Sony's 'The Last Guardian' delayed until December

TOKYO, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Sony's long in development Playstation exclusive title The Last Guardian has been delayed once again into December.

"The Last Guardian development team is fast approaching major milestones in production and has made the tough decision to delay the release of The Last Guardian a few weeks. The Last Guardian will launch on December 6, 2016," noted president of Sony's worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida Monday on the Playstation Blog.

"Fumito Ueda, gen DESIGN and JAPAN Studio have a wonderful vision for The Last Guardian's touching, emotional journey of friendship and trust, and we want to deliver the most polished experience possible for our fans who have supported us for so long," he continued explaining the reasoning behind the delay.

"A delay is a difficult decision, particularly with this game, but we have encountered more bugs than anticipated while in the final stages of development. To ensure that The Last Guardian delivers on the experience that the game's creators have envisioned, we need to take the extra time to work on those issues."

"We appreciate your continued support."

The Last Guardian was first revealed in 2009 for the Playstation 3 to much fanfare. The title went missing, however, until 2015 when it was re-introduced with a new trailer and news that it had moved onto the Playstation 4. The new release date was scheduled for Oct. 25, 2016.

The Last Guardian is the third highly-anticipated game to be delayed following Final Fantasy XV's new November release date and Sony's own Gran Turismo Sport which will now release sometime in 2017.