BioShock Infinite delayed to 2013

[htimreimer]

a message from ken levine
(When we announced the release date of BioShock Infinite in March, we felt pretty good about the timing.

Since then, we've come to realize that some specific tweaks and improvements will make Infinite into something even more extraordinary. Therefore, to give our talented team the time they need, we've decided to move the game's release to February 26, 2013. We wanted to let our loyal (and very patient!) fans know this as soon as possible.

I won't kid you: BioShock Infinite is a very big game, and we're doing things that no one has ever done in a first-person shooter. We had a similar experience with the original BioShock, which was delayed several months as our original ship date drew near. Why? Because the Big Daddies weren't the Big Daddies you've since come to know and love. Because Andrew Ryan's golf club didn't have exactly the right swing. Because Rapture needed one more coat of grimy Art Deco.

The same principle now applies to BioShock Infinite.

What does this mean for you? It means a bit more waiting, but more importantly, it means an even better BioShock Infinite. The great can be made greater, and we owe it to both ourselves and to you, our fans, to take this opportunity. Irrational Games is one of those rare developers lucky enough to ask the people who sign the checks: "Hey, can we have a few more of those checks?"

We are also going to hold off on showing BioShock Infinite at the big events of the summer, like E3 and Gamescom. That way, the next time you see our game, it will be essentially the product we intend to put in the box. Preparing for these events takes time away from development, time we're going to use instead to get the best version of Infinite into your hands in February.)
so what do you think

[matt]

As long as it's good, which I have faith that it will be, I'm always fine with delays.

[blipcs76]

Bittersweet announcement, while it sucks that it's going to be delayed at the same time if it provides us a better game I'm all for it.  Plus it gives me some time to burn through my stack of games I've bought and haven't played through yet.

Bioshock is my favorite game of this gen (actually, probably neck and neck with Fallout3), so I'm really looking forward to Infinite.  Any extra polish they can put into the game is worth the wait, IMO.

[amauriel]

I'm OK with waiting as well. The Bioshock games are good enough that if it takes more time, it needs more time. Make a good product and that's that.

Anyone who's itching to get a Bioshock fix, there was a book released probably a year ago called Bioshock: Rapture, and it sorta gives the story of the beginnings. The gentleman who wrote it was a Bram Stoker award winner, so he's actually not too bad of an author.  Also, they choose to use Bill McDonagh as the main story spotlight, which really allows them to fit in all the back story for all the characters and flesh out the tapes that you hear in the first two games. Ken Levine was the person that he reported to for clarification and back story, so you actually feel like the book is canon as you're reading.

Although it was a book someone got me for Christmas and something I wasn't sure if I'd even like, I was pleasantly surprised.