New Release Date for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Shawn Layden: "As you know, Naughty Dog is wrapping up production on Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End with the game on track to go gold and into production later this month. In an effort to meet the considerable worldwide demand, and to ensure that all gamers worldwide have the opportunity to play the game on day one, we have chosen to postpone the launch of the game by two weeks to allow for extra manufacturing time."

[DragonDDark]

Looks like we'll wait one more 2 weeks more from the original release date.

No worries... I waited all this time. I can wait a few week.

And by the way, Ratchet&Clank has its time now.YESSS

[Abash]

Well I really wanted Uncharted 4 to be out next month, but at least this saves Ratchet & Clank PS4 from being overshadowed by it

[DragonDDark]

Lol I just edited my comment to say that xD

[Eonjay]

I simply don't understand Shawn explanation.
They had to delay the game... to make more copies?

[blitz0623]

This is fine. Gives me more time to beat Dark Souls 3 and Ratchet and Clank

[ifistbrowni]

I was shaking my head at this news. It's really annoying that they delayed the game like a month ago and dated it. Now, they're delaying the game again to create more copies instead of it selling out.

Imagine how many discs you can print with 2 weeks! I'm not totally buying into this reasoning. Could it have something to do with the AC art? I've rarely heard of a modern game "selling out" especially considering you can buy it off PSN if you're absolutely desperate (infinite demand one would think).

Anyways, I was going to be one of those guys that skipped Rachet and Clank because of it's launch window (day of Dark Souls 3 and a few weeks before Uncharted).

Now that I essentially have 4 weeks between Dark Souls and Uncharted, Rachet and Clank will likely fit somewhere within that timeline. I'm no longer shaking my head and I'm just looking more toward trying out the Ratchet Remake.

[badz149]

I also want UC4 like right now but I love R&C too and is hoping it will do well. This will give it the extra space to breath! I don't mind the mild delay and I'm happy for Insomniac that R&C will probably gets more marketing attention from Sony now.

[gatormatt80]

Towards the end of April I'm gonna have to basically go dark and avoid all Uncharted 4 articles. Heck I may just have to avoid the internet in general. This is one game that I definitely don't want spoiled about what happens and how it ends.

[sonarus]

if i had to guess the real reason for the delay wasn't given.

[Kingthrash360]

"Your welcome R&C"
-ND

[bouzebbal]

Great news for ratchet and platformers in general.. If you guys want crash to be back, you guys better support ratchet in April.

[UltraNova]

The game is done by now so the only logical reason for the two week delay is to give R&C some breathing room.

Plus I get 2 weeks more to play DS3, perfect timing for me at least.

[DemonChicken]

Pretty good news for me as it's after my exams! So won't feel guilty playing this then (understand some maybe disappointed but only 2 weeks)

On the note of this not being gold - which I mentioned before that it's likely not due to the delays - http://vignette3.wikia.noco... @ those disagrees ( http://n4g.com/news/1868376... )

[Forn]

Indeed. Uncharted 4 is going to be incredible, so what's another two weeks? Especially considering how packed April already is/was. I do think that ND released that story trailer to soften the blow of this announcement though haha, but I'm not complaining.

[DarXyde]

ifistbrowni,

Maybe they're trying to fulfill preorders and have some left over for walk in purchases? Entirely possible, especially with the NDC possibly creating new fans who only recently preordered.

[saywat247]

they're lying they probably have some more shit to fix stop lying and playing with us like that how much more delays i was looking forward to playing this for my birthday smfh naughty dog

[AndrewLB]

I have a feeling they're trying to hit a certain number of pre-orders for their release marketing and they weren't quite there yet.

[nX]

^lol at some of these theories

I for one will be able to enjoy Dark Souls 3 longer than planned, delays suck but this one could've been worse.

[XisThatKid]

Welp, more dedicated Division time. Oh and prolly some SFV time too

[LostDjinn]

To hell with no worries!
I was looking forward to playing this sooner, not later. Damn it!

[Goldby]

if you can trust anything about ND. they take their Delays very seriously and it can completely change how the game is. the 3 weeks delay on LoU was definitly well worht it

[2pacalypsenow]

I rather wait than have a glitchy game

[Thatguy-310]

Exactly that's simply bs. That thing now more than ever better be above Among thieves. If it's not then prepare for a lot of people to attack it. Not only ND but devs overall need to stop putting release date on games too early. Put a date when you KNOW you're going to meet it.

[jb227]

Yeah this is getting beyond frustrating. I'm a huge UC fan but these delays are just ridiculous at this point. I can't wrap my head around this honestly...is this a joke?

