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.
Gary Steinman's blog entry continues on to say that they did not want to scarified quality just to get the game out in November, which was just a mere month away.
Without a doubt, fans are both understanding and quite irate. Even more are upset over the fact that they ordered next-gen console launch bundles that included Watch_Dogs. What happens to those now?
BTW, something tells me it was to avoid cannibalizing AC4 sales.