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oh god this is too shitty a post to be on the top of the page

 

[RecRoulette]

Going to be really rough if Platinum's survival is based on sales of Nier, assuming that Scalebound gets cancelled of course.

 

[stan423321]

Ninja'd, but still, shows a lot about GAF I guess

 

[Menitta]

Oh man...please no...

 

[OneUh8]

Not really surprised. Game looked rough every time it was shown and not particularly interesting either imo.

 

[black070]

Microsoft probably read the 2017 flop prediction thread.

 

[Mass Effect]

lmao

Scalebound has looked terrible so far but this forum really wanted this to fail from the beginning.

people on NeoGAF wanting a Platinum game to fail? You sure you're talking about the right place?

 

[Bits N Pieces]

Fuckity Fuckity McBoatface McFuckity

 

[serenewarfare]

The action looked neat, but I never saw an actual game in any of the footage they showed.

 

[Effect]

Not surprised it might be canceled given how rough it looked at the recent showing. I was looking forward seeing more too. Come to think of it I still have no clue as to how thing was suppose to play. All we saw was combat.

 

[LordKano]

I'm wondering how Microsoft can fuck up so badly the very few exclusives they're funding.

 

[BinaryBear07]

That stinks. I guess we get more Halo, Forza, and Gears.

 

[Markitron]

It looked a bit rough last year, but nothing that couldn't be fixed, I can't say I seen this coming.

 

[dancrane212]

Woof. Game definitely did not show well but I was holding out hope things would turn around.

 

[CHC]

Has looked awful whenever they showed it.

Pretty much. Everyone is head-over-heels in love with Platinum but they are a hit-or-miss studio, to put it kindly. I love the Bayonetta games as much as the next guy but this game never looked good in any of its showings. Maybe not awful, either, but certainly not anything spectacular.

 

[Xumbrega]

please no

 

[everyday math]

While it didn't look hot. We need more dragon games

 

[jmaine_ph]

Holy shit. Fuck NO! One of my most anticipated games this year.

 

[Lichter]

wtffffffffff

 

[Movalpolos]

Failbound. MS this gen in a nutshell.

 

[mnz]

Nah don't worry, MegaPete777 says Scalebound is doing just fine

Do yourself a favor and read that feed: https://twitter.com/megapete777

 

[Jarmel]

This is on Platinum fucking up rather than Microsoft.

 

[Vol5]

It seems like the game's rather far into development for it to just be cancelled like that.

Not really. It's called managing for value. Scalebound is incredibly niche and wouldn't sell big numbers. It would cost more at this point to finish and market it than let it die.

 

[eggandI]

Wouldn't be surprised if true. The game doesn't look any good

 

[Creaking]

All this swirling is making me dizzy. And reminding me of high school.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

people on NeoGAF wanting a Platinum game to fail? You sure you're talking about the right place?

Lol exactly multiple threads are made for big news stories all the time. Ppl stop

 

[jjonez18]

Honestly didn't look that bad. Worth finishing up and releasing to recoup some of those losses at least. I would have bought it down the road had it been decent.

 

[The Cartographer]

For real? It never looked more than a ''paying the rent'' game by Platinum but this sucks.

Microsoft needs to stop canning everything.

 

[Blueblur1]

Is this the thread we're sticking with? Anyway, here's my post from the other one:

I'm not surprised considering how long its taken for it to be finished and how little we were hearing about it. Its a shame because I liked almost everything about it. I hope that Platinum can at least recycle some of concepts/ideas found in Scalebound for a future game.

 

[HeisenbergWW62]

The game never looked good, but I love Kamiya. I was so hyped when it was revealed. This sucks

 

[Boke1879]

Are you serious? Scalebound looked very ambitious. The environments were massive, and the detail of it all was incredibly rich. Also, that online mode must've been incredibly taxing for them.

TMNT from Platinum is a budget title.

Honestly. Look at that last demo they showed. Nothing about that imo screamed quality. I give props for MS sticking with it, but if this is true then I'm not entirely shocked that it's cancelled.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Well, if this is truly the case then there is no excuse. Quantum Break sequel pretty please.

 

[Cheat Code]

Game looked weak anyway. Wouldn't be super disappointing for me but it's a shame the labour was wasted.

 

[Violence Jack]

I honestly didn't see anything that impressive during the gameplay demos, but I'd rather it not be cancelled.

 

[shinobi602]

Yea, heard it's been canned. Super rough development, milestones missed, payments stopped. Kamiya stressed as hell.

 

[hydruxo]

Damn, that's too bad. I know everybody was down on this game but I always thought it was kinda cool.

 

[LukasTaves]

WUT? Noooooooo

 

[Backfoggen]

Yeah, expectations for this title were long gone from me. I hope Crackdown 3 can make it.

 

[Lilalaunebaer]

Oh shit, they even took down the website? Damn. Guess it´s probably true then.

 

[Arklite]

Ninja'd, but still, shows a lot about GAF I guess

It's giant news, definitely. This was looking to be like Platinum's largest game ever.

 

[FonkyByNature]

Please no, this is a big reason why i own an Xbox One. If the game's cancelled then that would be another blow for Xbox.

The Xbox One doesn't have that many exclusives already, Fable cancelled and now this. That can't be good for Microsoft.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

I have never been less interested in Microsoft as a games developer/publisher. They are a wreck right now.

 

[Hidden One]

Damn that's not good for Microsoft.

 

[Mass Effect]

Shiiit the website's been taken down?

Wow. It really has: xbox.com/games/scalebound redirects to the homepage

 

[Seven4sses]

Please let this be a false rumor. Was really looking forward to this game 😔

 

[SolVanderlyn]

I tweeted Kamiya about this game like a couple of weeks ago lol.

I was really looking forward to it :/

 

[Endo Punk]

I really fucking hope this isn't true. If it is that means we may have to go a further 3 years before seeing another Kamiya game 😫

 

[Producer]

That blows

 

[Cheddahz]

please no

 

[SneakersSO]

Ninja'd, but still, shows a lot about GAF I guess

Yup, GAF Does love Safe Room music in RE games.