Love Naughty Dog more than any other dev, Love the Uncharted series more than any other franchise, but this is absurd. To hell with the entire idea of "it's ready when it's ready"...how about "it's announced when it's ready", not "it's gonna be delayed until oblivion"

I specifically said when the delay to April came down that that delay killed any hope I had for the game shipping at even that date, and that for all I knew this game wouldn't release until the holidays...people told me I was crazy, and yet here we are, with yet another delay. There is no chance that this game releases in May. Kinda one delay too far for me...still gonna buy the game & hopefully it lives up to its promise, but even coming from a hardcore fan, these delays are making me seriously question the state of the game in its entirety.

Hugest bummer in gaming since the last Uncharted delay, and the one before that....and the one before that. This has to be a joke.

[Rookie_Monster]

Yea, kind of disappointed with another delay as I had it pre ordered since last Aug. The wait is painful but I am sure it will be better as a result. Hopefully this is the final release date.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Jb- vs what exactly? Releasing it with issues that they know can be fixed?

Sooooo they should just gamble likely hundreds of millions of this games development on releasing on a date they for a fact don't feel fine with?

Seriously bud. You'll live, I've yet to hear of a gamer, gaming solely do to when a game releases vs the damn game itself.

As if buggy but fast is what folks want....

[Fin_The_Human]

Thanks UbiSoft.

[TwoForce]

Are you sure about that ? If you think delay cause downgraded, then you're wrong. One thing for sure is that making a final game of the series will not be easy. ND take their game more seriously than Ubisoft.

[jb227]

@twoforce

I think he was referring to the entire art theft controversy, and he may have a point. It was easy enough to change the picture on the mantle for the trailer, but of you look at the next shot in the trailer, that is an actual location in the game. I assumed that because they added a second hole in the cliff/mountain that that would be enough to differentiate it, but I guarantee that Ubisoft pushed the, to change that mountain entirely, even though it was more beautiful than the entirety of their gaming catalog (aside from maybe Michel Ancel stuff)...

If that is the reason for the delay, then I would leak that if I was Naughty Dog. If it came out that Ubisoft threatened them w/ lawsuits over an environment that was fundamentally changed, I'd never buy another Ubi game (that wasn't made by Michel Ancel) in my life.

[UltraNova]

@jb227

Do you really believe 2 weeks is time enough to chance/alter a whole level and risk breaking that area in what has to be one of the biggest AAA games ever released?

I think not my friend.

I believe this delay is to help sell more R&C copies and perhaps do some more network optimizations given the amount of data they will collect from the upcoming open beta.

[Foxmann250]

Channel-Live - The artist that actually drew that art for Ubisoft is now working at Naughty Dog (if you do a little research). My guess is he used his previous art to just see what the trailer would look like and forgot to replace it before the release. I doubt they consciously made an effort to 'steal' it. And using the Ellen Page/Ellie likeliness to claim them to be notorious thieves is a ridiculous stretch.

[DemonChicken]

Morally not right for ND to use the art for Ubisoft but imho I think Ubisoft overreacted and making this into a bigger deal than it should be.

I mean looking at the grand scale of things - it one picture and it like Ubisoft is thinking U4 is going to make $$$ soley on that one pic which is insignificant compared to rest of the game.

[Phunkydiabetic1]

@jb277

I cant wrap my head around this. It is mental. So Naughty Dog steals assets from Ubisoft. Ubisoft takes actions to protect the money and effort that went into producing those assets. This delays the game, through no fault of Ubisoft's, and you are never going to buy a Ubisoft game....again.

Read that through. Do it a few times. Let the utterly ridiculous amounts of manchild self entitlement wash over you. It is pathetic.

[rainslacker]

@jb

The in game asset would take probably 10 minutes to update. All they'd have to do is change the texture. Heck, they wouldn't even have to rebuild the game, since the texture is in a separate package.

If it shows up in movies, and they're using pre-rendered movies, they may have to redo those scenes with the new asset.

Some light retesting since the changes are not likely to cause any problem, and it's done. If something so incidental would take two weeks to fix, they'd just pay Ubisoft some money for the use of the work, because it'd be infinitely cheaper.

The more likely scenario is that Sony wants to get a bit more attention on R&C, or...it could be just as was said. Two weeks isn't significant enough for any other major change, and if there were a change that would only take two weeks, they would just release it in a patch as is typical nowadays.

[Christopher]

I said it in G+, I'll say it here, I think the decision to move it is to not crowd the month as it already is. Sony controls disc pressing, they can meet a release date on one of their biggest, if not the biggest, title of the year. It's not like CE boxes and the like aren't already manufactured and ready to be filled with discs.

So, yeah, whatever, just don't think they're being that honest with us. Regardless, game isn't being delayed another few months at least.

[OB1Biker]

Good thing is it looks like everyone will get to play it at the same time (not being last in the UK as is usually the case) and I appreciate that.
On the other hand it's a shame for games like Shadow of the Beast, that is if it releases in May now.
I couldn't care less about waiting 2 more weeks really I find childish people who freak out for that.

[Gazondaily]

"I said it in G+, I'll say it here,"

The difference is, over here, more than 3 people read your comment lol. (G+ is still active?!)

