Uncharted 4 delayed to 2016

Uncharted 4 has been delayed into 2016, Naughty Dog has announced.

Neil Druckmann took to the PlayStation Blog to apologise for the delay, but promised that it would be better for the game in the long run.

He wrote:

Since we showed you our first gameplay reveal of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, more of the game and story have come together, and it’s become clear to us that this game is much more ambitious than we originally envisioned.

After spending so many years with Nathan Drake, he means a lot to the team, and telling the climactic chapter of his adventures is a task we don’t take lightly — this game deserves every bit of the attention to detail, precise pacing, and nuanced storytelling Naughty Dog is known for. So we’ve made the difficult choice of pushing the game’s release date. Giving us a few extra months will make certain that Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End not only meets the team’s high standards, but the high standards that gamers have come to expect from a Naughty Dog title.

Although a specific release date had never been announced, it had been presumed that we would be playing Drake’s latest adventure in time for Christmas. This delay will push Uncharted 4 to perhaps the middle of 2016, although it could be as early as March.