Shacknews is reporting today that BioShock 2 has been delayed by publisher Take-Two until the first half of 2010. Development issues seem to be the cause for this delay. Take a look:
Take-Two today announced that BioShock 2 has been delayed to a new release date in its 2010 fiscal year. While the game's original release date of November 3 technically fits into the beginning of the year--which begins on November 1, 2009--the company implied a further delay to an unspecified date.
"We concluded that moving the release of BioShock 2 into fiscal year 2010 was the right decision for the product," said Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick. "We believe the result will be a more compelling consumer experience and a better performing product in the marketplace."
"The decision to shift a release date is never an easy one, especially with a product as highly anticipated as BioShock 2," added Take-Two CEO Ben Feder. "We felt that it was essential to invest the additional time to ensure that this title will deliver what its fans expect and deserve."
Update: BioShock 2 will be released within the first half of "calendar 2010," Take-Two CEO Ben Feder clarified during a conference call. Three other major releases are planned within that timeframe: Mafia 2, Max Payne 3, and Red Dead Redemption.
As before, the company is still evaluating specific launch windows for the games.
"[BioShock 2's delay is] not related to any specific platform or any specific element of it," the company later said of the forthcoming PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game. "Generally there are some development issues that we need to deal with."
You can check out the original source here. It seems we'll have to wait a little longer now to step into the shoes of a Big Daddy.
Take-Two today announced that BioShock 2 has been delayed to a new release date in its 2010 fiscal year. While the game's original release date of November 3 technically fits into the beginning of the year--which begins on November 1, 2009--the company implied a further delay to an unspecified date.
"We concluded that moving the release of BioShock 2 into fiscal year 2010 was the right decision for the product," said Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick. "We believe the result will be a more compelling consumer experience and a better performing product in the marketplace."
"The decision to shift a release date is never an easy one, especially with a product as highly anticipated as BioShock 2," added Take-Two CEO Ben Feder. "We felt that it was essential to invest the additional time to ensure that this title will deliver what its fans expect and deserve."
Update: BioShock 2 will be released within the first half of "calendar 2010," Take-Two CEO Ben Feder clarified during a conference call. Three other major releases are planned within that timeframe: Mafia 2, Max Payne 3, and Red Dead Redemption.
As before, the company is still evaluating specific launch windows for the games.
"[BioShock 2's delay is] not related to any specific platform or any specific element of it," the company later said of the forthcoming PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game. "Generally there are some development issues that we need to deal with."
You can check out the original source here. It seems we'll have to wait a little longer now to step into the shoes of a Big Daddy.