Scalebound
Scalebound’s blend of action role-playing, a dragon companion, and a unique headphone-wearing protagonist certainly peaked the interest of the gaming community. Quite apart from the promise of its gameplay, Scalebound was seen as adding an all-new string to the Xbox One’s bow; a Japanese-developed RPG adding a new flavor to its repertoire. Indeed, the prospect of a Hideki Kamiya Platinum Games developer title held such great promise, which made its recent cancelation all the more crushing.
In a statement made by Platinum Games, the studio confirmed that their relationship with Microsoft had been terminated. Issues with Scalebound’s engine and a failure to meet development deadlines had led to the decision to cease production on the game.
Recent news that Microsoft had retained the trademark for Scalebound sent sparks flying about it potential renewal, but sources later confirmed the game was not back in development. While it isn’t entirely outside the realm of possibility that Scalebound could see a miraculous comeback in the future, it seems highly unlikely.
