Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 has been delayed

CI Games has announced that their upcoming open world action game, Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 has been delayed. The game was scheduled to release on January 27, 2017, but has been pushed back a little over two months to April 4th, 2017. The developer cited the reasoning as needing extra time for polish and optimization.

All things considered, this isn't a bad delay at all. Two months is not too much longer, and (hopefully) the game will be better for it on the other side. CI Games says that the feedback that they have gotten on the game to date has been very positive and that they are attempting to add more features to the game in time for launch.

Marek Tymiński, CEO of CI Games had this to say about the delay:

"We’re making an ambitious game and unfortunately still need an extra few months to make sure it will stand up to the expectations of the fans.

Our goal is to ensure Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 runs smoothly on all platforms, and right now we still have some important work left on optimizing the game. This is our biggest project we’ve ever worked on and the entire team is pushing really hard to make the entire experience more polished.

I really hope everyone will understand our decision and will wait the extra time to play something we’re excited about, and that will redefine our IP and the sniping genre as a whole. This is a new beginning for the Sniper: Ghost Warrior series.”

Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 drops players into the country of Georgia, right along the Russian border. Your character, Jonathan North is on a mission to find his brother somewhere in the open world, and it's up to you to get it done. The game also features dynamic weather and a day and night cycle that can change how you approach a given target.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 will now launch April 4, 2017, for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.