An Update from the Scalebound Team: Launch Delayed to 2017

In order to deliver on our ambitious vision and ensure that Scalebound lives up to expectations, we will be launching the game in 2017 ~ PlatinumGames

[Herbalistic]

The game looks good but based on the latest gameplay it could use some extra polish..i'd rather Platinum delay the the project instead of pushing it out half done.

[MightyNoX]

The Gamescom demo was rough.

[Bansai]

Well I hope they polish it good and make it solid 30 fps, they definitely have time now ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Genuine-User]

This was Bound to happen.

Anyone? :p

On a more serious note, this is most definetly for the best.

[OpieWinston]

Well the IGN extended demo was a lot smoother than the live Gamescom demo. Idk why, probably because of the stream or just certain circumstances.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...
The FPS drops aren't that noticeable.

[JorboTron]

A game of this scale? It was bound to happen

[boodi]

rofl

[xer0]

Not even Q3 or Q4 2016.
They are talking 2017!? Woah! :(

[dirkdady]

I know a lot of folks called it. They even showed gameplay.

Now who has dibs on Recore a game they have yet to show any gameplay.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Haha, Jorbro one-upped Genuine

lol

[nix]

When i saw 2017.. I was like "Two freaking years..?" then i realised it's already 2016.

[mikeslemonade]

2017 is PS5!

As long as platinum games ditched Nintendo platforms I'm fine.

[never4get]

This is so Unreal, 4 years development time, this better be Grand Theft Auto Scale JRPG with multiple playable character.

[zeuanimals]

@NeverForget: Plenty of games get 4 years of development, especially these days when games are much harder to make. Calm down. Lol

[Mr Pumblechook]

Yes it's always better to delay a game for quality control purposes. But such a big delay is significant. It means the either they were never going to hit 2016 but pressure from Microsoft made them give that date at the reveal. Or their have been major problems with the development. Colin Moriarty said on one of his podcasts that he thinks Platinum Games are spreading themselves too thin because they are developing multiple games. Fingers crossed the final product is good.

[Freedomland]

Sometimes delay is good but 2017, come on man.

[bouzebbal]

i agree with this.. It was very average, especially the animations.
Good idea they give it more time.

[lelo2play]

"A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad"

[Phoenix76]

"A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad"

Erm... Duke Nukem waves "hi" to you

[killer_goat]

Too human also says hi.

[Godmars290]

Revengence also says "hi".

It is just as bad to announce a title too soon since its likely to be rushed if not canceled. Something that happened way too many time with early PS3 and 360 games.

[lelo2play]

@Phoenix76, killer_goat, Godmars290

Apparently you guys don't know the meaning of the word "eventually".

[BG11579]

This doesn't mean anything over the quality of the game.
A lot of games are delayed and turn out to be good. It may also turn out to be bad.
But people should not cast a judgment until the game is out and is played.

[pandehz]

Ermm Last Guard.. oh wait thats not even..

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

lol so you guys rather the game release at the scheduled time guaranteed incomplete?

How about this:

"A delayed game has the potential to turn out great, but a rushed game is forever bad"?

[uth11]

Driveclub was not rushed, it got delayed for a whole year

[DragonbornZ]

Whenever I see this saying on other articles it gets tons of agrees and positive comments. Evrytime.

But nope, not here apparently lol.

[Xb1ps4]

And here come the flood of 2016 games getting delayed... Sure it's great they are taking more time since it's needed but I can't but help feel disappointed"..

[mark_parch]

almost glad to hear this to many games on ps4 and xbox one this year

[IamTylerDurden1]

I realize the game has looked pretty bad recently, but this is a bit of a disappointment. In the end it's always better to have more time for polish but with the likely delay of Recore and now Scalebound the xbone 2016 lineup is considerably weaker.

Considering the very real possibility that Scalebound, Recore, and Gears 4 will all be delayed (until 2017) it leaves a pretty shabby 2016 for xbone. Gears 4 is currently slated for Q4 2016 and Recore has yet to show gameplay.

