Scalebound is an ambitious action movie developed at PlatinumGames a few years ago, and it was originally intended to be an exclusive product for Xbox One. Under the leadership of the sole Kamiya Hideki (Hideki Kamiya), it combines fantasy with science fiction and is understood to be an “essential” list for many gamers.
However, in 2017, Microsoft stopped development work, and Scalebound seems to be dead and buried. Games in this range can only be developed with the financial assistance of major publishers or platform owners. Although Microsoft has renewed the Scalebound trademark, the trademark will become invalid when the company cannot specify which applications the company will own after the game is cancelled. Up.
To this day, Nintendo Insider reports that the game has been resurrected as a Nintendo Switch exclusive product-the site even pointed out that it believes this is a “resurrection” game that it hinted at yesterday.
Given the strong relationship between PlatinumGames and Nintendo, this is not the most absurd rumor we have heard, although the project may need to be scaled down to accommodate the decline in processing power (although it is worth noting that it actually started the life of Wii ).
Nintendo Insider expresses the greatest confidence in its source, but do you think it should be taken with a little salt? Let us comment.
Damien has more than ten years of professional writing experience, and his abdomen is creepy. As far as we know, it is rumored that he refused to play the role of Nintendo Life in The Hobbit, which is totally unfounded.
Isn’t it? I have always been jealous of this as a dedicated development for XB1, so I am very happy to see it on Switch.
Oh no! This elimination is absolutely cruel, and I am incredibly sad even though I have never bought an Xbox to a degree. If you want to switch to Switch, I want to say that Platinum is my favorite developer outside of Nintendo.
Although this is great, I still hope that the final rumors about the cancelled game are still correct, but for another project. Mainly because I need Metroid Fear.
I will believe it as soon as I see it, but if it is true, then I will be very excited. Scalebound looks like the killer exclusive that Xbox One desperately needs, and it is confusing to find that it has been cancelled.
If this rumor is true, then Nintendo will undoubtedly respect PlatinumGames’ potential as a blockbuster game developer.
Fact: Wait for Nintendo to tell that this is happening before you board any much-hyped train. Until then, this rumor has been ignored by me.
You know, I will never understand how Nintendo offers three games for Platinum (Bayonetta 2 + 3 and Astral Chain, Star Fox Zero contributes more to Nintendo than anything else with the help of Platinum), and Microsoft just can’t make it. Scalebound went smoothly without any problems. Why can’t Microsoft just make platinum become platinum?
In other words, I will remain extremely cautious about these rumors. I heard conflicting reports that Microsoft only has trademarks and not IP or any other means, and I don’t really bother to explore the specifics.
In any case, my backlog of games is too much, don’t worry. Back to “Final Fantasy XV” and “Golden Sun: The Lost Time”.
What still puzzles me is how Microsoft canceled games like this, but released things like Crackdown 3, even though Devil May Cry 5 looks much better than this.
@EvilLucario Judging from the first-party XB1 lineup, I think Microsoft treats single-player games as an afterthought.
@EvilLucario Microsoft tried to force multiplayer games into the game, and Platinum was not satisfied with it. As a result, the game started to be hurt by joining the online co-op, so it was in a very painful state, so it was abandoned.
The reason for any credibility in this rumor is that the Scalebound project started with development on the Wii. It changed a lot when it was shown on Xbox One, but it still remains the same.
I don’t believe I think it will still be an Xbox exclusive product, but it will be launched on the next Xbox.
If this is true, it is absolutely crazy. I am very excited about Scalebound, and when it was cancelled, it made me a little sad.
You must take it with a grain of salt. First of all, if it is true, Platinum will once again face the trouble of developing too many things at once. Secondly, everyone who has seen its demo always talks about how it works (removed), so unless they are serious about making games on a smaller scale, the Switch cannot run it. That being said, I am worried that Platinum is currently developing another ANY range game, and they have two other major games in development.
I believe that Microsoft will no longer own the Scalebound trademark, because they will never be able to provide a reason to own the IP, so Nintendo can theoretically acquire the rights to the game.
If this rumor is true, don’t expect this game to be released in a long time. The platinum machine is already quite busy.
It’s fun to say the least. The protagonist seems not too arrogant about mass consumption-and platinum being awarded five (!) titles at the same time is worrying-but it is great to see Kamiya-san’s vision finally surfaced. Either way, I will sprinkle in with salt until Nintendo confirms it.
The idea of LMAO was arbitrarily abandoned by YouTubers yesterday and became a rumor today. ridiculous
I am looking forward to doing this on Xbox One. It was a pity that it was cancelled, but I quickly got over it. Mainly because I found the protagonist a bit annoying. I think it would be great if I come back again, but I am more interested in Bayonetta 3 and Astral Chain.
Didn’t this game start as a Wii project and then moved to Microsoft? I remember canceled reading it somewhere. If this is true, it will not be a rumor.
