Sony Confirm The Last Guardian Is Still In Development

TSA: "It seems that sometimes, all you need to confirm the status of a long-forgotten game is to say it’s cancelled, dead, or that somebody forgot to renew the trademark.

Thankfully, in the case of The Last Guardian – a game that today had been the subject of much discussion – all is well. Or at least, it’s still very much in development."

[Relientk77]

Great news!

I cannot wait for The Last Guardian

[Blastoise]

Agreed. Very relieved

[MidnytRain]

morganfell

I think death is a bit harsh of a penalty.

[Diver]

morgan screwed again. what's really immature are the damn articles from sites wit no responsibility. I don't see n4g doing anything about them. talk about bein a hypocrite.

[pixelsword]

Wow. The story is still up and Morgan gets knocked down a peg because of complaining about bad journalism.

On a games journalism site.

OT

Good to hear that it's still being made.

[nveenio]

It was legitimate to question the status of the game, especially when the trademark expires. That's why sites like IGN went to Sony for clarification.

My first thought, however, was not that the game was cancelled, but that it just changed names. (Maybe to one of their new trademarks?) It seems crazy that this would be cancelled, because people really want this game. It'll definitely sell. There's no reason to cancel it.

[Gazondaily]

Phew! We can't afford to let the likes of The Last Guardian get stuck in development hell. Games like ICO and SOC are works of art. Very rarely, if ever, have I ever cared for a virtual character as much as I did in Ico. I'll be a man and admit I shed a tear. If TLG can replicate that sense of emotion, we are in for a real treat.

[showtimefolks]

How many time Sony has to confirm this? It seems like every month they have to come out because another site is reporting its been cancelled

I believe last guardian will launch in fall 2013 or maybe they will wait to launch it on ps4

[blumatt]

I'm hoping for a PS4 launch title. Would be a very interesting launch title. lol Would up the visuals as well being on the next system.

I'm also hoping they wait to release Gran Turismo 6 as a PS4 launch title. If the PS4 is indeed coming out next Christmas (2013) I'd say that's what system GT6 would come out on.

Sony's first party will shine brightly at the PS4 lauch (hopefully next year).

I do realize that they probably will put them both on PS3 for fiscal reasons but I do wish they'd hold out until the PS4 for both of them.

[showtimefolks]

blumatt

i doubt the graphics difference be that big for next gen that most if not all games will be released on ps3 and ps4.

I still think sony will wait till 2014, they are in trouble money wise so launching a new system may not be the smartest thing. I say wait for wii-u and wait for xbox720 than make a console that's easy to develop for and that improves on xbox720 and wii-u tech wise even if only by 10% that's still improvement

GT6 has been in development for a good time so i think a fall 2013 release date seems real. I wouldn't be surprised if sony actually announces it at gamescom

[badz149]

and I think the rumor for it to be dead is too soon! this is not FFvsXIII!

[WeskerChildReborned]

Awesome fantastic news more like it, i can't wait to see what it looks like now.

[NastyLeftHook0]

i cannot believe people doubted this

[alb1899]

If you cannot wait then wait for something else because it will take forever!

[JellyJelly]

"I cannot wait for The Last Guardian"

You already did lol.

[MostJadedGamer]

I find it quite amusing people have been anticapating this game since the launch of the PS3. This is why you shouldn't follow any game that doesn't have a release that is less then 6 months away.

Otherwise you could be anticapating vaporware for many years. Which is just flatout stupid, and sad.

[Kin23g]

Damn .. I fell for the whole "Cancelled" thing again. -_-

[Julie]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAY :D

[aviator189]

Thank god, my heart had stopped in place for a few hours.

[user5467007]

Then your clinically dead :)

[TheFinalEpisode]

I knew it! This game looks too great to be canceled.

[HarryMasonHerpderp]

Yaaaaaay! hope we get some news at TGS.

[srcBFMVBMTH]

*Slowly gets up from corner.

*Wipes tears from eyes.

