Recently, we saw many games receiving delays, and Syberia‘s third installment also joined the ever growing list of pushed-back-in-release titles.

Syberia 3 was originally announced in 2009 (!), and it was pulled out again in 2012 – so far, going by the May announcement, it seemed that the release date would be December 1 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. However, Gravity Rush 2 also skips out this date, so Kat and Kate Walker both aim for an early 2017 release instead.

Elliot Grassiano, Vice President of Microids, says „After the unprecedented excitement we have seen for this game, we decided to bring even more depth to Kate Walker’s new adventure. We are aware that fans around the world are eager to embody Kate Walker again, but we need additional time to provide them with an adventure that can live up to their expectations in this fascinating universe created by Benoit Sokal.”

Benoit Sokal says „I am obviously disappointed that Syberia 3 is delayed because we would like to release our games as soon as the storyline is written, but I’m also relieved that Microids has taken the decision to postpone the game’s launch because it is essential to offer players the best gaming experience possible.” The devs will use the extra time to create more cinematics, optional narrative sequences, and new voice-over languages.

Q1 2017 seems to be gaining more games than ever: South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Gravity Rush 2, Outlast 2, Syberia 3… which is supposed to arrive on March 15 now.