Folks who were looking forward to playing The Elder Scrolls Online on their shiny Xbox One or PlayStation 4 console next month, are in for a bit of a shock.

According to a now deleted FAQ entry (but still present in Google’s search cache), developer Zenimax Online reveals that the game has been delayed by six months “in order to deliver the experience that the fans expect and deserve”.

This new delay puts the game’s release window at around Christmas, whereas the PC version of the game released last month.

We’ve got the FAQ entry below, before it was taken down.

Additionally, according to a recently opened Reddit thread, it seems that Bethesda are deleting posts on the topic too.

Something that really isn’t very cool at all.

Were you looking forward to stepping into The Elder Scrolls Online next month? Does the delay piss you off? Let us know in the comments!