Yeah its a tactical move in my opinion.

[rainslacker]

Awww...as soon as you say you said it on G+ it completely invalidates your comment, because G+ is about as reliable as YouTube comment sections for their accuracy and intelligent comments.:)

Seriously though, Yes it was most likely to give other games some space.

[Christopher]

lol @ the G+ comments. More than a few old N4Gamers are on G+/Hangouts. We talk every day. Not trying to make it look like I post to G+ in an advertisement sort of way :P

[hulk_bash1987]

Was getting R&C regardless, but I'm happy to see it have a better chance at retail.

[MattE]

What's this now.. 4 delays. Bad news with BS reasons. Got the feeling that this will be an average game man!

[Dark11]

What is going on at ND?

the game got delayed 4 times .. WOW.

[DragonDDark]

It's not ND this time. Read again.

[showtimefolks]

this is awesome news for ratchet and clank now it will get some time in spotlight.

this is why i don't think it's smart to announce release dates. just say TBD/TBA at a later date

this game is the most hyped game of 2016 and no doubt in my mind it will deliver. but this image isn't good. i mean it's been delayed quite a few times now even if by mere weeks or months

i would wait for this game even if it has to be delayed till fall. i rather get a fully polished games than those that need contact patching to fix stuff

uncharted 4 will win game of the year and at E3 sony will announce them buying back crash IP(crash HD remasters/collection) AT playstation event 2016 or game awards 2016 the last of us 2 will be revealed

[Summons75]

2 weeks isn't a bad thing, takes the heat off April. Also I'd much rather take that little extra time to give us our money's worth than rushing out out and giving us less than a quarter of a game like Street Fighter 5...

[-Foxtrot]

Heat off April?...It's cold where I live, I was hoping this would warm me up

[Der_Kommandant]

There's nothing warmer than Dark Souls 3

[-Foxtrot]

One log can't keep the fire burning ;)

[Lore]

Can't wait to hear the new 2017 window release date for The Last Guardian and Horizon. This company knows nothing about deadlines and setting realistic dates. Express a lack of class by constantly using forward-looking statements to get consumers over-hyped. Every single game set to release this year has been delayed at one point or another

[The_Devil_Hunter]

I wish it was cold here. I live in Southern California it's like cold for 3 weeks during the year and thats like in December and that's it every other day it is warm or hot.

[Walter_Official]

This is disappointing to say the least, but as long as the game makes it to my hands i will be happy.

[ThatGuyDart]

WTF Sony? This is what the 4th time?

I'm sure Naughty Dog knows what they are doing but DON'T announce a release date unless you're SURE of that release date.

[GameBoyColor]

ND knows what they are doing. That's why they asked for an extension.

[Crimzon]

I wish Sony would just stop announcing games years before release anyways. They need to start focusing more on games that are due soon instead of constantly showcasing games years before they're ready, especially because when those games keep getting delayed it only causes frustration from having to wait so long in the first place.

If the release date of a game isn't 100% locked-in for certainty within a year of the announcement, just don't bother announcing it at all, wait until the game is ready. Tired of playing the waiting game.

[Goldby]

how else would they sell new consoles if they dont announce games that are in pipeline. and its ND and 2 weeks. they is nothign worrying about that. when it comes to ND Delays are a good thing becuase they are polishign the game, not fixing it

[jb227]

While I absolutely agree with your argument (this delay is really mindblowing to me even though I felt it coming), Sony ain't the only devs guilty of early reveals...QB was revealed at the same event that the XBO itself was revealed, so technically, it's got a longer reveal to release window than even Uncharted has had, consider UC4 was revealed at the PS4 launch event.

So either way, no need to pick on Sony for this practice, because Zelda was also announced in some capacity for years before it'll see light of day as well, so all 3 consoles have been guilty of this, and they all need to learn their lesson for announcing things ahead of time...look at all of the products w/ long lead times, GnRs Chinese Democracy, Beach Boys Smile, Gearbox's Duke Nukem Forever...only thing they have in common is that they are all underwhelming...why put your products in the company of those products? Really still hoping that this doesn't hurt ND's sales potential for UC4 because I'm really pulling for this to be their biggest game and the highest selling exclusive of this gen, but these delays will do nothing to help that.

I know a lotta people will tell me I'm overreacting, but this is the entire reason that I bought a PS4 & that I even kept up with gaming this gen, and I'm getting really tired of the waiting game.

[_-EDMIX-_]

So don't market a game? LMFAO! Why? So you could feel better about not waiting? Are you serious bud?

"They need to start focusing more on games that are due soon" OH so they need to spend millions in silence, then release months before its release, only to be meet with lessor sales?

I'm sorry bud, but marketing a game for 2 to 3 years still works and I see no reason to risk such a thing on titles that have lots and lots of millions invested in them all to make you feel better about not waiting.

