Originally slated for a September release, developer Slant Six has officially confirmed that its upcoming online-enabled PS3 shooter SOCOM: Confrontation is now scheduled to deploy a few weeks later on October 14.

The decision to delay was made for quality assurance reasons, as the development team felt that certain aspects of the game required extra polishing. Understandable. We’ll live.

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation Release Date [Sony]

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