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The Wait For The Last Guardian

Fans have been waiting forever it seems to see the latest on Sony's long-developed first-party game The Last Guardian.

It was reported last December that creator Fumito Ueda left the studio and was finishing the game on a contract basis. When we talked to head of Sony's worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida in mid-February, he said of the game, "It’s making progress. There have been technical issues and the engineering team is reworking it. It’s playable, but not to the level of when we can say it’s coming."

This brings us to today. I asked Sony PR if there were any plans to show the game off at E3 next month. "The Last Guardian continues to be developed, however we have no news to share at this time with regard to the franchise and E3," a spokesperson told me.

Now, before you freak out, Sony isn't saying whether or not the game will be at E3. We'll to find out in a few weeks if the game is part of the company's press conference or not.

The Last Guardian is clearly in development hell and Sony isn't likely to show off the game again until things are stabilized and back on track. If they can't show it at E3, then SCEA president Jack Tretton needs to take the stage and at least reassure fans that Sony is still backing the project heavily.

What are your overall thoughts on The Last Guardian? Do you still care about this game? Should Sony move it to next-gen at this point or cut its losses and put out whatever the got?

Comments
  • nothing because its never coming out!
  • Things aren't looking for TLG. So I wouldn't be surprised if no TLG at E3
  • I'd punch a baby!
  • I honestly don't mind games taking long in dev hell, as long as we get an intense quality experience with extensive replay value.
  • Cry.
  • if its not there, I'll move on like i've done in years past and enjoy all of the other awesome stuff at E3. I've basically been doing the same with Final Fantasy Versus 13, so I'm used to it.
  • Start a kick-starter to raise money for a time machine.
    Edit: Everyone who donates $10 gets a shirt
    Everyone who donates $20 gets a spot in the time machine....AND A SHIRT.
  • I've lost interest until we receive solid news, that isn't a delay or a departure.

  • live my life normally, and enjoy glimpses of all the other great games coming out in 2013. not too concerned about one game that hasn't peeked my interest.
  • Probably just kill myself and get on with life. What kind of headline is this!? Ha.
  • Jump where that is still to be determined my house I guess

  • Mod
    Life goes on. I will be watching to see what Valve has to offer.
  • I am still hopeful for this title. Shadow of the Colossus took FOREVER to come out, hopefully this will just be a longer case of that?
  • I will get Chuck Norris and force them to get the game made faster and have its released date announced and get them to put it on shelves faster
  • I would not be surprised. This game has entered development hell.

  • t-bag the ico and shadow of the colossus collection lol

  • It taking awhile to complete doesn't bother me (though I want it as soon as possible) since I want it to be as good as it can. I'm still looking forward to it. Shadow of the Colossus is my favorite game of all time and Ico was great, so I have been looking forward to this game for some time. Needless to say, I'll be first in line when this one comes out, whenever it comes out.

    However, if this doesn't show at E3, I wouldn't be surprised.
  • I'm gonna kill myself... seriously....

  • I'm guessing development's going just fine. Ueda's great, but he's not the only genius Sony knows, if it comes to that.
  • You'll still have Bioshock to look forward to!  Oh wait...

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