I hope this is true…! But I think Microsoft will provide funding for the development of this game in the exclusive form of Xbox One. . I doubt whether they allow the results of their investment to be used on competitor’s platforms. Moreover, the graphics of this game are very good, I regret that it will not have the same visual impact on the Switch. This is a game I am considering buying for Xbox One!
If it is true, I will be very happy. I remember being excited about this game when I once owned an Xbox One a few years ago. Now, I’m the PS4 guy on Switch, and he plays Forza on his laptop.
No interest, if that style of game attracts me, I will own an Xbox. enjoy!
The only thing that makes me suspicious is that I am not sure whether Microsoft will agree to this, because they will get a negative PR when they re-announce.
If it turns out that this is true, I will never call bs, because my thoughts will be shocked after the Xbox is cancelled, I thought it was gone forever, I just can’t see the monster hunter world on capcom It is impossible to achieve what happens when switching in case maybe they are full of
If it is true, it is absolutely crazy. I find it a bit unbelievable for the simple reason that it may hinder the current good relationship between Nintendo and Microsoft. Nintendo’s picking up of the cancelled Xbox exclusive game may be interpreted as a sign of malice, something I think neither company needs at this time.
However, if Scalebound does appear on the Switch, it may be very different from the existing material, because even Xbox Xbox does not seem to be able to run it consistently.
Of course, I hope this is true-more Nintendo exclusive games are by no means a bad thing, especially when they enjoy the same high reputation as Scalebound.
I can’t believe it, but if it is true, I will buy it a second time after the game is on the shelves.
Oh my God! ! ! This new thing makes me happy! I have been looking forward to this game because I never planned to buy Xbox. But this game was tempting to me at the time, and it still is. I want this game!
I like how these rumors complement each other from a few pieces of information until they become these grand narratives. Humans are fascinating.
But that’s so cool. This is one of the two exclusive Xbone games I really want (the other is Rare Replay).
If the sales of Astral Chain are good, then there is no reason not to port the earlier Platinum games to the system.
No, this will be Project Hammer, or at least has a better chance of being a game that was “previously completed but cancelled and declared dead by Nintendo”.
As others have already said, the game’s performance is already terrible, and the graphics are far beyond what the Switch can display, so even if they can’t even make it work properly on Xbox One, how can they do it? Will it run on the Switch? Not only that, but how far do they have to shrink the graph? This is not “Doom” or “German Headquarters”, this is a game with a vast open world and a lot of assets, all of which are displayed in a resolution that the Switch can’t handle.
The fact that it was once intended to be used on the Wii does not mean anything in this regard, because it has undergone so many changes and has grown so large that it seems unlikely to fall on the Switch.
However, if it is actually Scalebound, then I will definitely be impressed. I will applaud Nintendo’s saving another IP, but at the same time, I also hope that they can really get all the things there. , So this will be their task for themselves.
Unfounded. Oh, so Microsoft and Nintendo get along well, and platinum games are now under Nintendo’s banner. Yes, it is certain that Microsoft will abandon the project without gaining any benefits. This will not happen. (I know this is a rumor, I am just stating my own situation)
But my logic is that Metroid is developed for Switch Pro, and Scalebound may be another professional game.
Since they registered the IP trademark, doesn’t Microsoft own these rights? As a hardware developer, even with friendly terms, I can’t see them issuing IP rights. At least not without major industrial restructuring. These are businesses, and if they do not benefit from goodwill, they will not give up goodwill. Personally, at least, I don’t think such a move is good.
However, this industry is changing rapidly, and it is hard to imagine that exclusivity will have greater power. There are very few reasons for any publisher to make exclusive games without incentives, and because of the way these titles are budgeted, now you need a lot of money to buy exclusive AAA products from well-known brands.
If it is true, please delete “Americanism” first. The cliché first-line standard Hollywood action movies are incredible.
In addition to mentioning Scalebound in the 11th post, I also mentioned the term “death and bury” in the 39th post, so I hope to get double false rumors.
Seriously suspicious. This means that Nintendo will fund 3 Platinum titles at the same time. Frankly speaking, considering that Platinum does not have a trident like this, this is unlikely. In addition, MS still owns the IP, and it is recorded that the trademark is not the same as the IP.
Of course good! The Artisal chain was not entirely interested in me, but when I saw this so-called Xbox exclusive sale, I was shocked.
The switch hardly has any third-party monopoly, but in today’s era, it represents all game consoles. The power of the switch is insufficient, so most high-power versions with larger budgets are not a matter of overnight, or up to a few months and a year, at most, we can close the ports.
If this is right, then it looks good, and Microsoft looks bad. Hopefully, if this happens, they will not feel salty.
If Hideki made Monster Hunter, that’s what it looks like. If it is really a product of Switch, I will be sold.
To be honest, games like this don’t need to be scaled down a lot for the Switch. It’s just lowered on the graph. Switch can run normally in the open world/large arena, but it can’t reach the texture and Rez level of PS4/XB1.
