I’m just genuinely sad man. This is one of my favorite games of all time and just…… ugh. I want this game to be everything we deserve and more, but maybe the writing is on the wall.
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The first demo after 3 years was a vertical slice and the planned release date was 2022. Something was definitely wrong.
Could it be the opposite? As in, they turned in a vertical slice that indicated a Star Citizen level of unrealistic bloat and over-scope?
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How awkward lol…
Won’t be surprised if Sony pulls out of timed exclusivity and/or this ends up being cancelled.
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Isn’t a AAA remake of an epic 40 hour rpg already quite the over-scope for such a small studio specialiced in Mac ports?
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Makes sense to me, but apparently Sony publishing didn’t think so? 
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Well either the demo was not good enough or the demo was good but the project was too ambitious which translated in a bigger budget and more development time than what Sony initially expected so maybe they pulled the plug early because they thought that it wasn’t worth the investement.
Those GAAS are not gonna be cheap so maybe Jimbo had to cut some corners. 
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I am more curious that why after 3 years of development they had only a vertical slice
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Maybe they wanted something quick and not too expensive to fill the gaps in their release schedule before their studios start to pump out games. Something similar with what they pulled off with Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo. 
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You don’t axe people if project is good, but bigger in scope than expected. You will actually try even more to help them with outsourcing and hiring more staff.
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Yeah I don’t see people getting fired for being too ambitious, they would likely just ask to reduce the scope
This is either Aspyr not delivering or management expecting too much
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Its a bit questionable. But we don’t know what Aspyr sold Sony und Lucas Arts in the first place and this was the first reality check.
Somebody just leak this demo. I’m really curious now.
Maybe it went similar to this:
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The very limited amount of articles over here focuses on Aspyr, and are more of a shrug. Hardly any mention of Sony at all.
I hate gaming media and their obvious shit bias.
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This really sucks, I was looking forward to this. =/
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Yeah, barely anybody mentions Sony at all. But well, just like with their harassment issues - media always throws any bad stuff associated with Sony under the rug.
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Yes, and it is even more obvious when compared to all the articles when the game was revealed. Then it was PLAYSTATION EXCLUSIVE, SONY BEST all over every mention of the game. It’s incredibly obvious, and pathetic.
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While this lends credence as to why Microsoft backed off, its still not worth celebrating IMO. Its another example of how difficult game dev is. Hopefully they can save the project and eventually it ends up on Xbox.
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No one is celebrating. Just nodding head until it falls off.
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i haven’t seen anyone celebrate the game’s seeming demise. Just a pushback after months of being told that Xbox were “fools” for letting this one get away without any actual evidence supporting that fact
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