User blog comment:Mr. Joshamee Gibbs/Pirates 5 Release Date Moved.../@comment-1984959-20130911015153/@comment-1984959-20130912035123

The answer should be obvious. Logically, delaying the release would delay production.

Also, I feel I should point out that it might be too early to say what P5's 2016 release date is going to be - Summer 2016 is all we know now and will remain as so until we have an update on the topic.