*Sees "Sony Confirm The Last Guardian Is Still In Development"

Yeeeaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

[Reverent]

I perfectly envisioned that scene too lol. Also wow at your agrees already after less than half an hour. Must be lots of people who went through the same thing you just did :P

[srcBFMVBMTH]

@Reverent

Lol, hey man. This is a title that's being worked on by people from both Japan Studios and Sony Santa Monica. Think of a game where it combines artistic designs and visuals of Shadow of the Colossus, and the amazing detail and epic scale of God of War. Crying over this game is definitely justifiable haha.

http://i51.photobucket.com/...

[Awesome_Gamer]

I knew it!

[NastyLeftHook0]

i hope.

[Lucreto]

19 days ago

Sony Worldwide Studio President: The Last Guardian “is Still in Development”

http://n4g.com/news/1042835...

They just have not renewed it yet.

[torchic]

I remember Square Enix renewing the Final Fantasy Versus XIII trademark some months ago.

didn't understand why people where so depressed this kinda stuff happens...

[TBM]

i can't believe people thought just because the trademark lapsed the game before all of a sudden cancelled.

man people need to stop assuming and just wait for confirmation from these companies before going all OMG i can't believe they cancelled it.

[DigitalRaptor]

I know. How can people think Sony will cancel this? It's Team Ico, it's Japan Studio, its Santa Monica. It's going to be one of this gen's most unique and stunningly affecting games and Sony knows the money they've already sunk into it shouldn't go to waste.

What would they achieve through cancellation.? Nothing, it's a waste !

[oldfriend86]

To be honest, I would've cancelled the game, if I were in charge. It must have cost a lot to have one year in production; more than three years would be unacceptable under my watch. I'm sure there was a year or so, give or take, where nothing was done. But I just saying realistically, with the way the video game industry is doing, I'm surprised they didn't cancel. Good for them for sticking to it.

That said, I thought both of you would've been used to this stuff happening on N4G. Didn't we go through this with the Final Fantasy Verses camp?

[TBM]

@oldfriend

i respect your right to comment, but thats why your not in charge lol. why would you want to want to cancel one of the unique we could possibly get this generation?

[oldfriend86]

Heh, it's okay. I was expecting worse feedback. lol

I completely agree that it would be a waste. If we were talking from a gamer/fan's point of view (which we are), we would be excited that TLG is still in the making. But from a production house (Sony or Santa Monica?) who ever is shelling out the money to have this game made, I'd be very pissed that 6 years has gone by, and it's still not released. Again, I'm also aware that sometimes a game goes in hiatus or given to another company like what Duke Nukem went through.

Just saying is very rare for this to happen to a game, is all. Still excited for this game. lol

[DigitalAnalog]

I think it would be fair at this point to judge the game when it has confirmed to be either released or cancelled. Anything in between is up to the developers/publishers decision, the fact SONY still greenlights the project it means that it has immense potential.

In this day and age where unique game experiences is rare, moreso gaining less and less support, it's sad that you would justify ways to make them even more scarce. Not that I am attacking you any way, it's just your disposition to deal with situations like this is just going to hurt the game industry even more.

[cjflora]

Because people are just DYING for any news that might indicate the death of Sony. I have no idea, but it's been clear all generation that people want Sony to fail and look for anything that might indicate their failure regardless of how much of a stretch.

[insomnium2]

I like your comment. So much truth in it. Keep it up.

[Jazz4108]

Its pretty obvious that sony is killing themselves and people have just been discussing it. I have not seen one article that says they hope sony dies. As a gamer i want sony to stick around as competition keeps these big corps honest. Im sure there are fanboyz on both sides that want to see another fail but sony has brought this on thsmselves and people in the media report whats halpening and righ now for four years straight sony has not made A dime in profit. Cjflora you are crying to the media when you need to understand that yes sony is in trouble and the media is reporting it but i have seen alot of fanboys on n4g that want ms to die. As a gamer we need sony and ms to fight for our hobbie as freeware and motion controls is killing our consoles.

[cjflora]

It's more than that though. Most of these articles are not straight up talking about Sony incurring losses. They are written up to imply that Sony is a failure. Every company is going to have it's ups and downs, but people make it sound like this is the end of Sony.

Microsoft reported it's first losses ever as a company which I think is more significant story, but I don't see multiple stories about it.