Capcom pointed out that due to the function of the Switch, MH World cannot be implemented on the Switch. This is likely to be composed of three parts-Nintendo’s online network at the time of development, capital/resource transfer and profit returns, and graphics that do not want to reduce it. Fidelity. Capcom is determined to keep some games looking as realistic as possible, so the way they brought RE7 to the Japanese Switch-”let cloud processing and streaming vs adjust res and make it run on the system”.
Don’t get me wrong, Capcom may be my favorite or second third party. A big fan of Mega Man and Monster Hunter. I can’t accuse them of wanting to maintain graphics fidelity without spending resources and money to port the game. They do not have the financial situation of the 90s. What’s more, MH World is a big risk during development. They are not sure whether it will sell well. Fortunately, it does have, but does not have the staying power of traditional MH games.
@BlueBlur101 The question is 1. How many simultaneous games are being made by Platinum, and 2. They cannot make the game run smoothly on Xbox 1. The switch will behave like garbage or scaled down a lot
@jly1987 They started from scratch. I am sure PG knows the intensity of the game from XB1
I don’t believe this rumor, but even if it is true, there is almost no chance that any Switch game they release has anything in common with the original game, except for the name and/or theme. They had no intention of bringing the game into the Nintendo system initially, so almost all of their tools, engines, assets, etc. need to be overhauled. Moreover, this even completely ignores the fact that it was plagued by a troublesome development cycle, which eventually led to the game being abandoned, so they had to deal with these messy things.
“They had no intention of introducing the game into the Nintendo system, so almost all of their tools, engines, assets, etc. need to be overhauled.”
@ncb1397 Yes, they can’t make the game run smoothly on Xbox either. Stores and industry voices that have participated in trade shows are always talking about its performance. Unless the game shrinks significantly, it will not happen or will run like garbage. If it happens, the game we get may be very different from the original game
@BlueBlur101 My other worry is whether platinum will stretch itself too thin again. This is a problem they have encountered in the past
@ncb1397 can certainly help port it, but this is only a small part of all the other tools/assets used in development. In addition, just running in an engine that can face the Switch platform does not mean that Scalebound does not rely on the unique features of other platforms. I am not saying that it is impossible-I think it is impossible. The project may also be cancelled for good reasons-I suspect this is because the development is progressing smoothly =)
I don’t think that the collapse of Bayonetta 2 was not done by Platinum. It was only before Nintendo stepped in that other platform manufacturers showed interest in funding the project. Microsoft actually invested in Scalebound at first, but because of their low confidence in other first-party titles (such as “Halo Wars 2″ and “Strike Repression 3″ (both are fairly average imo)) , And finally canceled the acquisition
Based on previous rumors, I really think this will be the HAMMER project. But I kind of predicted that if this is indeed the case, then this will happen a few months ago.
@jly1987 Yes, there are some compromises on the Def side, but the game still runs well. Better than Fallout 3 running on PS3…better than most third-party support on Wii It Wii U.
I do agree that Plat is getting thinner and thinner, but don’t say that to Hideki…. He has always been super ambitious, and thankfully, it paid off most of the time
@BlueBlur101 No, they expanded the scale because the scope of the game keeps expanding and the scope is too large. The talk time is too long, the cost is too high, and the operation is not normal. Not only do I attribute the blame to platinum, but I believe they played a big role in it. If you look at all the platinum games, the work they did on the track record is not as primitive as people think.
Is it just me, or is the trailer really sluggish? The scale is quite impressive, but nothing makes me want to play.
I didn’t play “Monster Hunter”, but from what I know about MH, it seems like a dimly lit “Monster Hunter” battle.
@imananjidesuka-You don’t know why I have so many times to fight for this title for Retro. Alas, the whole community hates the idea of Retro, but Prime doesn’t do anything.
Similarly, if this is true, it means that Switch may have three main Platinum exclusive products in the pipeline.
@jly1987 In terms of productivity, they are reverse retro studios. The difference between the US/Japan?
“Yes, they can’t make the game run smoothly on the Xbox platform. The stores and industry voices that have participated in the trade show are always talking about its performance.”
Huh, really? Digital Foundry analyzed the large-scale 2016 E3 demo and said it was very reliable:
The frame time chart looks stable anyway. In any case, maybe the result will be like “Dark Souls” on Xbox 360…down to 10 fps. Still great (this is the system I originally played on it).
Yes, as some others predicted, the first game about “dead and resurrection” that Nintendo is reviving is Scalebound.
The IP owned by MS itself is just two real problems, which can be solved by changing the name. Make it more suitable for the hardware of the switch. Again, it can be resolved. I still think that the reason why MS got out of trouble is related to high investment/low return, not to the direction of development. Let us become a real niche Japanese-made game for Xbox? Yes, its sales may reach 23 copies, for example, Wii U 3rd party is not good.
If this rumor is indeed true (I really hope it is), then I will hype Scalbound on the Switch. However, how it runs on the system, I don’t know!
@KryptoniteKrunch lol, so. It seems that Asian players will not buy Xbox to play Western games, and Western players will not buy Xbox to play Asian games.
Post time: Mar-12-2021
