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Microsoft’s Mismanagement Of Third Party Studios Will Be Xbox’s Downfall
After the cancellation of Scalebound today, we discuss whether Microsoft’s mismanagement of third party studios will be Xbox’s downfall. Alright, quick question, what is common between Street Fighter V, Nier: Automata, The Talos Principle, Soma and Valkyria Chronicles? All these are available or coming soon for Playstation 4 and PC, but not on Xbox one Another one, what is common between Rocket League, Firewatch, The Witness and Furi? All these games eventually came to Xbox one but with a significant delay of 6 to 11 months. Even discounting Sony impressive first party line up of Uncharted, God of War, Last of Us and others, there are loads of games simply MIA on the Xbox one. With this week’s abrupt cancellation of Scalebound, the Xbox One’s anemic line up of exclusives once a...
Platinum Games’ Official Statement Regarding Scalebound Cancellation
Much to the dismay of fans, Microsoft cancelled the upcoming Windows/Xbox One exclusive under development by Platinum Games, Scalebound. The devs have released their official statement regarding the whole issue, with creator Hideki Kamiya writing a personal apology to fans on Twitter. We’re sorry to say that on January 9, 2017, Microsoft Studios announced the cancellation of Scalebound. We are very disappointed things ended up this way, especially since we know many of our fans were looking forward to this game as much as we were. Going forward, we will strive to continue delivering high-quality games to you, starting with NieR: Automata in March, and including products like Granblue Fantasy Project Re:Link and Lost Order in the future. We will keep working hard to meet your expectations a...
Scalebound Is No More, Microsoft Confirms
Microsoft has confirmed that their upcoming Windows 10/Xbox One exclusive Scalebound has been cancelled. The official statement is as follows: After careful deliberation, Microsoft Studios has come to the decision to end production for “Scalebound.” We’re working hard to deliver an amazing lineup of games to our fans this year, including “Halo Wars 2,” “Crackdown 3,” “State of Decay 2,” “Sea of Thieves” and other great experiences. Scalebound was an ambitious title under development by Platinum Games, from Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya. The game was first announced by Microsoft at E3 2014, and had been in development hell for a long time. The game was showcased at the 2016 E3 conference as well, but there had been no news...