You are not millions. Folks are still asking about eactly what The Division is, so I would say for many, many teams.....they need to market for a while to convey what their titles are to maximize sales.

Also to fix any issues, they can't just be ironclad on some stupid date and release it come hell or high water just because.

So release a game on a date, knowing that after the announced date, it has issues that can't be fixed then? When games go gold, they often times still have some issues, so what your saying is only release a product when its 100% even though that actually doesn't make any sense in regards to marketing the game.

"causes frustration from having to wait so long in the first place"

And? You going to die because of this? Is this worth them losing millions? Is it worth you getting a game that has issues that didn't get resolved to meet a date?

Are you not going to be it based on when it releases? I'm sorry but I don't get the concept of someone crying over a date when a game releases, as if it over takes the entire idea of getting the game.

It sounds to me like getting it on that date seems to be more important to you then getting it at all.

I don't understand that concept and we have way to many buggy, rushed BROKEN games getting released due to not have you feel some sort of um "frustration".

BF4 hit its date pretty good, no delays......

SO you had no "frustration" over all the bugs?

Really, really think slowly about what your really asking of a team to do bud.

[Gasian]

@ThatGameDart I understand where are you coming from but this is a manufacturing issue. It is not something that is necessarily easy to predict, at least from my perspective.

I do agree that Sony should be more sure of their release dates. I don't disagree with you there.

[jb227]

Yup, this one is a bridge too far for me. Not sure if it's Sony or Naughty Dogs fault but thank god I didn't get a preorder because I'd be canceling it w/ the quickness...I'd still buy it on day one regardless of when it came out, but I ain't gonna reward this kind of mixed up amateur behavior...act like you guys have developed & published a game before Sony & ND, this is getting absolutely absurd, and you all are literally snuffing your sales potential out entirely...all of those Star Wars fans will show up to buy Uncharted in March & it won't be there...all of the people who were blown away by the story trailer will show up to buy it in April & still won't be there....have no doubt in my mind that all of the people who play the open beta this weekend will show up in May to buy the game & it STILL won't be there. I've kinda lost hope on this game even releasing this year, much less this spring.

[OB1Biker]

Haha your kind of overreacting there XD
Think about it this way: wouldn't be it really bad if there wasn't enough copies available and people would be told to wait their turn to get their hands on it?
Now everyone gets their copies at the same time even in the UK

[BarneyS]

@jb227
Looking at all your comments in this thread, either you're stealth trolling the hell out of this thread or you panic way too easy.

For you I hope it's the stealth trolling otherwise your life must be really hard.

[_-EDMIX-_]

That isn't how development works bud. Issues can come up even after you um "SURE" of a release. Many, many things factor, I have no clue why in this day and age why gamers still think that a development team can just predict such a thing.

During the last stretch they may be delaying due to finding ways to doing something easier to improve the game, so what your saying is after you set a date, don't change anything after the fact even if it improves the game?

LMFAO! Sure bud. Most games I've seen that have seeked to hit a exact date with no delays, also launched with lots of bugs.

So just release games broken, bugs etc all to hit a date right bro?

I respect a team that only wants their product out when its up to a certain standard.

Software is dynamic, it isn't absolute so I'm not really sure why you actually thought such a thing was even feasible.

[The_Devil_Hunter]

I believe this day is simply for manufacturing time after the game goes gold.

[TheDreamCorridor]

I wonder what 14 days could really add.

[FasterThanFTL1]

or replace.

[Malice-Flare]

they said so right there, extra "manufacturing time." too many pre-orders. makes me think, they can have it all sold out if they stuck to the schedule...

[TKCMuzzer]

@channel-live
That's nonsense talk and sounds like somebody assuming they know someone else's business. For starters Sony can not print the discs before the game is finished and as far as I know ND have not confirmed its gone gold yet. A game would need at least four weeks to go from studio to shop floor due to all the distribution channels it has to go through. If their production levels have to be higher because of demand then this structure also has to be put in place, you can't just switch these things on and off.
It seems Sony have done a sensible thing for themselves and gamers , they have allowed Ratchet and Clank some publicity space and made sure they have enough copied of Uncharted 4 to meet demand. If the game was being delayed due to development issues it would have been longer than two weeks.
As you pointed QB has gone gold, plus demand won't be as high for that game so MS will easily be able to fulfill the pre orders.

[Malice-Flare]

@Channel-live
lol, Quantum Break. if anything UC4 wants to get out of the way of, it would be Ratchet and Clank because the movie comes out that same week on the original schedule...

plus, Dark Souls III...

[skeetys]

Some extra testing time for QA

[rainslacker]

Not if it's truly for manufacturing more copies of the game to meet demand. It would still have to go gold when it was planned to get those extra two weeks.

Granted, it could mean more stuff could be fixed or optimized for the day one patch which is pretty common nowadays.

