I'm not even surprised by this

Game honestly didn't look compelling enough anyway.

Let's hope the rumor is false. But if true, It's not a good thing because you need some games to show off the POWER of the Scorpio. Strength in numbers, MS.

Does this mean everything announced on E3 2014 was a lie?

Scalebound getting canned just makes this article very tragic

http://www.onlysp.com/scale...

Platinum has a spotty past. They have a good game like Transformers or Bayonetta then duds like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Star Fox Zero

"good thing"?
Really? C'mon, if you're gonna spin it, at least be subtle about it.

Looking forward to MS's E3 2017 conference after this sad news is ok, saying it's a good thing SB is cancelled is beyond me! The article writer didn't really defend his opinion why it's a good thing SB got cancelled in the first place. The only good thing I can think of is if Platinum Games owns 100% of SB, they could continue working on it in some form--maybe even partner with Sony or Nintendo to create a spiritual version of it.

Excuses won't change Microsoft's dilemma.

Yikes. Yowsers.

How is cancellation of a new IP a good thing. if it had been an IP that been milked then sure cancel cause plots are running thin. New IP deserve a chance at market or to establish it self. Hopefully they give it a second look later on after some time.

This was a blow. No other way to look at it, no matter the excuse. Losing Scalebound was bad.

How does MS make up for this? Trust me this news is major right now, with alot angry Xbox gamers on the forums.

Well good and bad. On the good side if it was looking bad better to cancel than put out another awful game.

On the bad side, this was one on a very short list of XB1 exclusives that weren't just Xbox Arcade type small games like Cuphead, State of Decay 2, etc. In fact it was one of their primary exclusives previewed last year at E3. So this is a tough cut.

Can we just say that with this article the console wars are officially over and that Xbox - Fanboy - lost?

At this point for this to be a good thing MS would have to announce - and deliver - on ten high profile titles. Announce AND deliver. And they have to be decent to good.

There's no telling how much MS has spent on the development on this game, and it's been in development for at lest three years. It must have been in terrible shape for MS to go this far and decide to pull the plug, but that's their decision, and it probably wasn't an easy one to make.

The money and man hours put into this game obviously just wasn't worth it to MS, and no, a game being cancelled is never a good thing, no matter how you spin it. You spend years working on something, and it never sees the light of day, how is that a good thing?

I love all the armchair quarterbacking going on. Nobody knows why it was canceled and until we have a better idea (hopefully) it's up in the air. If can get some deeper insights, then we'll be able to judge the situation from a much better angle. This stuff always remind me of a large mob with pitchforks ready to kill without understanding. Oh well, let the burning commence.

http://n4g.com/news/2003162...

now fight

Of course it is. IT was just the biggest new IP of 2017 for Microsoft. Up, very good....

How is it a good thing.. MS already has zero exclusive games on their system, with everything they have being on PC also,.. now they have a game less.

Yes it is a good thing,.. if you thing MS should not even be in the gaming, because they are dangerous for my hobby. In a sense this is wonderful, especially for Sony. They basically have a monopoly on the gaming and they never abused it (actually there is more completion with software,.. Games have to really be good for market to even notice them)

This isn't a good thing any way you slice it. This was definitely the most unique game in the upcoming Xbox camp. But it seems blame could be on both sides. For Microsoft, their imposed deadlines may not have been flexible enough. For Platinum, clearly the studio had too many projects going on simultaneously. Shame they couldn't come to a common ground and get this game finished. Since Spencer took over, it doesn't seem like Microsoft will tolerate prolonged development time, which I don't feel will be a good long-term strategy. Not every game can be pumped out annually like a sports or racing title.

I am now concerned for Cuphead and Sea of Thieves. Cuphead was supposed to be out last year and was delayed and the Sea of Thieves is due this quarter and yet we have yet to see much of anything about the game.

Scalebound was supposed to be a game from a major Japanese studio, Platinum no less, a dev that has made some really great games. I believe that Microsoft demanded change after change that ultimately soured the relationship and led to delays and ultimately cancellation. Look at what happened with Phantom Dust and Fable. The fact is that if Microsoft wanted to support Scalebound, the company would have done so despite any issues. Xbox fanboys used to tease Sony about the Last Guardian but the game eventually arrived on the next generation console - because Sony wanted the game to be out there. This is what I and a lot of gamers have complained about Microsoft - there is little interest in creating and supporting new IPs. Most decisions this generation have been for short-term corporate gains and little to do with building a roster of games that can satisfy Xbox gamers as well as attracting new consumers to the brand.

Microsoft never needed Scorpio but rather needed a diverse line of new and old IPs and games that gamers could get behind. The company could have even done Xbox One S and most gamers would have been more than happy with a marginally upgraded console and more games. The fact is that most of the decisions Microsoft has made this generation with regard to Xbox have been to keep the investors satisfied and little to do with pushing gaming forward. The only people who will buy a console that has no exclusives and do exactly what many can do with a decent gaming PC will be the die hard and delusional Xbox fanboys who will the just stare at the Scorpio muttering "the most powerful console - we have won this generation". The rest of us will be playing tons of games on our PS4s, PCs and very shortly, the Nintendo Switch!

Xbox One more excuse....

Crackdown sold 1.8mill
Crackdown 2 sold less 1.2mill.

With like 70mill xbox players.

How is Crackdown 3 going to sell well with less xboxone players, it'll be lucky to break 500k.