Irrational Games have confirmed BioShock Infinite will not ship this year.

Releasing a statement today, Creative Director of Irrational Games Ken Levine confirmed the title will now ship February 26 2013:

“When we announced the release date of BioShock Infinite in March, we felt pretty good about the timing. Since then, we’ve uncovered opportunities to make Infinite into something even more extraordinary. Therefore, to give our talented team the time they need to deliver the best Infinite possible, we’ve decided to move the game’s release to February.”

It hurts, but it’s cool Ken – we love you.