The Deus Ex Universe website announces August 23, 2016 is now when to expect Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, the next installment in the RPG series. The RPG sequel was previously expected on February 23rd, so this represents a delay of precisely six months. Here's the explanation:

As you may have already seen by reading and watching the many previews for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, our aim is for it to be a worthy successor to Human Revolution, and to improve upon that game in every way possible. I know that expectations are extremely high, and we not only want to meet those expectations, but to exceed them.

We're confident and proud of the game so far. However, as we are now playing through the game in full we can see it will require more time in post-production for tuning, iterations, and refinement to meet our high standards. In order to achieve this, we need to move the release of the game to August 23rd, 2016.

We are sorry to disappoint you with this news, and also thank you for all your support and comments. This game is a huge part of our lives, and we don't want to compromised on its quality.

So please be patient with us a little longer, and thanks as always for your passion and support — through thick and thin. It's a huge responsibility to work on Deus Ex Mankind Divided — we know, but also a huge privilege. We're determined to deliver the best game we can.

David Anfossi — Eidos-Montreal Head of Studio