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[ShogunDarius]

Sony "probably" would have cancelled The Last Guardian if fans hadn't kept asking for an update on the project, Shuhei Yoshida has revealed.

Speaking to EDGE, the president of SCE Worldwide Studios explained that porting the project from PS3 to PS4 was "really, really tough. Especially because we were not sure if the game could be made.

"Tech issues aside, the game was still early in development, so we had to have a really strong desire to continue the project and rebuild on PS4. And of course we believed in the vision of Ueda-san, and Ueda-san and the core teams really wanted to see this realised, and so did I. Having so many people asking us about the game was great encouragement for us to continue the development."

http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/the_l...uardian_if_fans_hadnt_kept_asking_for_it.html

 

[Vylash]

Ridge Racer is next, let's do it

 

[Benzychenz]

Complaining on the internet prevails once again.

 

[Ghost Slayer]

IGN wanted it so bad

 

[cw_sasuke]

Sony deserves a medal for actually releasing a game they announced years ago.

 

[Snarfington]

WE DID IT GUYS

I fully expect my name in the credits.

 

[DesuNe]

Good job, guys. What shall we revive next? Megaman? Zone of the Enders?

 

[KORNdoggy]

the game was still early in development

what?

EDIT: so what stage is it now? lol

it is set for next year right?

 

[kurahador]

I knew I would make a difference one day!

 

[qa_engineer]

Ridge Racer is next, let's do it

I still can't believe Ridge Racer was 1080p 60fps on PS3.

 

[Oriel]

Pester power works. Take a bow Gaffers.

 

[NeoRausch]

Then give me shenmue3 and FF7 remake! Goddammit!

 

[KillerSloth]

See making noise on the internet can have an effect .

 

[TimeEffect]

Of course fans kept asking. There is nothing out there that fills the Team ICO void in a fan's heart. Let's hope it sells really well

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

the game was still early in development

lol

no wonder ueda left

 

[OverBlood 3]

It's like peer pressure. Only good things come from peer pressure. Best days of my life...


So that first video was more of a concept, they probably only had a vague idea as to what the game would actually be.

 

[Social]

why was it moved to the ps4 in the first place? Why didn't they finish the ps3 version?

 

[OléGunner]

The internet resuscitated Trico.

 

[FATALITY]

lol

no wonder ueda left

he never did

 

[Loudninja]

why was it moved to the ps4 in the first place? Why didn't they finish the ps3 version?

Because of tech issues.

 

[djplaeskool]

why was it moved to the ps4 in the first place? Why didn't they finish the ps3 version?

PS3 couldn't handle what they were trying to make.
In a prior interview, they even admitted that the video they had from the PS3 era was rendered at a higher speed because the performance was so bad.

 

[Dmonzy]

Doesn't surprise me, though it is interesting that they'd admit to almost cancelling it.

 

[Tadpole]

This better be day 0 for everyone on here lol. I'm excited to play it, SOTC was beautiful.

 

[dugdug]

Hey Shu, a lot of us are also asking for MAG 2, please help.

 

[Percy]

I was sure this game would have been cancelled before being revived tbh, and was sick to death of hearing about it (even as a joke) during E3/TGS/Gamescom every year... but... the people that wanted it and wouldn't shut up about it were apparently going about things the right way. Who'd have thought?

 

[mnz]

PS3 couldn't handle what they were trying to make.
In a prior interview, they even admitted that the video they had from the PS3 era was rendered at a higher speed because the performance was so bad.

Doesn't look like that at all, unless they do much more impressive things elsewhere in the game.

 

[deejay8595]

WooHoo!!! Good to know we all made a difference!

 

[Spring-Loaded]

fuckin spirit bombed that shit

 

[TimorousPanda]

Complaining on the internet prevails once again.

Tried and true.

 

[Chariot]

Good guy Y2Kev kept us desperate so we wouldn't stop complaining and hoping *wipes tear*

 

[igordennis]

Y2kev you almost doomed us

 

[John Bender]

Crash Bandicoot IP acquisition next!

 

[Footos22]

why was it moved to the ps4 in the first place? Why didn't they finish the ps3 version?

PS3 couldnt handle it.

that gameplay trailer form all those years ago is actually single frames all manually put together. It wasnt runing real time.

 

[KillerSloth]

Doesn't look like that at all, unless they do much more impressive things elsewhere in the game.

YEah because rendering that huge animal in those big environments sure looks easy............. especially with that animation and detail.

 

[singhr1]

And now when the game is released, the expectations are sooo high that it will be near impossible to meet them. Double edged sword. Hope it turns out good still.

 

[AstroNut325]

Another important thing that needs to highlighted is that TLG demanded current generation hardware. They simply couldn't get it to run on the PS3. Heck the demo in 2009 was made using a super speced PS3.

Let that be known to all the people who think hardware specs can't possibly hold back games.

 

[Loudninja]

Doesn't look like that at all, unless they do much more impressive things elsewhere in the game.

Doesnt look like what?

 

[Kayant]

he never did

But he did... Sony is not his employer. He's a contractor like Mark Cerny.

 

[KHlover]

Y2kev you almost doomed us

Nah, without Y2Key constantly teasing you there'd never have been enough complaining and thus no TLG

 

[PumpkinSpice]

Complaining on the internet prevails once again.

Ugh the last thing we need is for them to encourage more.

 

[backflip10019]

So, taking into consideration the hype when it was first announced, fans saved a game that was so far gone Sony would've canceled it. Now that's a guaranteed quality product right there.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

So how many times do I have to tweet Shu Yoshida in order to get an Alundra sequel commissioned?!

 

[Clefargle]

Good job tlGaf

 

[KillerSloth]

So, taking into consideration the hype when it was first announced, fans saved a game that was so far gone Sony would've canceled it. Now that's a guaranteed quality product right there.

Nor does it mean it will be a mess? Maybe after seeing the fan reaction they felt it was worth redoing..doesn;t mean it will be a shoddy product.

 

[LiquidSolid]

what?

EDIT: so what stage is it now? lol

it is set for next year right?

Read everything he's said. Team Ico were a very small team. Horizon's budget is much larger than The Last Guardian's.

 

[fixuis]

Hey Shu, a lot of us are also asking for MAG 2, please help.

Yes please!! And a new Warhawk!!

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

he never did

talking about him leaving sony, not the development of the game.

 

[Corpsepyre]

The internet is a force to be reckoned with.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Ah, the Megaman Legends 3 strategy

 

[dmr87]

Pat yourself on the back fellow believers.