Scalebound has been cancelled, with the Xbox One now suffering from a very underwhelming 2017 lineup as a result.
Why this criminally underrated shooter should share the spotlight with Platinum’s finest.
They should be working to getting games out on a timely matter not adding more games to the pile. I used to be a big fan of Platinum but their game turn out rate is atrocious these days. The games I want are no where to be seen and what is releasing is retro looking games no one asked for. I'm all for retro style games but not at the cost of bigger games sitting on the back burner for years at a time.
PlatinumGames wants to bring Scalebound back, and Microsoft should listen.
“Excitement” and “interest” in Scalebound seemed to only occur after it was canceled… However, IO interactive is rumoured to be developing a game involving Dragons for Xbox Studios. So maybe IO Interactive’s title could be branded as Scalebound.
I agree. The game looked terrible. People only got upset because it's cancellation was a dig at Microsoft but I was with them on this one. Better to cancel a game then release a bad one. Then again someone might have liked it. I don't speak for everyone.
Personally was looking forward to it prior to cancellation. It looked a little rough/janky, but it was still very early in development, so i figured it would improve before launch.
I think the cancellation was a smart move. The main character looks cool, like Nero from "Devil May Cry 4," but the gameplay looked so boring I was yawning.
I like platinum as a dev but let's be honest they were doing their low tier work on the game which they're notorious for. They'll either do S tier perfection work or they'll do whatever to just get by for the contract they have. Maybe that's changed but they were doing low tier for microsoft and microsoft called them out on it and cancelled the project. I don't blame microsoft one bit for doing that. It was basically a whatever project for platinum while they worked on the other game at the time, i forget which one it was but it was just miles better.
Microsoft already owns the IP, has the design docs, and has a playable build. Hand the project off to an internal team or another 3rd party.
Why give a second chance to a team that phoned in development and filtered their funds into other projects?
I like Platinum, but their management can be really shady.
PlatinumGames seems ready to finish Scalebound, and if Microsoft follows through with them, it would be a big boon for the Xbox Series X gen.
If MS wants to finish it, they dont need PG to do it. They have plenty of other talent now vs before.
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Makemit happen MS. You need a game like this as badly as you needed it last gen. Let’s see if they actually care enough to follow through.
You couldn't pay me to ever play another Halo, Forza or Gears. Those games were so uninteresting last gen for me I don't know if I will ever get another Xbox (sold my One X) even though I prefer their controller and console features over my PS5. I actually bought a Xbox One even though I already had a PS4 expecting Scalebound and Sea of Thieves to be amazing and we all know how that turned out.
The thing is, the variety was there. With Scalebound being cancelled, that suffers majorly.
I mean, I don't even know if crackdown is going to be any good. I was hopeful for its cloud tech however. With Scalebound getting cancelled so late in the day, nothing is now safe to be released.
Generally, it's not that great a year. Compared to PS4, it's really weak.
Its looking like a very bleak 2017 for xbox compared to Ps4. Ms just making it so easy for Sony. Ninty has the chance to snatch up 2nd place this year
Not sure what has happened to Microsoft this gen, they are just not competitive. They have launch very few 1St party games since the launch of the one and I do see any reason this would change for Scorpio. If they ditch of one support I am not sure why anyone would support them.