I really don't know what to make of this. Layden didn't leave that long ago, surely he'd know "it was canceled" or "it was in development when I left".
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Shawn Layden has no idea what happened to Capcom’s PS4 game, Deep Down
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I might be missing something very obvious. But why would you ask Shawn Layden about a Capcom game?
The sad part is that I'm not even surprised. Just straight up vaporware.
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If it's PS4 Exclusive, you'd think he'd have an eye on how it's progressing.
It was a PS4 exclusive, so presumably there was some deal with Sony and they should have been informed if, when, and why it was canceled.
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He says he was burnt out and ready to move on and let others take over for PS5, kinda danced around the possibility of it being related to Jim Ryan.
I just wonder because his departure was so unceremonious.
Just a simple tweet from playstation and that was it. He was gone. After what? 20 years or more?
Its pretty easy to see what happened : It got cancelled. Similar to cfas, it probably wasnt good enough and they felt like it was a waste of time. Plus when you know they had to make a completely new engine right after the creation of Phanta Rhei, you know the issues were pretty major. At the time, capcom was also in a not so great spot business wise and reception wise. So yeah easy to understand why it got canned.
Wasn't it also in collab with Japan Studio? If so, then I would assume the higher ups at Sony would have a an idea on what happened to it.
Definitely Jim Ryan power struggle like everyone suspected then.
Yes on Ono, dont know about the SFV reason though. DD was using a new engine Capcom were developing - you remember? That amazing new engine that powers all their games these days? No not the wildly successful RE Engine, the Phanta Rei engine - which was an absolute wreck and basically got Ono shunted off to another position in Capcom after its spectacular misfire.
Its no minor miracle that they bounced back with the RE Engine which continues to go from strength to strength.
(that said, yeah SFV's launch was... an entirely different issue. Im kinda thankful SFVI is taking its time rather than being rushed out)
Buddy of mine used to work at a famous middleware supplier and at that time he heard that the engine was a disaster to work with and it basically got canned because of that.
I mean it being exclusive doesn't always mean there's a deal signed. Probably quietly shelved by Capcom tbh lol
So, speculation.
I figured it was just something to look good for investors that they could just spin their wheels on until they got their shit together and then quietly shelve it
Yeah, i don't think it was a "power struggle", Ryan probably just wanted it more. it's not like they have to fight hand to hand for the job.
if Japan Studio was involved, I would completely understand, but I thought this was entirely developed and published by Capcom proper?
Like maybe there was a behind the scenes exclusivity deal between Sony and Capcom, but I don't remember hearing about that at all. But I could be completely wrong on this front. I just assumed this was a Capcom game with zero Sony involvement-- it just happened to be only on PS4.
I assume he meant he doesn't know why it was cancelled.
Dusk Golem pretty much laid out that this one was dead, or at least, the entire presentation was bs, no? I can't seem to remember the post or thread.