[QuantumWake]

I sense The Last Guardian is going to go through development hell. Where it will go through so much trouble just trying to get finished; but will eventually be released. Like Too Human and Duke Nukem Forever. But a lot better obviously. lol

Great news in any case! Cheers! :D

[Knushwood Butt]

But I thought it was DOOMED...

I bet this article gets about 1/4 of the attention the one saying it was cancelled did.

[Bathyj]

Says alot about the mindset of games journalist and the hater mentality of gamers now days doesnt it?

[vyke3]

I don't know about journalists, but gamers were always like that. Remember Chrono Cross? People bashed the game without even playing it when it came out.

[NastyLeftHook0]

look at the other one, it has way more comments.

[prototypeknuckles]

thank god this wasnt canceled dont know if i could lose another game after what happened to pop08.

[IRetrouk]

Is that the one they called pop zero? Can't find any other cancelled pop

[prototypeknuckles]

yeah it was originally going to be on the wii, but was cancelled and turned into forgotten sands wii, which sucks because if youve seen the ending, of pop08 you will see that it truly is in need of a sequel.

[theunleashed64]

proof that people blow little things into gigantic proportions. just because they didn't update a trademark causes responses like this "omgz its cancelled!" and it becomes a snowball effect, rolling into one massive chunk of hardend snow and ice. people panic and it turns into something like the final fantasy versus rumors from weeks ago.

[Kran]

Really wish some would stop trying to find ways to make people think this game is cancelled like that earlier article.

I swear those people are just after for shock hits ¬¬

[negroguy]

You want honest journalism without made up assumptions? You're asking way to much.

[Emilio_Estevez]

That was my initial thought, someone just forgot cuz it's been so damn long

[yewles1]

RAISE THIS SUCKER TO THE TOP!!!! XD

[Bowzabub]

+1

[TheLastGuardian]

Oh thank God! I was really depressed earlier when The Last Guardian was believed to be cancelled. I couldn't be happier to hear this news.

[Belking]

next gen title maybe. Sony need to get this title out, move it to PS4, or just cancel it. Gamers have been waiting the entire generation to play this game.

[oldfriend86]

I was never interested in this game, till I played the HD version of Shadow of the Colossus and Ico collection very recently. I now appreciate what everyone's been excited about. What is it, six years in the making? Props to y'all for waiting from the beginning. I too, am now excited.

[theWB27]

People should be more worried about it maybe not being the same game they had originally set out to make with the creator of Ico and SOTC, Fumita Ueda, having been departed and major development problems persisting. That trailer could be a far cry from the path they're taking now.

[Deadpool616]

Fumito Ueda is still working on the game on a contract basis. :)

[theWB27]

Kojima was still keeping an eye on Metal Gear Rising and look what happened.

The problem they're having is with coding. That contract basis is freelance, which means he's most likely helping on a very hands off way. Something MAJOR had to be wrong for someone to just leave their creation and largely put it in someone elses hands. Along with the Executive Producer leaving. Something went wrong there...

I dont understand how people can disagree with simply being worried about a title in flux. N4G...

[Xperia_ion]

Good news.

[turgore]

Good news. Perhaps it is a PS4 game ?

[Rikuson1]

People make up rumor articles about a game being cancel only for hits and to make a follow up article once the developers behind the game which was rumored to be cancel confirms it's not with another article about how it's not cancelled..

[greenpowerz]

“nothing new to report at this time.”

Can someone post the link where devs say the game is coming despite the rumors.

Thanks in advance...

[NBT91]

I dont know why you have so many disagrees. It is a fair point - they said "Nothing new to report" which is neither a yes or a no answer.

I still think its only a matter of time.
They should scrap it and make a Colossus sequel lol...

Edit - it MIGHT be that they have nothing to report because the development has shifted to PS4, which would make more sense to me than just completely avoiding the question.

[xtremexx]

lol this is like the second or third time they have had to re-confirm they are still developing it. lol

[RandomDude655]

"all you need to confirm the status of a long-forgotten game"

Wait what....there are constant articles on whether or not Last Guardian is cancelled and interviews on the status, so lol wut. The media is giving Sony lots of free advertising it seems lol.

[SageHonor]

Of course its still in development.. people overeacting ... And people wonder why journalist are always fishing for hits

[Bathyj]

I knew it. I was never worried.