If they still go gold on schedule, then it lends weight to their reason...although I do think it's more about R&C...or a combination of the two. They'd have to have massive pre-order numbers to think they need an extra two weeks....however, at this point in time, they would definitely know what distributors are actually ordering, and maybe they saw they wouldn't be able to fill that demand.

[GreetingsfromCanada]

The game's probably buggy. That's usually why games get delayed for short periods.

[Goldby]

if my memory serves me well, LoU was delayed 2-3 weeks, and that time was used for polishing the environment which ended up helping them immensly

[Rimeskeem]

It's for manufacturing time because they know it will be in high demand and they want to make sure everyone who wants it can get it day one.

[jb227]

Yeah that's a fine excuse, but the issue now is, out of all of those people lining up for copies of Uncharted 4, how many show up on March 18? How many show up on April 26? How many show up in May and get turned away when it gets delayed once again?

This is either a bad decision or a poor excuse...the last thing that this game needs is another delay, and how is someone worried about keeping up with demand when the vast majority of your fanbase can't even get a straight answer on when the thing will actually be available?

Honestly they'd be better off selling out completely within hours to their core fanbase and forcing other gamers to wait a short while for a restock while people playing it share footage & screenshots, impressions & perfect scores, all pushing more & more people to pick it up when it comes back in stock. All another delay does is put doubt into the fanbase, and by extension the general public. As one of the biggest UC fans around I can vouch for the fact that this isn't a good move...the majority of ND fans on their Twitter are saying the same thing as we speak. Just too many delays at this point. I honestly hope the "short stock" excuse isn't legit because if it is then someone at Sony is as thick headed as they come.

[TripleCs]

True. The article even states that the game is set to go gold by the end of the month so there will be plenty of time to manufacture and ship a bunch of copies of the game by the time May 10th comes around. This will definitely be the last delay.

[OB1Biker]

People underestimate the demand IMO
This game is going to be phenomenal not only as a game but regarding sells as well. Like millions of copies sold day 1

[Sunny_D]

@jb227

Bro. Look at your comment. Reread it and get your priorities straight. Blowing it out of proportion isn't going to cause ND or Sony listen to you. It's the norm unfortunately for many games nowadays. With it being a big game, I rather they wait and make it great than to have it come out shitty and disappoint us overall which ND are not known for.

The delay is a few weeks and not months like many past games have had. It's 2 weeks. Count how many days that is.

[rainslacker]

@jb

Well...you know all those distributors that Sony has to get the game out to? They have placed their orders for this game. It's available for preorder for retailers now from those distributors, and those distributors are getting in their pre-orders from retailers. Based on pre-order numbers, publishers are able to extrapolate how many games are likely to sell day one.

If Sony can't meet the demand to those distributors/resellers, then a delay would help them make more copies.

Sony can then worry about distributing to those that will purchase the game after the first couple of weeks.

Sony isn't looking at individual pre-order numbers at retailers. They're looking at what they're getting orders in for, and it's very possible after last weeks trailer that those numbers spiked. Just the reaction to it on here was enough indication that interest jumped big time.

"Honestly they'd be better off selling out completely within hours to their core fanbase and forcing other gamers to wait a short while for a restock while people playing it share footage & screenshots, impressions & perfect scores"

Nintendo does this with some of their titles to try and create an illusion of high demand, or force digital sales. I can tell you from experience, and people's reaction to it, that it is not a good thing for the consumer. May be great for the company, but the players get pissed. Those games they do this with sell nowhere near as well as the UC games, so you compound some pissed off people into a larger group of people, and the backlash becomes huge.

So, it's either annoy people with another delay which will be forgotten when the game releases, or piss off people to the point where they get attacked needlessly. It's a no-win situation...as you are making very apparent.

[sAVAge_bEaST]

or change/take out. cough* cough* black flag assets.

[Der_Kommandant]

I'd rather wait 2 more weeks and have the best experience possible.

[The 10th Rider]

This isn't too bad, except for how high-profile of a game it is. Let's hope this doesn't turn into the past few years where things were getting delayed left and right.

[Thatguy-310]

I wouldn't mind if it were the first delay. But unfortunately it's not and that's where my problem with this is. Yea it's two weeks only but it's ANOTHER delay

[generic-user-name]

Oh please, it's only been 3 delays now and the 2nd delay was only by a month and the 3rd delay is only 2 weeks.

[Sunny_D]

It's good that's it's happening to a high profile game like this. Unlike games like Assassin's Creed and COD where they get released buggy as hell.

[Blastoise]

Good news for Ratchet & Clank atleast

[Lore]

Don't let them fool you, that is exactly why this is delayed once again. There is no "manufacturing" issue. If there was a legitimate "manufacturing" issue it would be announced much closer to release.