[jb227]

I could see Recore getting delayed (there's already no chance of a Spring release, but maybe it misses the year entirely according to have ambitious it is), but Gears will hit its target no matter what. Seems like MS is allowing for delays on third party exclusives, but their first parties will ship regardless of the state. We already saw the MCC ship w/ a broken mp & maybe a delay would've helped 343 do something more w/ their campaign. I'd say Gears will hit no matter what. Crackdown would be the most likely AAA first party not to ship this year simply because they've only ever dated the beta for summer & never given a concrete release window for the game proper. It's gonna take a lot of betas & testing to get a game w/ that kind of ambition ready for release, I could see that one slipping to Spring 2017 for its full release.

[DLConspiracy]

Well keep in mind this was Pre Alpha footage we looked at. So it was early early on.

Also I wouldn't worry about their 2016 line up. We don't know what they have kept in their back pocket yet. 2015 wasn't exactly the best lineup for either consoles but we got a few really good games on both consoles to get us by.

[Letthewookiewin]

Ya called it when the dude ran and didn't touch the ground.

[lxeasy]

Agreed this is the game they've always wanted to make so I want them to get as much time as they need to deliver an amazing game!

[Sevir]

I've looked online and nowhere did they or MS say this would launch in time for 2016, and as cool the gamescon demo looked, it ran rather poorly and needed plenty of polish. When they announced this game I knew this was a 2017 game...

MS has plenty set for this year so it's no big deal.

[Mikefizzled]

As JP said in that great interview they aren't used to working with a western publisher. Hope to see something shown off at E3 though.

[ZayZay_11]

4 days in to the new year and we already got our first delay. Game developers need to stop announcing release windows and dates so early.

[Elda]

I couldn't agree more!

[freshslicepizza]

they will never learn though because games need to be advertised way in advance, especially new ip's in a aaa market.

this is why i was just saying the other day about all these 2016 list wars and all the hype. until the end of the year is when we know what we got because delays happen every year and we are just starting 2016. they likely knew it was going to be a 2017 date but wanted to wait until the holiday rush was over.

i expect more games to follow on various platforms. it's inevitable.

[rainslacker]

@Moldy

Announcing a game, and giving a release date 12-24 months in advance do not have to go hand in hand. Nothing wrong with giving a release date when the publishers know it will be ready for release, and let the hype build up ahead of time.

Granted, I do think announcing a game more than 2 years out is overkill, but I think being a new generation with some heated competition has also put more pressure on the system's 1st party publishing team to make it appealing for both parties. For publishers like Ubisoft, they have no excuse.

[green]

Completely agree.If game developers know that they are not going to be ready to ship between 12 to 18 months max, then do not announce it.

[SlightlyRetarted]

They should announce release date when devs move to the polishing stage. And start releasing trailers way, way later than a lot of devs do right now.

[uth11]

yes, if you wait until then to cut trailers, you won't get all this "downgrade" crying. With early trailers you aren't even looking at gameplay, you are looking at what they hope gameplay will look like.

[MegaRay]

I hope Neir dont get delayed :(

[Paytaa]

I much prefer the Fallout 4 approach where the game is formally announced 5 months before launch.

[rainslacker]

I don't mind teasers, or even trailer glimpses before that, but when they start showing stuff 2 years out as if it's right around the corner it's just annoying. Particularly for exclusive because it means we have to hear about how it's going to be the best thing ever for the next two years, then the inevitable 2 months of, "It's a disappointment" after it releases. After two years hearing about a game, I more often than not don't even care anymore.

[PistolsAtDawn]

What was the release date?

[kraenk12]

Not sure if the blame is entirely on the game developers. I bet the console manufacturers use some pressure too cause they want something to show on those big conferences.

[jb227]

Totally agree..this gen is lousy with them. We've been optimistic w/ the whole "gotta give games time to be good" spiel & that's true, but on the opposite end, publishers & devs & marketing need to be taken to task a little bit over these current trends.

Last gen had nowhere near the delays and they were working on hardware that was much more difficult to code for (at least in the PS3s case), so I honestly don't understand all of the hold ups this gen. Unless devs are getting lazier or worse at game design, it can only be down to shady marketing tactics. We know these companies are guilty of it, the Phantom Dust team already relayed their marketing horror story of an experience w/ Ms, and Kamiya himself had nothing nice to say about MS marketing on twitter before Scalebounds Gamescom appearance, not to mention the entire Machinima scandal..Not saying that MS are the only guilty parties, just the main ones who've had their dirty laundry aired to the public.

Seeing delays after delays to games just kinda kills the hype for me, which is the opposite of what good marketing should do. I'm one of the biggest Uncharted fans you're likely to meet, but my hype dies a bit w/ every delay, because history has shown me that I can't count on getting my hopes up to play games & support devs w/ my hard earned dollars because I know the dates are just going to slip again.

[ULTp0ltergeist]

Yes, Phil tweeted on about how they will improve on that since he has taken over. Which has me thinking that the announcement of Recore wasn't a mistake nor forced. If anything I really think Recore is launching next year.

[Sevir]

Pretty sure Record has been delayed as well. There's no way that's making a 2016 spring launch, there has been zero press.

Simply put Record will be a spring 2017 game

[Gazondaily]

Ouch. Well that's not good.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

There will be more delays I'm sure.

[Gazondaily]

Possibly Recore too. Who knows

[343_Guilty_Spark]

I meant in general across Xbox And PS4...

PlayStation especially...just don't see all those games shipping in 2016.

[kfk]

343 already on damage control. It's understandable though. With Scalebound pushed to 2017 and Recore just confirmed for PC launch, Xbone now has a grand total of three true exclusives announced for all of 2016: Gears 4, Crackdown 3, and Quantum Break. Literally every other game is either on PC or a timed exclusive.

[jb227]

Looks like Recore has already received a soft confirmation of delay...the initial target was Spring 2016, but in MS 2016 outline released along w/ this news today they've changed it to 2016, while other games like Fable a Legends beta still bares the Spring tag along w/ 2016.

When Mighty No. 9 was delayed, Recore was bound to go along with it...If we see gameplay footage at E3 it could still hit in time for the holidays, but that's an iffy prospect as well...seems like MS have taken to releasing their first party exclusives in the holiday period & their third party exclusive content at the top of the year in a few cases. Good idea really, gives new ips a place to shine.

[_-EDMIX-_]

A delay could be to work on the PC version a little more.

http://www.ign.com/articles...

PC version also confirmed.

[XanderZane]

Probably and not just for XB1 games either. Game may still make it out in 2016. I'm sure they said 2017 so they have ample time to make the game great. Chances are, they are probably moving the game to Win10/DX12, which would be a good move. I can't wait to see what the game looks like at the E3.

[RiseofScorpio]

Although this stings a little, there's no way they could release this in the holiday season. Way too risky, I'm glad about this.

[Dark11]

I guess someone had to be the first .. Horizon or Mass effect is next.

[FlexLuger]

I reckon horizon will launch this year as they showed a fair bit of gameplay. That usually means things are on time. I agree, that we probably wont see ME this year, which sucks because its one of my fave series/IP. They announced it ages ago and since have shown nothing but CGI trailers and vid docs talking abouty the game....yet we have seen nothing. So Im guessing a reveal at E3 along with a 2017 release date.

Lucky for me I got other games to play...And Ill be island hopping all over the west indies and miami,from april to august, so I wont be playing any video games for a few months anyway.

[PizzaSteve]

I don't know. Hoizon is a big title. I don't think it will be ready this year.

[FlexLuger]

@PizzaSteve

Think back to the E3 presentation and the videos since...It seems like they have their mechanics in place and visually it certainly looked like a finished game (it looks amazing imo, and any game that features dino mechs will surely have my attention). Scalebound on the other hand seemed to have a a few frame rate hiccups and did look a little rough visually, though it still looked good. But Horizon seemed a little further along in development. I dont think it will miss 2015.

[PistolsAtDawn]

Didn't they show gameplay of Watch Dogs like a two years before it launched?

[PizzaSteve]

The same can be said about Uncharted 4. It looked ready too but it got delayed again.

[DigitalRaptor]

I agree here.

Horizon has been in a state of development since early-mid 2011, so by the time I think most of us are expecting it to be released (the fall), it will have been in development for well over 5 years. And like he said, other than slight performance issues, it looks like a finished product. The debut trailer also showed massive in-engine environments that are already built by June of last year.

[_-EDMIX-_]

I actually disagree. I think we will see both this year and Mass Effect was not shown as CGI trailers, all that was in engine running on Frostbite.

The first time we saw it at E3, it was a demonstration of Frostbite 3, not a trailer.

The second and 3rd time I'm actually doubtful are CGI as Frostbite 3 indeed looks that good and those where stated to be running in real time.

They are merely saving their marketing push for the next 6 months prior to release likely to save money and build on excitement.

Showing a game too long could result in many people nit picking at all the footage and making choices to not buy the game based on dated footage, I just think EA wants to show it when its of a final build type setting. For as long as they've been working on it, I see it easily being fall this year.

[DragonDDark]

Mass effect will be released in 2016.

Cause EA... broken or not.

[slappy508]

You are correct, any game that doesnt have a 2016 release date set in stone yet is in danger of getting pushed back. Its ridiculous. Games should only get revealed once they are pretty much ready to be released like how it was done for Fallout 4.

[DragonDDark]

Yeah, I loved the fallout 4 release, but let's be honest, it still has lots of issues to this day.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Not all can release titles like Fallout 4 in such a short announcement to release time frame.

Mind you, could EA not have MORE money thus can market longer and result in better sales? I'm just saying, we have many ways of marketing and it is't a 1 size fits all.

Mind you, who can even afford to do what your saying? Are you not factoring that some teams need the extra time and funding and can't afford to just develop in the dark?

They need fan support, youtube views etc to get investors on board and to do that, many times clearly they must show their work.

I like how Fallout 4 was revealed and released, but please stop making it sound as if that is some norm or could be when your also not factoring many teams can't afford such risk.

Mind you, new IPs need way, way more time on marketing then established. Had this been a new IP from Bethesda, I'm doubtful you would be seeing some 6 month announcement to release set up.

[rainslacker]

If EA said it will be for 2016, then it will come out this year. My guess would be a holiday release, since it's a pretty big IP. Likely early November to get that day one, and the Black Friday push. EA very very rarely delays a game, and will simply patch it post launch...which to them can mean 3-6 months time.

[Elda]

Imo developers should not show off a game until it definitely haves a 6 to 12 month release window,showing off a game & having to wait 2 to 4 years to release is just ridiculous including aggravating for the fans hoping to play the game asap.

[NeoGamer232]

I agree completely.

Showing games early misleads gamers. Lots of people make console buying decisions on when they are told games will ship.

[Thatguy-310]

But when they do that gamers whine on why nothing new is being shown or announced. You just can't please anyone.

[_-EDMIX-_]

No one and I mean no one can predict design wise and development wise what will occur in 6 to 12 months.

The reality is, you can be sure the day you set that date, yet 2 months after such an announcement get told something can be done better a certain way, but will need a delay.

Or a major glitch is found that hurts the game etc

Many of you guys keep making it sound as if they can predict the future or something, do some of you not get that those set backs are not just easy to spot?

I don't know if anyone really knows a game is 100% ready to be released 12 months prior to as many things can come up. Love fallout 4, but even Fallout 4 isn't without faults.

Developers/publishers are free to show off a game 2 to 4 years if they feel just, they all don't have EA, Sony, MS etc backing to justify quite development.

Look up why titles like No Man Sky, Red Ash, Star Citizen etc need to be announced during the start of development.

They don't have the luxury of having lots of money to stay silent during development for years and years. They need to get funding and they must show something to get folks on board, the reality is....in a different time, different world, Horizon gets announced 2011 or 2012....you could be still waiting for it around 2016, thus...the team had to tell you of its existence to get funding and support IF Sony was not backing them and it was another team or something, just an example.

Hellblade if it was under Sony, could have likely gotten announced closer to release, but they are self publishing and funding and need to get awareness out there fast to help with further development.

I've said this many, many times....its not a 1 size fits all. Sure in a perfect world ,we could get games all releasing 6 months after announcement, kool, I'm down bro....

But lets at least stay grounded in reality with this one, ie lets focus on why that can't be done by everyone vs why we want it to be done.

Everyone can't do what your actually asking of.

[rainslacker]

I personally find it hard to stay excited for a game that's more than two years out. It's like I get burned out on any news about it within a year for the most part. Even if I'm super excited for a game, it can grow thin having to hear minuscule releases of information over that course of time. I'm actually not even really that into FFXV anymore because of how long it's been, and same with Last Guardian. The Division looked cool in the beginning, now it's just boring...and I haven't even played any of those games yet.

I don't mind a 2-3 month delay from time to time myself, i'd prefer that over a broken release, but when they move it a whole other digit on the year chart, it gets aggravating because I'd rather just play the game than hear some marketing push for it.

To me, playing the game is what matters most, not getting excited over every little selling point the dev puts in the concept doc. Those only interest me out of professional curiosity.

[ShadowKnight]

It's probably for the better. Can't wait

[slate91]

Thats not good at all. Game was announced way too early.

[Sora_1994]

Recore,mass effect are next

[bleedsoe9mm]

and the last guardian and horizon
@Tra5hcub30n3 agree there is about 5% chance crackdown or sea of thieves make it for 2016 . gears 4 is even possible since its a new studio , ms will probably pretty motivated to throw money at solving time issues .

[Gazondaily]

And call of dut.....okay now that's just silly

[FunAndGun]

No new games in 2016. Lets all just clear our backlogs and start fresh in 2017.

[Sora_1994]

Horizon i agree. The last guardian? Meh i higly doub TVs its delayed. Gears 4 is making it no way they delay that

[uth11]

I doubt Last Guardian will. Sony waited and waited and waited to rereveal it for a reason, it had better be close to ready.

[rainslacker]

@Fun

That's not a bad idea for me. I'm still a couple years behind on PS3 games.:) I could save a lot of money this year clearing out my backlog.

OTOH, Horizon and UC4 are going to be day one plays for me, so I was disappointed in the UC4 delay, and I'm really hoping Horizon doesn't get delayed, because it's probably the one game I'm most looking forward to this year.

[KingKionic]

Dang it...wow so crazy.

[DragonbornZ]

Damn... Sucks, but at least it'll get that platinum polish.

[rigo8582]

That sucks this was the game I was really looking forward to this year. Considering the rest of Microsoft's lineup for 2016 its not all doom and gloom. There is plenty for me to play this year.

[ScorpiusX]

BS WTF Spencer & PlatinumGames, if this game still bites you all should leave the industry.

[Gazondaily]

What does Spencer have to do with this?

[dilawer]

Let him vent.

[ScorpiusX]

He over see the progress of these studios and should have been the one to informer the Base , plus he's in charge of Xbox .

[Gazondaily]

You're saying Spencer should have informed everyone that the title is delayed and not the developers of the game? That makes no sense?

Should Shuhei Yoshida only announce delays for any Sony exclusive titles?

[ScorpiusX]

@Septic Yes they both should be the ones to inform the user base of delays or issues , seeing how they were told of such issues first and seeing how all deals , negations' and deals are their responsibility.

[guyman]

I have a feeling many games slated for 2016 release will move to 2017... Games like mass effect, gears of war, recore and perhaps horizon all spring to mind

[slate91]

I dont think gears will. Its been 5 years since gears 3. Theyve had their time. Even with the studio transition and the ip purchase, theyve still had a good 2 years for development.

[slappy508]

They only formed the studio officially in 2013/early 2014 i think.. so they only started development last year for it.

[Khaotic]

MS will not let gears get delayed. They will bring in outside help before that happens. They need this title for the fall lineup. Not that i care even as an xbox gamer gears 1 is the only one ive played

[YinYangGaming]

I agree with Recore and Horizon but gears is 100% a holiday 2016 release, too much of a holiday juggernaut for MS to delay

[RiseofScorpio]

True, they'll hire a crap tonne of people to get that game finished on time.

[OpieWinston]

Gears 4 is probably safe, unless we don't hear anything about the Gears 4 Spring Beta.

ReCore will probably be delayed to Late 2016 Early 2017.

Horizon and Mass Effect are both unknowns since we don't have a lot of details how far they are in development.

[DashArrivals]

Why are people saying Horizon? Just because it's a big game? Been in development since 2011.

[FPSRUSSIA]

wow i bought a Xbox one on boxing week because this game was coming out i guess ill play my PS4 until then.

[tinynuggins]

That's silly. Wouldn't it have made more sense to buy it during this year's boxing week instead of last years? Considering that was the only game you wanted.

[FPSRUSSIA]

well i didnt know it was going to be delayed and also this was the number 1 reason i bought it oh well i learned my lesson

[FlexLuger]

I bought a wiiU on boxing day but some game I wanted that wasnt coming out till the end of year got pushed back to the following year so now Ill just sit with it, and play my other consoles, because you know...I just bought it for one new IP that has not proven itself yet.....

Sound convincing?...nah...I didnt think so...so imagine how your post reads based on YOUR comment history? You guys crack me up! You're in the wrong thread btw..

[FPSRUSSIA]

you think people cant have both consoles wow this why i shouldnt have bought it xbox community is laughable

[FlexLuger]

@FPSRUSSIA

"you think people cant have both consoles wow this why i shouldnt have bought it xbox community is laughable"

LOL...wow.... So you are fickle as well as being a liar then?

[rainslacker]

I brought an X1 last August for Quantum Break, and I'm still on the fence about how I feel about that game. Granted, my X1 isn't just sitting there waiting for QB to release.

I don't really understand the mentality that there is nothing else worth playing though, since I feel all three consoles have plenty to hold one over, 1st party or otherwise.

[The_BlackHeart__]

If you want a Platinum Game that actually feels like a Platinum game, you can play Nier Automata on PS4. It already looks better than ScaleBound.

[FPSRUSSIA]

yeah cant wait it looks amazing i am sure its going to deliver

[ninsigma]

There are other games you could play on it till then that are quite good and you could get for quite cheap now. Despite the crap it got, ryse was good for a playthrough and is cheap as hell now. I wasn't too bothered with it but dead rising 3 could keep you occupied. I'll never recommend anything more than I'd recommend ori and the blind forrest. Gears remaster was fun and if you ever find yourself impatient for tr, it's a solid experience on x1. Not to mention quantum break which is out early this year.

[FPSRUSSIA]

thanks ill have to check them out i played son of rome on pc i enjoyed it also i was thinking of Titanfall worth getting ? and yeah i got Quantum break on preorder

[ninsigma]

Haven't played titan fall, didn't have xb or gaming pc when that game was big. Don't know if there's much of a community around it anymore.

[PistolsAtDawn]

You don't deserve an X1, please sell it to a gamer...they'll know what to do with it.

[Stogz]

Lol this giant fanboy here trying to tell anyone to be a gamer is absolutely classic! God youre ridiculous dude, kills me every time you attempt to be non biased...

[Khaotic]

To buy a console for 1 game is ludicrous imo. That would be like me getting a ps4 just to play uncharted 4. There are plenty of great games for the ps4 that if i got one that wouldnt be the only one i play. Unless your trolling

[N4GDgAPc]

I only bought the wii for xenoblade chronicles. And it's the only game I got for it. Does that make me a troll to?

Did the same for wii u for xenoblade chronicles x, but ended up buying more games.

[FPSRUSSIA]

yes it was the number 1 reason i bought it and no im not trolling but im sure i will buy more games like i said up there i have Quantum break on pre-order so going to play that. also i searched up Xbox one exclusive and found a lot that i could check out.

[Khaotic]

Yeah i think there are some really great exclusive titles coming to xone. I understand someone buying multiplats for ps4. It seems they run better. But im very happy with my xone

[XanderZane]

Yeah, I don't spend $300-$400 on a game console just to play one game. That's just stupid to me. When I buy a game console, there are at least 3-4 games I'm eager to play with about 10-20 more within the next 2 years. I already own over 30 XB1 and 20 PS4 games. Just got a Wii U for my daughter and have 3 games to start, but will easily have 5-6 more before the end of Summer.

[GusBricker]

Sucks, but in the end, this will be a good thing.

[YinYangGaming]

Was bound to happen while the game looks great and has an awesome concept the GC demo was choppy, take the extra time to get a solid 30fps

[Tobsesan]

I just hope its not the year of delays all over again, take your time but announce accurate dates ....

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Just make a good game and nobody will mind the delay.

[QuickdrawMcgraw]

I would rather a game be delayed then released broken...But I can see new stories popping up now on how 2017 will be a killer year for Xbox....With Scalebound leading the way...

[Jag-T1000]

Wait, they want to release a finished game? That's new. I thought game companies stopped doing that.

[Kalebninja]

Nooooooooooooooo! RIP my Xbox. That was my most anticipated game for the platform this year but whatever there's still quite a lot of games coming out this year so I'll be occupied.

[StormLegend]

Wow that sucks! now the only interesting exclusive on Xbox for me is Quantum Break.

[elarcadia]

I am totally okay with this. Considering how many games I am already planning on getting this year for my XB1, and the fact that I am adding a PS4 to my collection this summer, I will have more than enough to play until I can get my hands on this.

[Free_Fro]

This is not the last game that'll get delayed...

Prepare for more announcements ..

[OC_MurphysLaw]

LOL at the disagree you got. Anyone who thinks there will not be other games that get delayed needs to look at history and understand...there will be other games getting delays. Could be months or into 2017 but I can say with 100% certainty this will not be the last game to get delayed in 2016.

[Relientk77]

Im surprised it's delayed already. The year just started

[Ferrethat22]

Already with the delays. smh

[lastking95]

Wow I had a feeling yesterday it would be delayed to 2017 and look what happened, I swear I'm slightly psychic. I be having visions or something and it always come true.(I'm scared)

2016 will be stacked this was for the best tbh.

[Doabarrelroll]

Four days in and it's already begun. I honestly expected recore more than scalebound seeing is how it's suppose to release in a few months and we've seen literally no gameplay yet. Did we even get this many delays last gen, and I think this is the fastest we've gotten a delay in a new year. PLEASE don't let this happen to TLG and horizon, GT sport Sony. Anything else fine, but you need to release those games this year for obvious reasons.

As a joke I'm not sure people will understand. Kidsmoove you owe jackmoveJohnny 60$ :P
WWP will be fun this week.

[Rock31]

That's the truth, to many games come out at the same time, we need some time to play this games without rushing to get to the next. Delayed is the best thing that way it won't be like tomb raider and fallout!!!!

[PizzaSteve]

It's obvious they can't run this game properly on XB1 yet. Gameplay shown so far are from PC I believe.

[kotaku77]

Bogus. Heinous. Most non-triumphant.

[Lon3wolf]

Ah, Ted, don't be dead, dude.

[Lon3wolf]

Across all formats 2016 is looking quite an epic year, I'm not bothered too much by this news.

[mark_parch]

as long as quantum break, sea of thieves, halo war 2, gears 4 and recore release this year im happy

[zombiewombie]

I saw this coming from miles away. Platinum Games is taking on way to much work for their size.They need to slow down and focus on just 1 or 2 games.

[MasterCornholio]

By what the demo looked like I can't say that I'm not surprised by the delay. But just like Uncharted 4 I'm pretty sure the delay will make the game better.

[thricetold]

And. Here. We. Go......

Now that the holidays are over and everyone has bought new consoles for all the upcoming new games we will start getting the delays for games that were never going to release in 2016 in the first place! They did the same thing at e3, show games that they knew weren't going to be released anytime soon just to sell consoles on false hope.

Oh well, business as usual.

[Segata]

Good actually, This years with so many games for me to get on Wii U,PS4 and 3DS that I could use a break. Gives me something to look forward to next year.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Since they are delaying it maybe they can now find a different voice actor for the protagonist. The Americana Dudebro cheese voice acting doesn't fit the fantasy setting imo.

Clearly they're marketing this game to young American boys with the persona of the protagonist (and the Beats headphones) but it really hurts the game imo.

[xasz]

They specifically said that's on purpose.

The game's plot has the character come from another dimension.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Regardless it's a stupid stupid design choice, stupid.

[xasz]

@IamTylerDurden1

He's a character from the "real world" transported to a fantasy setting. How exactly is he supposed to look?

And I'm not sure how he's worse than Dante or other Kamiya protagonists. In fact, that's EXACTLY how he looks and acts: Dante-lite.

[KingKevo]

So in short: The studio will focus on Nier for this year isntead of Scalebound. Got it.

And seeing how Avalanche Studios, a studio that's even bigger than Platinum, released 2 games last year with Mad Max and Just Cause 3 that were good but not great or amazing I think focusing more on one game is a smart decision.

[ziggurcat]

I never see delays as a negative, to be honest. It just means that they're taking more time to develop the game, and really... those who are interested in getting this game are going to end up with a better product in the end. So, how can that be a bad thing?

[theshredded]

Man, this was the game that would make me buy an xbone the most. I hope atleast one big platinum game makes it this year whether it's Star Fox or NieR

[NotanotherReboot]

If both Horizon and Last Guardian release in 2016, Xbox is rip.
Uncharted 4, Ratchet and Spank, Last guardian, Horizon> Quantum Break, Crackdown 3 and Gears 4

[lastking95]

Rofl what?

[NotanotherReboot]

DID I STUTTER?

[lastking95]

Comes off as such. We'll see if xbox will RIP based off your opinion 2 of which are unproven without much gameplay lol(I personally don't understand the hype behind LG). You'd think after watchdogs and the order people wouldn't say things like that lol. Should be a great year for both lets leave the console war behind us in 2015 (not like gonna happen lol I know)

[corroios]

This game seems cool with Dragons. Let them take the time to make the best game they can.

Platinium games are all nice and this one should also be.

[TheUpbringer]

FUCK.

[spicelicka]

I'd rather have them announce the delay now then next year. At this point no release for fall 2016 is concrete for any game. Last year Uncharted 4 was delayed, Division was delayed, Quantum Break was delayed, and many others.

[Dr_Angus]

games like batman have proven to be good when delayed

[DivineAssault]

I was going to consider getting xb1 for this game.. Maybe there will be a slim model by the time it launches now.. Sucks for whoever was hyped about playing it though.. Platinum must have their hands tied up at the moment with all the games theyre working on

[elitethinker]

I think it's good it got delayed because no one cares about this game and it was going to flop like the rise of tomb raider.

[jwillj2k4]

LOL!! Well said!!

[poppinslops]

Rise of the Tomb Raider has sold more than a million copies, so how is that a flop?

Elite thinker my balls... if no one cared about this game, there wouldn't be 3 pages of comments devoted to it, would there?

Well said.

[MaxCompiler]

Just give me Cuphead this year... please.

[DarXyde]

I only hope people can appreciate the benefits of delays all around now. Plenty of games get delayed, and often for the better these days. Uncharted 4 was delayed, as was Persona 5. Considering Naughty Dog and Atlus are behind those titles and they delayed it to polish it up, you best believe they're dead serious about its quality.

That said, with Platinum at the helm, I'm not at all worried and perhaps more optimistic about what Scalebound will bring.

[DashArrivals]

Tell me again why someone should buy an Xbox One? Many exclusive games for Xbox coming to PC. Scalebound delayed a whole entire year. The competition is going to knock the bone out of the park.

[mochachino]

Always a good idea to release when ready, especially for a new franchise. Otherwise you risk the game developing a bad reputation it could never come back from.

[Ra3030]

One change they have clearly made is the lead character. They clearly have made him less Justin Bieber like and that has to be a good thing IMO. I also think a good move would be to remove the headphones altogether but this me If I wanna rock out I can take care of that myself.

[LastcenuryRob]

That's fine, with games like Gears 4, Quantum Break and Crackdown 3 it might be a good thing to have this released in 2017.

[conanlifts]

Not much of an issue, there is enough for me to play this year anyway. I have gears 4, halo wars 2, quantum break, deus ex and uncharted 4 already locked in. Horizon zero dawn would also be on my list, but I honestly expect this to be delayed as well, especially as it is a new IP, but time will tell. Plenty of great games to choose from regardless.

[DashArrivals]

There's no way it's getting delayed.

[conanlifts]

Hopefully not, it looks good and is one of my most anticipated games. Given the fact that it looks quite ambitious and that it is a new IP though a delay wouldn't surprise me. It also doesn't have an estimated release date, just 2016.

[jeremyj2913]

Guess I'll be waiting even longer to get a One.