Money for selling the IP and goodwillSo Scalebound and Banjo to Switch? But what would MS/Xbox get from them? :)
Money for selling the IP and goodwillSo Scalebound and Banjo to Switch? But what would MS/Xbox get from them? :)
I disagree completely. It looks really bad, especially for a platinum game. Like the actual gameplay is just slow as shit shooting a boss that does pretty much nothing followed by QTEs. For a studio that are known for making pretty fantastic combat systems (especially in their third person shooter, Vanquish!) it was disappointing as hell at the time and it still looks awful.
I'll stan for Platinum any day of the week but not the the level you are lol, I have limits.
The game had problems running on a XB1 at 30fps from all the videos I saw, and that was not too far from release either, I doubt this will run on switch in any way. Unless they rebuilt it from scratch maybe?
I want Scalebound to come back so much but not as Switch Exclusive..
I don't want the game to be brought down by hardware limitations. Scalebound, by the name of it and how ambitious it wanted to be in terms of scale I feel that the Switch will not do it justice.
I love my Switch and it has great hardware capabilities. But I think Kamiya will have not 100% have his vision of the game be done.
Anyways It is probably Legends 3 which is an excellent choice to ressurect.
Sure, but I also really doubt JP would be saying this if Platinum was working on Scalebound. He might not work there anymore, but he's still friends with a lot of people there and would probably know if Scalebound was resurrected in some way.
Yeah, it just seems like a bad idea that won't result in any notable gain.
It rumour doesnt make a whole lot of sense of a lot of reasons.
Platinum doesn't own the IP.
The game that existed was bult on UE4 and UE4 barely runs on Switch.
It was meant to be online focused boy that aint a good fit for Switch
Scalebound looked kinda bad anyway.
It would be easier to just make a new game that borrows some ideas from Scalebound then go through the mess of paperwork to revive a (probably justifiably) dead game.
So Scalebound and Banjo to Switch? But what would MS/Xbox get from them? :)
They don't own the IP? Oh I really thought they did. PG does?
Well the latest rumour is Platinum has brought back the IP from MS. Anything is possible if that's true.If that's true PG can't just pick up where they left off, or can they? Not sure how that works really.
Or can they definitely pick up where development stopped and just throw a different name on it? And that wouldn't need MS's permission at all?
money? MS doesn't need the pittance that the scalebound IP would be worth
If you don't want to believe him then I don't understand what there is to discuss in here tho, this thread is all about HIS rumor lolNot exactly sure why I should blindly assume that he's right. Assuming he has sources, often sources are second or third hand, and they often speak vaguely enough even when they aren't.
Having seen Scalebound in action, Astral Chain's description pretty much describes what I saw.
I mean the dude works for Game Informer. Chances are he has good sources.Not exactly sure why I should blindly assume that he's right. Assuming he has sources, often sources are second or third hand, and they often speak vaguely enough even when they aren't.
Having seen Scalebound in action, Astral Chain's description pretty much describes what I saw.
If you don't want to believe him then I don't understand what there is to discuss in here tho, this thread is all about HIS rumor lol
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what if nintendo licensed okami from capcom and gave it to kamiya to make okami 2
Have Nintendo finance the development, cut the MP part, make it a Gamepass title after 6 months of being a Nintendo exclusive. Everybody wins.An IP that never got off the ground is worth absolutely nothing. If anything comes of it, it'll be a spiritual successor. There is literally not one good reason why Scalebound would be revived under anyone but MS.
I think they were effectively in a situation where they could only afford to cancel one perception-wise, and they chose to cancel the new-ip that was more of a risk versus what is effectively a more polished version of an existing game that's kind of an MS cult classic. Both had troubled developments.
So, the mechanics are there but the skin is different, you say?
That's assuming Imran has heard more than "Scalebound is coming back."
Not exactly sure why I should blindly assume that he's right. Assuming he has sources, often sources are second or third hand, and they often speak vaguely enough even when they aren't.