[G20WLY]

Ratchet looks awesome. If it gives more time to savour the game, that's great. If that's the real reason behind this delay, I'd rather they up and said that, but at the end of the day I'm buying (and hugely anticipating) both! :^)

Yes it's annoying that they've delayed U4 again, even if only 2 weeks, but nobody wants to rush through a gem like Ratchet.

Too many drama queens in this thread.

[Kribwalker]

And quantum break for those multiple console owners. I can play quantum break now and trade it in for uc4 when I'm done. Perfect

[killer_goat]

I'm just gonna rent QB from boomerang. I see no replay value with that game.

[Kribwalker]

There are multiple story lines, but yeah, I usually buy single player games like this because I trade them in when I'm done. Multiplayer games i typically buy digital for the multiple copies, can play with my kids

[FasterThanFTL1]

Not trolling or anything but it surely has to be because of the Ubisoft concept art controversy.

[DragonDDark]

They fixed the picture in less than an hour on the trailer... I don't think that's it.

@faster

2 weeks isn't really enough if it was an area.

[FasterThanFTL1]

They fixed the picture in the trailer, but maybe there are others not in the trailer but in the game.

[rainslacker]

The area in question is really nothing like the artwork. The artwork is the only thing that was in violation of copyright. The area itself is actually quite different, and created from scratch. Even if it looks remarkably similar...which it doesn't, it's still original.

@jb below

can you link to us where the actual environment art is like anything within any Ubisoft game or looks like any thing that is owned by Ubisoft?

An area can have the same layout, look, and even color as a piece of copyrighted work, but if it was created from scratch, even if using something else as a reference, then it's still nothing to be concerned about. If Ubi made a concept art of the Empire state building, it doesn't mean that ND wouldn't be allowed to make their own Empire State building within another game...and Ubi does not hold the trade mark for coast lines and rock formations....I think Apple probably is going for that one.

If an entire area had to be rebuilt, then you'd be looking at months of work....if they were lucky. They'd more likely pay off Ubisoft instead of going through that expense.

@benji

The package which holds the asset would just be updated. it's not uncommon at all, and it's built so assets can be changed and updated quickly without causing reference errors. Otherwise, every reported bug would cause this effect, and it wouldn't be practical.

[jb227]

God I hope not, but that makes sense...I know the game hasn't gone gold yet, but that next environment shown in the actual game was based off of that art, w/ an added hold in the cliff face...if Ubi forced them to change that completely & it got out I'd never buy another Ubisoft game again....getting to feel like I'll never be able to buy another Naughty Dog game again no matter how hard I want to after this delays.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

One picture?

[benji101]

well, if the picture made it to the game then that could lead to a code domino effect. The picture is linked to a source that references the picture file, if that file goes missing it can lead to many missing file errors.
It is hard to say. 2 weeks is certainly not for printing, which has to be the biggest lie in gaming right now. Surprised people are no up in arms at that pile of BS>

[crazychris4124]

At least we get 2 extra weeks with ratchet and clank

[ShadowKnight]

I'll probably still be on Dark Souls 3 dying lol

[Majin-vegeta]

Sweet more time for me to finish R&C :).

[SpaceRanger]

No need to rush the polishing! Plenty of games coming out each week on the PS4!

Thankfully it's not just one game in April and then nothing till the holidays lol

[WeAreLegion]

You're killing me here, Naughty Dog! That's fine though. I'll be VRing.

[Kalebninja]

I just died inside a little...

[Tripl3seis]

Well this gives me more time to finish R&C and alien nation I can wait 2 weeks for it.

[BigBosss]

2 weeks is nothing, it'll fly by as you know it. Plus, you have Ratchet and Clank, Dark Souls 3 and other good titles coming out and at the same time keeping us busy until U4 comes out.

[migh_and_highty]

One...last...time...

*lol jk announcing a delay again*

If it takes ND another year to perfect it, fine I can deal with that for the perfect game, but Sony and ND should realise that announcing delays on top of delays on top of delays only hurts the customer.

May is exam season which means I and other people will probably not be able to play at launch. It's cruel to get expectations and hopes up just to say "wait another 2 weeks".

If it was the first time, i'd be okay, but multiple delays is cruel. They did the exact same thing to TLOU, that was delayed four times I believe. Hopefully this doesn't become standard practice because it is just bad.

[DonkeyDoner]

UC4
Doom
mirror's edge
VC remaster

rip wallet

[vickers500]

:( It no longer releases on my birthday.

[Harkins1721]

Ratchet & Clank has some breathing room now. Thank god!

[Batzi]

Man Kojima is going to love working for Sony!

[The_Devil_Hunter]

Hahahahaha. I see what you did there.

[Bathyj]

Argh, Seriously? Thats a bit piss weak to push a release back already and not make that date. Why not delay it more in the first place.

More manufacturing time smells like bollocks too. Are you afraid you would sell out? Isnt that the flimsy pretense for why people preorder, so they can secure that day one copy ( which never actually sells out anyway?) So now anyone with a preorder has to wait because it might sell out? Defeats the purpose except pre ordering is really just to secure the preorder bonuses games have now.