Ok, I was, because I want it so much, but I still knew this latest rumour was unsubstantiated BS.

Its coming and it will be great.

[stonecold3]

that good news indeed i cant wait for it to be released day here 1 for me and im sure millions of others will to made my day and happy its still in development still i think there articles saying ffvs 13 and tlg are looking for hits and there hatred towards sony exclusives and the otherside of the fence dont have really have much exclusives tolook forward to ?

[Catoplepas]

Basically in essence.

They have to keep themselves occupied somehow, right?

[insomnium2]

Yes!

[Tsukuyomi]

Hope does exist after all.

[Elda]

This is what happens when development for a game takes forever & the company don't give any updates on how the game they supposedly be working on is coming along.

[trenso1]

i havnt even followed this game much since all my searches have shown anything but one trailer. but good to hear that its not cancelled. but how could people even think that it was? after that versus13 rumor that got out of hand i think we all shouldn't believe big rumors like this unless an official statement has been made.

[schlanz]

Never doubted it for a second.

[NastyLeftHook0]

honestly, neither have i.

[christheredhead]

Well thats a sigh of relief.

[ElementX]

I haven't seen anything about this game so I can't be excited for it. Also I never played the other Team Ico games

[Bowzabub]

You should try them.. and no I didn't disagree with your fact.

[leahcim]

you have to try ICO or SOC, these 2 unique games have pierced the thick line that separates art from videogames

[chrispen9]

Get the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection. You can thank me later.

[rezzah]

Wow I just read the other article and was sad and angry.

Im glad I just spotted this one.

[Muigi]

I wonder wats goin to come first...this or KH3

[banjadude]

Don't forget Versus XIII...

[rezzah]

This, we still have to wait for VS13 to finish before they begin development of KH3.

[Haywood565]

Yes, There is hope in this world!

[Der_Kommandant]

Phew

[modesign]

The last guardian is the new duke nukem, 10yrs developer, and a utter failure. Sony can prevent this A. show something at gamescon to reaffirm that the game is still in developement, B, GIVE A RELEASE DATE. without A or B, this game will fail like a fat chick in thong.

[Kos-Mos]

Why the hell did this more and more crappy pro-sony gaming site n4g post a horrible article about cancellation and then bubble down those who didn`t like fake articles?

[Agent_hitman]

The game is in development for 5 years now, and i guess the main problem of this is the limitation of ps3 hardware..

[simonrope]

Sony cant afford to produce said "AAA" games.

Money is an issue for Sony.

[OooHJohnny]

How to get answers from publishers by spreading false rumors...

[BABY-JEDI]

I wonder what really is the problem with the development of this game?
A. Is it too ambitious for the hardware?
B. is team ICO not up to the task fully? (staff numbers<scale of ambition)
C. Game play doesnt match expectations?
D. Longevity?
I really feel TLG should have been out by now. I'm a big fan of team ICO's work, but we've had our Olympics but no game..
This really goes beyond wanting perfection. : (

[BitbyDeath]

They only have like 43 people working on the game.
For some reason they like to keep a small team which is why it takes so long for them to make a game.

[BABY-JEDI]

I guess they would have ramped up the staff numbers

[Hayabusa 117]

Sony should be grateful for the marketing. They (Sony) are sht at marketing, but now they've got dumb internet trolls in charge of blogs giving them free publicity. Leave 'em to it Sony.

[Droid Control]

At this point, I'd make it a PS4 launch game.

[Bowzabub]

Would they have to build a whole new engine then? I don't know, so I'm asking.

[Adolph Fitler]

It would be nice & seems logical that it would still be a PS3 game, as it has been developed for the PS3 platform for the past 5 or so years, so to switch now would be nuts, especially considering how much money it would have cost Sony for it's long a$$ development, & the fact if it became a PS4 launch, or close to, title, it would have such a smaller audience, due to the install base being so low.

So with 60-70million install base a real possibility for PS3 before it even finally arrives on store shelves, it really wouldn't make sense to be a PS4 title.......but, however, it could be a title that hits PS3 so late, that PS4 is already, or on the verge of releasing, so it could come out on both, with the definitive version on PS4 obviously.

