There had to be a transformers fanboy executive at activision. That game was no where near Korra or Turtles.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Scalebound cancelled [Platinum Games and Kamiya have commented]
- Thread starter SteveO409
- Start date
- Status
There had to be a transformers fanboy executive at activision. That game was no where near Korra or Turtles.
rocketskates
Member
Hehehehe
Glass Rebel
Member
My biggest concern, right after Kamiya's health, is just how Platinum is gonna recover from this. It's apparently one of if not the biggest game they have worked on so I really hope they have something else lined up after it because otherwise that's a bunch of employees without work.
Someone get Lucasfilm and EA on the phone so we can get the Mace Windu game we deserve.
Someone get Lucasfilm and EA on the phone so we can get the Mace Windu game we deserve.
to everyone saying "buying a console for one game is dumb"
this is precisely why these companies announce these games so far out.
I am somewhat interested in Gears and Halo, but not nearly enough to buy a console for. When Scalebound was announced I was immediately excited and made me a lot more interested in an Xbox One.
I had just enough interest in Gears, Halo, etc. that I went ahead and picked up an Xbox One when I saw a good deal. If Scalebound had never been announced, I would have never done this.
Now sure the purchase wasn't a total waste, I've enjoyed some games, but I can't help but feel very annoyed and sad about the whole thing. To the point where my interest in future Xbox exclusives is all but depleted
this is precisely why these companies announce these games so far out.
I am somewhat interested in Gears and Halo, but not nearly enough to buy a console for. When Scalebound was announced I was immediately excited and made me a lot more interested in an Xbox One.
I had just enough interest in Gears, Halo, etc. that I went ahead and picked up an Xbox One when I saw a good deal. If Scalebound had never been announced, I would have never done this.
Now sure the purchase wasn't a total waste, I've enjoyed some games, but I can't help but feel very annoyed and sad about the whole thing. To the point where my interest in future Xbox exclusives is all but depleted
Gentleman Jack
Member
Good point, when is the last time we seen or heard anything about Crackdown?
darkistheway
Member
This was the only game coming to Xbox that I was interested in. I would have bought the system for it, probably the Scorpio.
The Antitype
Banned
Doubtful.
Developers making expensive shit rarely pull the eject lever on account of wasting their publishers money.
Because the void will always be filled by someone. And maybe that group would do more than push Halo and Forza clones. Possibly Amazon or Google would be my guess.
SlaughterX
Banned
Well this sucks.
Thanks.
toastyToast
Member
Damn. That's fucked up
You should revisit this question after Nier: Automata comes out. It's their most recent game, and it honestly looks fantastic. The problem with Platinum is that they've mostly been working on licensed titles where they don't have a very big budget to deliver the kind of big games that people are looking for. It's only fair to judge them when they have the freedom to make games the way they see fit.
In the case of Scalebound, it feels like Platinum had a grand idea of what it was to be, but they've been unable to communicate that idea properly in the little demos they've released. As such, the game looked pretty bad, but I imagine that the finished form would be quite a bit better. Sadly, we will never know because Scalebound is now dead and buried.
Yautja_Warrior
Member
Wow really wasn't expecting this news. I mean, it never looked like it was going to be a top quality AAA game but it still looked like it could have been decent and its been in development for a good while now.
Not great news for MS but hopefully they can have a rethink and invest in some better quality exclusives for Scorpio, clearly their focus is going to be on that now and not so much on Xbox One.
Not great news for MS but hopefully they can have a rethink and invest in some better quality exclusives for Scorpio, clearly their focus is going to be on that now and not so much on Xbox One.
Newtype-001
Member
I mean they gave Fable Legends a closed beta and then cancelled it you can expect some people to be skeptical.
I also wanted to play Sunset Overdrive and Killer Instinct. :/
facetheslayer92
Member
Seen would be Gamescom 2015. That demo was badass.
michaelius
Banned
Some of those had really short development time since there were so many released in that time by relatively small studio- so it's more of a proof that Platinium can deliver results even when resources are limited.
Three Activision games, one of which was at least decent, and two games Platinum didn't do much design work on.
Platinum has a rep for developing titles fast and efficiently and for making quality titles provided they are given enough time and money. And looking at MGR and Transformers Devastation it seems they don't need much to pull it off. They'll be fine.
It's plausible. It's very possible. The original agreement could have been that Microsoft would have helped them out, but backed out later. I could see that being the angle/feelings at Platinum in that they were relying on Microsoft to an extent and Microsoft wasn't really interested in the past year due to switch over to a 'games as a service' model.
There are definitely going to be some bitter feelings at Platinum about this.
Magic Mushroom
Member
Tragic, if true.
bobbychalkers
Member
It would take a minute to get the ball rolling but I hope that Nintendo throws another dormant IP their way. Maybe even a Bayo 3
Just never seemed like a big focus for them.
I hope you guys are wrong, but I imagine you guys are right.
I just think Scalebound just looks too much like an afterthought. If their studio is in Japan I imagine it would be way easier to work with Nintendo or Sony on a different project.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
I like how patterns for MS mean something but with Platinum it's all the publishers fault. Everything they've released since Bayonetta 2 has been poor to average at best when they used to make consistently amazing titles that felt really unique.