I say let it sell out if it does that well, and anyone not lining up day one that misses out will have to wait. Why punish people who were on the ball, and you'd actually create more demand.

Oh well, thats right near my birthday now and theres always a public holiday near my birthday.

[WelkinCole]

Its hard to imagine them adding anything new to the game in that space of time.

It could very well be Sony botched the printing and are really behind schedule. It could happen.

Imagine them releasing and only having say a million copies printed. It would be really bad for them. Much worse than a 2 weeks delay.

[Relientk77]

Gives me more time for Ratchet & Clank

cool, not really a bad thing

[bangoskank]

Good, I can focus more on Dark Souls III.

[Majister-Ludi]

Argh. That's the sound I made when I read this. No I'm not a pirate just disappointed I have to wait longer.

[goldwyncq]

Looks like Nathan Drake isn't ready to seek his fortune yet.

[rainslacker]

When you have kids, you can never seem to get around to doing things when you want to.

[Umbasa]

Fine by me, April had this DS3 and Qbreak, my wallet was screaming too close, too close, but now, much more manageable.

[Evolve]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! :((

[Good-Smurf]

Well I'll be playing some Pawapuro 2016 for those 2 weeks wait then...not to mention Ratchet & Clank.
I missed a lot of games back in 2015 Dragon Quest Heroes,Until Dawn,Tearaway PS4,I have a lot of catch up to do...

[kratoz1209]

Sweet more time for R & C

[Germany7]

I'm really excited for Uncharted 4, but let's not forget about Ratchet & Clank too!

[PerkGamer]

Sorry. I didnt Mean to disagree with you. (Stupid smart Phone) But yes i am really happy that rachet and Clank gets to shine now :)!

[Darkfist]

yes cant wait

[iTechHeads]

Disappointing but April is packed anyway. Plenty to play while we wait.

[Dark_Crow]

Crap...now it's sneaking up to doom release.
What is up with these delays.

I'm actually thinking they were scared.
Scared to go up against dark souls 3 multiplatform and quantum break that also release on pc.

Maybe I'm wrong but they do have a tendency to release games when they barely have any competition around.

[Thatguy-310]

More than positive uncharted will have no problem outselling both of those titles even when they'll be in more than one platform.

[Phill-Spencer]

Scared about what? Quantum break will sell waaaay less copies than uncharted, even with pc numbers included. Same with dark souls.

[slappy508]

This sucks the big one, I'm getting sick and tired waiting for Uncharted 4 :(

[LuckyChamCham]

Oh well 😩 I'm sure the game will be amazing though.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

Delayed yet again? It's getting annoying now.

[81BX]

Yup! With a half baked excuse as well. Just feed me more uncharted!

[98xpresent]

This sh*t is starting annoying.

[Omeganex9999]

At first I was like NOOOOO

Then I remembered Dark Souls 3 and I am like YAY

[PistolsAtDawn]

So this sucks, I had this pre-ordered and was ready to play...but serious questions. Why is it that on this site UC4 gets a pass for this? ANY OTHER GAME, the title would be "XXXXXX game delayed again" ...UC4..."gets new release date" ...honestly, "beefing up manufacturing" is a lame excuse anyway....release what you have when you have it....did the release sneak up on you and you "forgot" you had to put the game on Disc? Or that gamers would almost certainly be willing to download the digital version if there were no discs?

[Doabarrelroll]

Bro your reaching "UC4 gets new release date but (insert random game here) gets delayed again"! Seriously that's your argument? There is no pass a pass would be not reporting it at all, no one is favoriting UC4

[Liqu1d]

The usual suspects playing the victim I see. UC4 is not getting a pass, games get delayed so grow up and deal with it.

[holdmyown83]

Ridiculous!!!!

[LgbtWarrior]

No excuse to not release it digitally on time, but dark souls 3 softens the blow.

[Chaos-Dad]

Story Spoilers...

[benji101]

If you believe a company would delay a game for 2 weeks for printing then I have some sand to sell you. It is magic sand.

[SynestheticRoar]

Cool.

[SpeakTruthAlways]

no issues here, finallr RnC can shine. :D

[madmonkey01]

gives me more time with Ratchet and dark souls 3

[extermin8or]

ffs now it's going to be very close to my end of stage 2 university physics exams.... how am I going to work this out....

[Darkfist]

more time for Ratchet & Clank to shine

[esmittystud101]

I'm with you guys on the fact that we will already be busy with Dark Souls 3 and Quantom Break, which makes this delay a little easier. But I'm to the point now with this title, since we have gotten so many delays now, that if I don't get to this game until sometime this summer, I can live with that.