As shown with God Of War: Ascention, Sony ain't gonna drop the PS3 like MS drop there consoles when it is superceded. So things are still in development for PS3 for a while yet, & with the added bonus being that Sony has enough studios to also have several PS4 projects already being worked on.

What would be nice is to see Sony offer God Of War: Ascention, The Last Guardian, Agent, Sly Raccoon as multi releases for both PS3 & PS4, with the better versions on the more powerful kit......this would be the smartest bet for Sony & 3rd party developers, & they should offer incentives for others like SW:1313, Watchdogs, AC4, GTA5, etc, etc, to come out for both Sony machines (all 3 including Vita would be even better), & the incentive could be offered in return for enhancing the PS4 version visually. It makes more economical sense for 1st & 3rd party developers to do it this way across the board this time around.

[TheMrMadzen]

Enough with these god damn "Not in development", "In development" stories. From now on it is and will always be in development!

[Adolph Fitler]

@Hayabasa
I don't think there marketing is bad, as there ads are the most memorable, smart & well done out of all 3.........Well, I should say were, as they have barely advertised this gen., so while I understand your point, & share your sentiments in some respects, the fact is that Sony just expected after 2 gens of TOTAL anihilation proportionate domination, to be able to just release PS3 to 120 million blind, rabid, Sony enthusiasts, not realizing that in truth, the numbers for early adopters is LOW, unless your release outdated tech (with a gimmick that sells to the masses), for what "seems" like a low price.

Either Sony made a mistake in thinking brand recognition would ensure future successes, or they truly expired there marketing money with the high a$$ production cost of PS3 & the fact they were in fact losing money on PS3 sales for a number of years.

And those things to consider added to the fact that the less enthusiastic, more casual & even halfway betweeners are tighta$$es & are too mentally challenged to realize you pay for what you get (either that, or they just don't care & would prefer to wave there arms around like a inpatient at a mental hospital), so instead of buying the slightly more expensive PS3, bought a Wii & ensured it's success & in turn set a dangerous precedent for the future of consoles, due to the proven fact that you can get away with selling a PS2 powered achine, rather than a PS3/360 powered machine.
Or to relate to what may go on next, we may buy a Xbox 720, that ultimately is a 360 with a different outer shell & some kind of gimmick to fool the fool-able into thinking they got value for money. Or the Wii-U may just be a PS3 with a different housing & badge on front with a crappy, uneccessary, tablet as a controller & PS4 may suffer the same type fate.......which to me is sad, so hopefully I'm waaay off base.

[MYSTERIO360]

Im so glad that those rumours were false Sony couldn't of just abandoned it after such a long time in the development pipeline and after receiving many critical acclaim.

Im sure this will cap of the ICO trilogy nicely and i will just continue to wait for it hopefully some time next year, fingers crossed.

[sandman224]

No it's not canceled it's just delayed again.

[leahcim]

what a relief.....

there is no fanboysm here...

only love for videogames

[Lvl_up_gamer]

Happy to hear it's still in development.

I recently bought the ICO HD collection and am loving it. Brings back memories.

I can't wait for this game. Would be nice to play a game that isn't centered around FPS.

[gamer7804]

I didn't believe it either, i'm definitely picking this up for when i get my ps5! :)

[mt]

I hope it does really well from critics side and sales.

[JAM_brz]

Thanks Sony. Sony could have been quiet, but instead of that Sony give us a relieve news.

[Braid]

"It's not canceled, but we have nothing to report as well."

I don't like the sound of this, it's written vaporware all over it. If I don't see anything regarding this game at TGS, I'll deem it gone.

[Dualshockers_Carlos]

Have faith in Sony people.

Have faith.

[chrispen9]

I hope there is a trailer for this at GamesCom 2012 so everyone can shut up about it being cancelled.

[GaminGuys]

technically this post is stolen from sega blog section. You should have credited yourself rather than linking the site to yourself. Original post is http://blogs.sega.com/2012/...

I realise this is too easy to do, but I also posted this news and linked the original source and got a report which was pretty ridiculous.

[ZeV]

Great news ! I'm really happy to see that's still in development ! This game will be amazing...

[CHAMPANERIA]

ps4 launch title at this rate

[Emilio_Estevez]

as expected