Also, say what you will about MS pulling funding, but it doesn't change the fact that most of the big risks they've made over the last couple of generations (particularly with Japanese studios) have all flopped in some regard. It's not too surprising they're sticking to safer strategies even if it means that the game division's just going to suffer a slightly slower death.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Looked like a sweet tech demo, I can see this getting canned sadly especially if it doesn't resurface at e3 beyond a little teaser.
Disappointing news. I liked the look of the giant monster fights, and I love dragons.
The main thing I disliked about it, was the dude bro protagonist, as he just seemed such a naff character.
It definitely has put a dampener on the Xbox line up. I hope there is some hidden exclusives for the Scorpio launch, else their line up seems weak.
The main thing I disliked about it, was the dude bro protagonist, as he just seemed such a naff character.
It definitely has put a dampener on the Xbox line up. I hope there is some hidden exclusives for the Scorpio launch, else their line up seems weak.
Crimson_Gold
Member
This is bad if true. Part of the reason why the whole competition is good thing is a joke. What's more important is who is actually competing and what the competitors are doing for the health of the industry overall. This type of behavior puts devs out of business and hurts the industry.
Could be. Or it could be Kenji Saito is just that great a director and Eiro Shirahama isn't actually that bad. Although T: D seemingly had higher production values than Korra or TMNT, so maybe they did get more time and money to do their thing properly.
Transformers was ok, could have been so much better. They had everything going for it, sounds, look, and controls. It just lacked substance.
Buff Drinklots
Neo Member
Full List of upcoming Xbox One exclusive games with both a developer and publisher listed:
- Natsuki Chronicle (2017)
- Candleman (Q1 2017)
- Mystereet F: The Detectives Curtain Call (TBA)
- Students of the Round 2 (TBA)
Likewise, here is the PS4 list by the same definition:
- Gravity Rush 2 (20-Jan-17)
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (24-Jan-17)
- Nioh (7-Feb-17)
- Horizon Zero Dawn (28-Feb-17)
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (28-Mar-17)
- MLB The Show 17 (28-Mar-17)
- Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (Q2 2017)
- DJMax Respect (Jul-17)
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (2017)
- Dreams (2017)
- Gran Turismo Sport (2017)
- Hot Shots Golf (2017)
- Nex Machina: Death Machine (2017)
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (2017)
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017)
- Vane (2017)
- Wattam (2017)
- Wipeout Omega Collection (2017)
- Ace Combat 7 (TBA)
- Dangun Feveron (TBA)
- Days Gone (TBA)
- Detroit: Become Human (TBA)
- Earth Defense Force 5 (TBA)
- God of War (TBA)
- Godling (TBA)
- Gundam Versus (TBA)
- Knack 2 (TBA)
- The Last of Us Part II (TBA)
- MatterFall (TBA)
- Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin (TBA)
- Ready to Run (TBA)
- Spider-Man (TBA)
- Trails of Cold Steel III (TBA)
- Vector (TBA)
- VizionEck (TBA)
- WiLD (TBA)
- The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 (TBA)
- Without Memory (TBA)
---
: Exclusive defined here as a game that is on the xbox one and no other platform, including PC
Agreed, Jesus. Hope that's not what happened.
They are not without fault.
Papacheeks
Banned
Yea but the difference is that game wasn't even known to the public, announced and failed multiple showings to my knowledge to higher ups. As in it didn't even pass verticle slice(something among those lines). Scalebound was announced, shown and played in couple events. Promoted with the rest of xbox's lineup as well.
Look at the studio Sony';s closed yes, Studios like liverpool, and evolution are sad to see, but when you only make games like Wipeout, F1; Motorstorm series(and spend tons on a simulator racing game in a crowded market) that can happen.
But SOny actually let wipeout HD, and it's sequel which I believe was on the vita, come to market. Same with Driveclub. They supported that game for well over a year, then Sony pulled the plug. But they had multiple games released.
Scalebound was in production, so was fable legends and to my knowledge phantom dust.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
We've seen Amazon and Google's game output. They're not in the same league as Microsoft.
Wouldn't be surprised after the Phantom Dust debacle and how they managed Lionhead's closure.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
If platinum don't have a project on switch after this shit and nier inevitably bombing...
Clover studios 2.0 😭
Clover studios 2.0 😭
Well the whole optional cloud computing thing might be tougher to handle
Wow, I knew Sony was killing it, but it's not even a contest. I feel like there has to be something not right here, haha.
As I read this I couldn't help but notice the anime avatar.
To be fair. Outside of Nintendo, and a few rare exceptions. Japanese games no longer matter when it comes to sales. Will that change in the future? Maybe, but considering Japan's focus on mobile gaming, i'm going to take a guess and say Japan relevancy as a console developer is over.
My biggest concern, right after Kamiya's health, is just how Platinum is gonna recover from this. It's apparently one of if not the biggest game they have worked on so I really hope they have something else lined up after it because otherwise that's a bunch of employees without work.
Someone get Lucasfilm and EA on the phone so we can get the Mace Windu game we deserve.
Dude I did not know I wanted a Geddy-style Star Wars platinum game but I do now.
it was just a tech demo BS. Probably isn't wise to think cloud computing will manifest itself like that in the final product.
What's his twitter?
And if this is true, well a really shitty move by Spencer and co.
- Status