon Zero Dawn lives up to the visuals and gameplay quality that our games are known for. The new date affords us the extra time required to deliver fully on our ambitious vision for Horizon Zero Dawn.
We realize that this decision may not please everyone. At the same time, we’re confident that the advantages of the additional development time afforded by the new date will become clear in the coming months, as we start to share more cool details and videos from Horizon Zero Dawn. We really, really appreciate your patience and continued support, and look forward to bringing you the best game we possibly can in February 2017.
Check out the new trailer: