Causing the Twitter explosion to end all Twitter explosions, IGN recently revealed that it received inside information suggesting that The Last Guardian had been officially cancelled. The hotly anticipated title by Team ICO has been in development for several years now, with a seemingly endless list of rumours and teases only exacerbating this unbearable wait.
In response to these claims, Scott Rohde – Sony's head of software product development – stated over Twitter that the rumours are untrue. "Shuhei Yoshida and I laughed over this rumour at dinner,' the executive said. "The Last Guardian has not been cancelled." What's more, the post was retweeted by the official PlayStation Twitter account.
The big question now is whether or not we'll be seeing the game in any concrete form over the coming week of E3. Unfortunately, we have absolutely no answers at this point. So, rather than worrying about it, this exasperated reporter is now going to go sit down with a nice mug of Horlicks in an attempt to calm his frayed nerves.
[source au.ign.com, via twitter.com]
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They should have waited during the day (PST) for this prank.
"Shuhei Yoshida and I laughed over this rumour at dinner,"
Yeah. And then they said something like "And they still believe they're gonna see anything of this game during the next five years or so." and laughed even harder.
C'mon guys. Don't even mention the game anymore (I mean Sony, not Pushsquare)...anything coming now until you actually show it again is actually just cruel and hurting fans and the game...but hey...Duke took about 14 years to be released, so there's still hope, I guess...
lol IGN and their 'rumours' . Do people still take that site seriously?
The real story here is that those two have a bromance going on... No? Oh cancelled? That time of year again.?
The game probably isn't called the Last Guardian anymore and that is why IGN's sources started saying it had been cancelled, that or Sony's E3 no longer matters to me if it is cancelled.
Didn't they just show some footage last year or something? I remember seeing a little bit of footage recently, can't remember if it was E3 or TGS or what, but it still LOOKED like a PS3 game. Maybe they just showed that footage to throw everyone off, cause I've got a strange feeling this is going to come to PS4. There's just no sense in releasing an exclusive of this caliber on PS3 so late in it's lifespan
They wouldn't keep debunking these rumours if it wasn't still in active development. It definitely exists. We're at the point now, though, where I feel they need to prove it. There's only so many times you can say, "Nuh-uh" on Twitter and expect people to believe you.
It won't be shown.
Why debunk a rumor so close to E3 if it was going to be revealed? They could of let it slide so they get more of a wow factor at E3 when it did get revealed.
@3rdEyeMind I think this is a potentially damaging rumour that they needed to respond to either way, but I do see your point.
Yes! i know it wasn't true ign is so full of crap sometimes
@Reverend_Skeeve If people keep asking about it Sony will keep talking about it
@JaxonH I agree there's no sense in releaseing a game like this only on PS3 now it'll probably be on both
I just Love when A Hor Licks me! Lol..
Seriously though, If TLG doesn't show up at E3 many will be disappointed and scream failure. Which could actually create buzz. It will be negative buzz but buzz nonetheless. I don't expect it at E3. TGS is the proper venue for this game. By that time most will have given up on the game and the re-reveal would cause a maelstrom of internet activity.
I havent visited IGN in years but they are still a big site and they probably have some legitimate sources and it wouldn't surprise me at all if this game has been canceled - for PS3. If it were capable of running properly on PS3 it could have come out years ago. Something called The Last Guardian with that giant cat-owl thing will release on PS4 someday. How hard can it be to make this game anyway? Ico was a picturesque tear-jerker and SotC was wash rinse repeat. Sure they were both great games but they werent 64 player online photorealistic hardware intensive. Just publish a short $30 game w/ 2 endings - everybody lives or everybody dies - and be done with it.
@rjejr I think the problem's the AI. The cat bird thing's supposed to behave like a real animal, and seeing as it's most pivotal part of the game, I reckon they've struggled to nail it. You're right, though, this definitely isn't a PS3 game.
@get2sammyb - I don't think it's "Sony official" but Best Buy's Sunday flyer has a PS4 - Vita bundle both inside and on the back page for $549.
Can't find the actual flyer online but it looks like this - under Xbox:
http://deals.bestbuy.com/#!/video+games
Man neogaf users always work fast, this is brilliant.
ICO, it's been how many years since you announced that game?
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