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"We apologize to everyone disappointed by this delay," the company writes in the announcement. "While we had hoped to have the game out sooner, we require a little extra time for polish. We sincerely thank you for your patience and hope that when you get to play the game, you will agree the wait will have been worth it."

The announcement was accompanied by the release of six new screenshots of the in-development game, shown above.

The latest release date follows previous promises of "fall 2017" and "spring 2018" for the highly anticipated sequel to Rockstar's 2010 western, which has sold over 14 million copies. This latest release date might not hold up, either; recall that Rockstar pushed back the planned release date for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V multiple times over the years , including one delay just 14 days before an announced January 2015 release date.

Stock in Rockstar parent company Take Two Interactive is down just over three percent for the day as of this writing, plummeting almost immediately as news of the release date move filtered through the industry.