Ubisoft recently confirmed that The Division will not be released this year but it might not make it to stores next year either according to GameReactor who cite a source as saying targeting a 2015 launch would be "optimistic."
The game has been delayed in order to avoid "[doing] a Battlefield 4." The source said:
"The Division is without a doubt one of the most ambitious game projects of all time and our publisher has naturally realised this. We've been given increased resources, we're hiring lots at the moment and are given a lot of help from other Ubisoft teams which is going to be needed if we are to deliver a finished game by next fall.
"Sadly I still think that the date is a tad bit optimistic as we still don't have a functioning game and still have massive problems making our multiplayer component work at the concept stage. At the same time both we and our publisher are incredibly happy with our game engine and Ubisoft will naturally make use of it in lots of upcoming titles."
He or she added that the game was pushed back partly because Ubisoft didn't want to see its game affected by post-launch Battlefield 4-like issues.
Finally, the source rubbished claims that the lead development platform has changed from PS4 to Xbox One.
"PlayStation 4 is the more powerful hardware and we feel it is easier to develop for. Snowdrop [the game's engine] works better on PS4 and even if Microsoft do want us to shift lead platform that's not something that has happened."
It's unusual for a developer to come out so strongly in favour of one console over another and Ubisoft has yet to comment on the report but this post will be updated should they do so. The Division is coming to PC, PS4, and Xbox One… eventually.
