Cobalt, Xbox One and PC Game From Mojang Delayed

Cobalt is now scheduled to launch in February 2016.

Mojang has revealed that the side-scrolling game from Oxeye, Cobalt has been delayed. Previously it was expected to launch on October 30, now the game has been delayed to February 2016. Mojang announced the news in a blog post today.

"We've been working on Cobalt for a long time and, though the game is feature complete, our current build is buggier than we're comfortable with," it said. "We want every part of Cobalt--the campaign, challenges, and local and online multiplayer to live up to your expectations, no matter which platform you play it on. That's going to require a bit more development time."

Mojang also acknowledged that it doesn't take four months to fix Cobalt's lingering issues. However, the developer cited the complicated nature of console development as another reason for pushing the game's release out a few more months.

"Releasing a game on console is an especially complicated business," it said. "There are release windows, and certification things, and all kinds of boxes that need to be ticked before games can be released into the wild."

Cobalt was announced in 2011 for PC, with Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions revealed two years later.