Darrell Gallagher of Crystal Dynamics has confirmed, on the Eidos forums, that Tomb Raider will be delayed from its original Q4 2012 release to Q1 2013.
While admitting this may be disappointing for fans, he explained that this was in order to provide the highest quality product possible.
“Our priority now is to make sure we fully deliver the very highest quality game. In order to do this, we have decided to move the game’s release date by a few months, from Fall 2012 to the first quarter of 2013.
We’re doing things that are completely new to Tomb Raider in this game and the additional development time will allow us to put the finishing touches into the game and polish it to a level that you deserve. We believe this is the right choice and I guarantee it will be worth the wait. The game is looking amazing and we can’t wait to show it to everyone at E3 in a few weeks.”