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Scalebound cancelled [Platinum Games and Kamiya have commented]
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Gamer @ Heart
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It was asinine to announce this game as early as they did.
I'd say they may be responsible for unrealistic milestones, but given the delays I'd say that's not the case either.
RocknRola
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CamHostage
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I mean, I like Sony WWS's management and approach a lot and feel like they really commit to a designer's process (they let Until Dawn go through a few iterations before it was ready to produce, and look at the insane development history of The Last Guardian), but I think you'd get a lot of negative response to this post if say people from SCE London were on here. The Getaway and Eight Days died in development, as did Stig's game from Santa Monica, everything at Liverpool when that studio closed, a couple SCE Japan projects (what was that one thing with a virtual world that was like a social media adventure or something with a cam?), and lots and lots of stuff we don't know about.
It is extremely rare for a game to get this far along and then get dropped, though. Scalebound has been at several tradeshow viewings, it had sort of a re-introduction with its multiplayer feature, and it's just been cooking forever.
indeed.
Forza, Gears are on PC also. And soon Halo.
SenjutsuSage
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LOL you ass! I'm dying at the 12 or so people stuff.
Sumio Mondo
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Man Microsoft are cancelling or delaying everything this gen it sees like. Phantom Dust cancelled. Crackdown 3 delayed. Fable Legends cancelled. Scalebound possibly cancelled. WTF is going on?
They really to step up their first party efforts, it's so mediocre for me when stacked against Sony's. But yeah this game looked like a mess so I can't really blame them here.
They really to step up their first party efforts, it's so mediocre for me when stacked against Sony's. But yeah this game looked like a mess so I can't really blame them here.
Without rationale? Microsoft has a giant graveyard of amazing studios they've completely and utterly fucked over throughout the years. There are few companies I trust less and I fully expect that they've shit the bed again.
Remember this is a publisher so toxic that Bungie took all their royalty money from the immensely successful Halo series and *bought themselves* to get the fuck away from Microsoft. When has that ever happened? This is just 1 example of many.
I just sign up
JayhawkerStL
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You say that like it's a good thing?
But Star Fox Zero was so amazing, Nintendo obviously wants more of that Platinum goodness
But what if he has a capable PC?
Really hoping MS responds with Kamiya and Phil drinking tea, and a quote ''some people just want to watch the world burn''
Magic Mushroom
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I'm sure it will be good, but if history is anything to go by gamers will buy the next shallow open world game instead. Platinum has a history of mechanically rich games, the industry would be poorer without them. I hope they can survive.
Relaxed Muscle
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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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KratosEnergyDrink
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Sonys and MS userbase and games are quite similar. Nintendo is probably the better home for niche games.
It seems the original idea for Scalebound had been quite different from what was last shown, so perhaps Nintendo could find the original game idea.
Mr. Smiley
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Let's put it in perspectiveSo Vanquish 2 is just a distant dream?
The combat designer for Vanquish retired and is now a farmer.
NinjamicWZ
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That kinda sucks... but I was never going to get to play it, since I can't afford money or time for multiple systems and just gave up on more modern PC gaming as a years long, modest laptop gamer. I was genuinely enjoying everything I saw from it too, even with it's clear westernization. Never got the overwhelming pessimism.
Mass Effect
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SEGAvangelist
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And tell us all about Halo Wars 2 and back compat and Upcoming DLC too.
gundamkyoukai
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This really suck for PG.
MS is really having trouble this gen when comes to IPs .
MS is really having trouble this gen when comes to IPs .
Glitter and Gold
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Yeah. Shame.
He'll have nothing to show for window of time he could have produced two of his previous projects within
Also killed No Man's Sky.
YuriLowell
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I would get rid of my Xbox One if it wasn't for all the Rock Band DLC I have.
Welfare
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Fuck. This is just sad, was really looking forward to this game.
Bitch Pudding
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They have enough other games in the oven, and I doubt they'll show Scorpio without some new shiny games.
That said, the big picture is that the latest decisions by the heads of the division show that there is no money to be wasted. If you do, you in big troubel.
Obliterator
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I wouldn't be surprised at all if Crackdown 3 is next. That or its going to be some sort of F2P title
Goose_Se7en
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This is Gaf. Of course it's the latter, the amount of schadenfreude at MS and the Xbox platform is sickening really. I honestly don't know how someone feel joy or glee because on platform is successful over the other.
The only thing I can liken it is to sports teams. That's the only rationale I can think of. I'd never root for the Phillies or Nats, NY Mets 4 life. I guess for fanboys that's what they feel when it comes to PS,Xbox, Nintendo or PC. It's like a sports team to them.
As for Scalebound this sucks, it was an exclusive that I was looking forward to and although the gameplay looked unimpressive I was hoping that Kamiya and his team would pull through.
Stubborn? Microsoft? They turned tail on the kinect in months.
Not to play too much defense for Platinum, but milestones are variable.
Look at the predatory Zenimax and how they use milestones to bleed out developers even though they are happy with the game.
Sort of like a reverse Kameo type situation. (Yes, I know the underlying facts are different).
I don't think it will happen.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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There's likely a huge shift happening at MS, and nothing at Xbox is safe. Microsoft Studios needs a complete reworking. Scalebound was probably at the point of no return for them.
We reported on this on 3WIREL but this is sad news .
Platinum was making a big game here and if it's really scrapped, that is really bad news for the studio.
. Platinum was making a big game here and if it's really scrapped, that is really bad news for the studio.
Sorcerer Supreme
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reprinted copies sold at $30 and at one point target was clearing them out for $15
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