I'm really into the Uncharted story. It might be my best unfinished story in video games right now, in fact, I'm pretty sure it is. It also helps that right now I'm playing Rise of The Tomb Raider, which is really good as well. I try and savor these linear titles as long as I can anyways. Seems like if you play them straight......before you know it, its over. I'm about 50% complete with ROTTR and have been saving it until now.

So the delay will be pretty easy for me with Rise of The Tomb Raider, Dark Souls 3, Quantom Break, Just Cause 3, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Dying Light, The Witcher 3, The Order: 1886, Cod: Black Ops 3, Life Is Strange, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain keeping me busy until then.

As a matter of fact, it wouldn't bother me if they delayed it longer, which if they made more improvments, would be totally worth it. "I like my Nathan Drake in 60fps for single player". Uncharted: TNDC spoiled me.

[Neonridr]

Gives me more time to finish my other backlog of games...

[Picnic]

"In an effort to meet the considerable worldwide demand, and to ensure that all gamers worldwide have the opportunity to play the game on day one"

So they're going to delay a game so that the territories in which it sells far more than others have to wait so that all the smaller places have their versions ready?

Or is there more to it?

[Fkhalf16]

Its most likely its too close with Ratchet and Clank, another PS4 exclusive that SCEA and SCEE are forgetting it exist going with the latest PS4 ads.

[InTheZoneAC]

GotY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Skankinruby]

Well after street fighter 5 was rushed out and then butchered by everyone there better not be anyone whining here

[1060FX8300]

No big deal, I can wait an extra two weeks for what is going to be a guaranteed masterpiece. The Last of Us was delayed back in 2013 and that turned out greatly in its favour.

In the meantime the new Ratchet & Clank will keep me busy :D

[Picnic]

Lateness Awaits.

If it means that they can secretly spruce up the game even more, that's great. If it's so they can get enough copies for some far flung island inhabited only by giant enemy crabs, I'm not so sure.

[ASBO-5]

Well I'd rather wait a little longer for a perfect game. No need to rush and tempt bugs.

[Fkhalf16]

Its delayed for Ratchet and Clank, well I hope it was cause that game, a PS4 exclusive, 2nd exclusive platforrmer on the PS4 and well known PS mascot has BARELY got any marketing from SCEE or SCEA. That game date was only delayed to coincide with the movie.

[AndrewLB]

Why on earth would they have already set release dates for UC4 and R&C so close to each other if there was any chance there was an issue there? There was no issue. This delay happened for other reasons, most likely the Ubisoft situation.

[corroios]

Lol, QB looks a nice game, but just that. This will be the last Uncharted game and i hope it ends with a huge bang!!!!

[BlakHavoc]

2 months ain't that bad, but I really hope it doesn't get delayed any further.

[Majin-vegeta]

uhhh its (2 WEEKS)not months.

[BlakHavoc]

Oops, meant weeks

[IceKoldKilla]

If this means a better launch game, then go for it. I rather wait for a proper launch than games that release half broken or even unplayable.

[mysteryraz11]

uc4 looks way better graphically then quantum break

[Brettman2008]

This is a further example of Sony's utter mismanagement of their first party games for PS4. 2.5 years since PS4's release and many first party studios still haven't released any games. Mostly underwhelming firmware updates as well. Sony have been complacent this gen.

[scark92]

April is an expensive month for me so I am happy about this.

[itchy18]

Perfect! i have two more weeks to play Dark Souls 3 lol

[Elda]

Too many games in May...Doom,Battleborn & now U4..something may get delayed or delayed again.

[Raposaninja]

The reason is the art of Assassin's Creed appears in the trailer. Probably they were already compressing the discs, all with the image that appeared in the trailer. They had to collect and start all over again.

[Subaruwrx]

@Raposaninja - UC4 hasn't gone gold yet so, no, they weren't already compressing discs

[Raposaninja]

The game is not gold for us, for them, yes! Just do not informed us. A month before the release, the games are being compressed, all content "gold" will be used as a patch in the release of game.

[AndrewLB]

So let me get this straight... the game hasn't gone gold yet they need two extra weeks for printing enough discs? That makes absolutely no sense because the term "gone gold" refers to them finalizing the "gold master". The Gold master is the final master build which is then used for producing the discs. You can't be producing discs without going gold.

[Majin-vegeta]

Uhhh no the game hadnt gone gold.If it did we would have heard of it from twitter.Use some logic next time.

[Valenka]

Fine with me. Two weeks is nothing; I have plenty of other things to do in the meantime. I can't help but laugh at the comments from people who've completely disregarded the article and stated reason for the delay.

[Smokingunz]

Nonsense if you ask me but, whatever.

[StrawberryDiesel420]

I love this franchise as much as anyone but who really cares about a two week delay when there is The Division, Quantum Break, Dark Souls 3 and Ratchet and Clank to play in the interim. I understand people are excited and looking forward to it, but at the same time some people really need to get a life outside of games.

[Dyldog69]

Good call but, again, and again?