After nine years in development, The Last Guardianisfinally set to launch on Dec. 6 for the Playstation 4. Here's everything you need to know to start playing the highly anticipated video game as soon as possible. The Last Guardian release date and time The Last Guardian is set to launch in Japan and North America on Dec. 6. Australia and most of Europe will get the game a day later on Dec. 7. Finally, players in the U.K. can start on Dec. 9.