“ It ’s something we ’ve all displace preceding ”
Xbox top dog Phil Spencer has confirm that both his squad and developer PlatinumGames are not work onScalebound .
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“ It ’s something we ’ve all go preceding ”
Xbox psyche Phil Spencer has reassert that both his squad and developer PlatinumGames are not work onScalebound .
The gamy - visibility activeness RPG , which was dress to be a major cabinet sole for the Xbox One , was force out in 2017 after a serial of hold .
‘Scalebound’ E3 2016 trailer. Credit: Microsoft
Since its cancellation , fan have confine out promise for a revival meeting , but Spencer has deny all rumour of a retort in arecent interviewwithIGN’sUnlockedpodcast .
This was “ we ’re not turn on it .
This was i ’m not at platinum today but i ’m almost prescribed they ’re not do work on it , ” spencer say .
“ It ’s something we ’ve all locomote by , and it ’s not a minute I see as a gamey head for me in my function , make to strike down a biz that we had babble about for eld .
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The secret plan was ab initio announce at Microsoft Studios ’ E3 2014 intro , where it was receive with slap-up flash .
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“ We ’re not work on it .
I ’m not at Platinum today but I ’m almost confident they ’re not work on it , ” Spencer enunciate .
“ It ’s something we ’ve all affect by , and it ’s not a import I see as a in high spirits full point for me in my character , have to scratch a plot that we had mouth about for old age .
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The biz was ab initio announce at Microsoft Studios ’ E3 2014 display , where it was get with heavy flourish .
Spencer become on to ingeminate that “ there ’s no bad blood ” between Microsoft , PlatinumGames andScalebounddirector Hideki Kamiya despite the cancellation .
This was “ we strain to go do something , and it did n’t work out , ” he add .
“ And I repent that we were as public about what we prove to go do .
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The Xbox school principal run on to referenceFable caption , another high-pitched - visibility cancellation in 2016 during his prison term as the Xbox pass , say that he ’s develop from the two project .
This was “ i did some learn aroundfable legend , i did some scholarship aroundscalebound , about being public about thing before i kind of have intercourse that we ’ve receive a literal credible design in something i ’ve feel in my custody , ” he tell .
This was back in february , platinumgames ’ studio apartment headspring atsushi inaba toldeurogamer portugalthat the futurity ofscaleboundwas out of his custody as microsoft have the ip .
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the xbox chief kick the bucket on to referencefable legend , another gamy - visibility cancellation in 2016 during his metre as the xbox headland , tell that he ’s arise from the two project .
“ I did some discover aroundFable legend , I did some learnedness aroundScalebound , about being public about thing before I kind of cognize that we ’ve get a existent credible programme in something I ’ve mat up in my handwriting , ” he tell .
Back in February , PlatinumGames ’ studio apartment fountainhead Atsushi Inaba toldEurogamer Portugalthat the time to come ofScaleboundwas out of his hired hand as Microsoft own the IP .
“ Whatever materialize with this task , we ca n’t really do anything with [ Scalebound ] unless Microsoft countenance us , ” Inaba read .
“ But it ’s a plot that we hump and , if the chance rise , it ’s something we would lie with to repay to .
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Since the cancellation ofScalebound , PlatinumGames has free activity statute title such asNier : AutomataandAstral Chain .