Having seen Scalebound in action, Astral Chain's description pretty much describes what I saw.
Not gonna end well...
Scalebound's Cancellation 'Better for Xbox Gamers' Says Phil Spencer
https://gamerant.com/scalebound-cancellation-better-xbox-gamers-phil-spencer/
This is the greatest thing I've ever seen.
I mean the dude works for Game Informer. Chances are he has good sources.
A share of revenue for putting Banjo on the N64 Classic, potentially a share of revenue from a DK64 virtual console release, however much third parties get from Smash DLC revenue if any. In addition, they get the best possible advertisement for a potential Banjo 3 and for playing Banjo games on Xbox One.
Well the latest rumour is Platinum has brought back the IP from MS. Anything is possible if that's true.
Actually he has said that he will write an article about it. He's searching for more infos about it.If he had such precise information, don't you think he'd have written it on his own outlet, instead of hinting to it on someone else's podcast?
Have Nintendo finance the development, cut the MP part, make it a Gamepass title after 6 months of being a Nintendo exclusive. Everybody wins.
A couple gems (fine, Cuphead is the only gem), but not great overall.
Actually he has said that he will write an article about it. He's searching more infos about it.
Considering that the RPG mechanics aren't shown and the Legions seem to operate mechanically different than the dragons, no, I don't say that at all.So, the mechanics are there but the skin is different, you say?
Read what Imran said
It's not Astral Chain. Scalebound or any other cancelled game could be in the mix, but if it WAS Scalebound, we won't know about it for a while.
I'll add to this that "Scalebound is coming to Switch" was absolutely a rumor floating around last summer.This Nintendo Insider site doesn't seem to understand the difference between IP ownership and trademark registration:
Anyway, didn't Platinum literally just announce an action game with co-op multiplayer as a Switch exclusive? I guess it's possible that Nintendo is also paying for Scalebound, but why would they bother? My guess -- and please be clear that this is a guess; I am not confirming or denying anything -- is that Platinum re-used a lot of Scalebound's design and tech for Astral Chain, and people are just getting their wires crossed.
despite what people think, the actual scalebound IP and name aren't worth shit. nintendo could just as well fund a game with the same concept under different name for kamiya and not owe anything to microsoft for it. that's why this rumor doesn't make any sense.Have Nintendo finance the development, cut the MP part, make it a Gamepass title after 6 months of being a Nintendo exclusive. Everybody wins.
If he had such precise information, don't you think he'd have written it on his own outlet, instead of hinting to it on someone else's podcast?
I mean the dude works for Game Informer. Chances are he has good sources.
Or that he wants an article longer than "credible sources told me X game that got cancelled is back, published by Nintendo, please be excited".If he's searching for info, it means that what he has isn't precise/solid enough to warrant an article yet.
What does this even mean? If we're not still talking about Imran's rumor, then what are we talking about?
I'll add to this that "Scalebound is coming to Switch" was absolutely a rumor floating around last summer.
Huh. Was there any talk of any more collaborations between Microsoft and Nintendo? I remember rumors about some agreement between the two companies being made around that time.I'll add to this that "Scalebound is coming to Switch" was absolutely a rumor floating around last summer.
God damn.I'll add to this that "Scalebound is coming to Switch" was absolutely a rumor floating around last summer.
Ehhhhh. Other than the fact you have what is likely an AI companion fighting with you, I don't see any connection in the gameplay we've seen so far. I wouldn't be surprised if a couple elements (like the companion) were inspired by their ideas for Scalebound, but not enough to say Scalebound evolved in to Astral Chain.I don't think enough people realize this.
More precisely Astral Chain sounds like Scalebound's ideas with a new skin.
It would make zero sense for Platinum to be making two games based on very similar ideas for the same console, at the same time.
I'll add to this that "Scalebound is coming to Switch" was absolutely a rumor floating around last summer.