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Fumito Ueda May Have Left Sony

Report suggests he'll still finish work on The Last Guardian, but Sony's not commenting.

Ueda leaving Sony would cast serious doubt on the ultimate fate of The Last Guardian.
Ueda leaving Sony would cast serious doubt on the ultimate fate of The Last Guardian.

“No comment” sometimes means more than “no comment.”

Eurogamer reported this morning that Sony designer Fumito Ueda, currently working on The Last Guardian for PlayStation 3, has left the company to finish his work on that project as a freelancer.

Ueda is known for designing the emotionally-charged Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, both of which just had high-definition revamps released in a rather swank collection.

Sony has trotted out the usual line about now commenting on rumors and speculation, but if Ueda was still working at Sony, it’s strange that Sony wouldn’t want to stamp out this rumor right away.

The Last Guardian has been delayed several times, and is tentatively slated for a 2012 release. If this report is true, it's unclear how or if it would impact the game's development.

The developer has not disappeared from the Internet, however, and updated his Twitter account as recently as a few hours ago. He has not commented on the reports regarding his status at Sony.

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@Vegetable_Side_Dish said:

Ueda make us anxious, Fumito!

+1

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Whether he's leaving or not, I really hope the part about him staying on the last guardian is true. I just want them to finish that game so I can finally play it.

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I hope the reports of his departure are greatly exaggerated.

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So now "no comment", can just be interpreteded as "sure whatever the rumor is, its probably true". All right cool.

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Shit, what's with all the drama, Ueda and Sony? It's like watching an episode of The Real World.

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Edited By Faint

I don't want to get on Patrick's back, but at least every second article I read that he has written has spelling errors...

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@Knite said:

Wasn't the last guardian scrapped anyway?

No comment.

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If this effects The Last Guardian's release I will murder Jack Trenton and the rest of 'em.

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Pure speculation, but maybe he doesn't want his creativity to be controlled by a major corporation.

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@Cyrisaurus: I agree and for gods sake SPELL CHECK BROSEF

"Sony has trotted out the usual line about now commenting on rumors and speculation"

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I hope this won't affect The Last Guardian's release....

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I don't like anything about this.

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Damn, I first saw this game in e3 2009 and had been closely following it for over 2 years now. This wasn't completely unexpected, but still quite a disappointment.

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And so we have learned nothing from the "MSG 5 saga" ...

If you guys are going to turn into Destructoid I have no reason to visit here anymore.

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Who, and why should I care?

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Edited By godzilla_sushi

@MJHAYLETT said:

I want The Last Guardian more than any game that has came out for this Gen or will come out. I fear we may never get it. sniff.

Why? Did the trailers sell you on the whole deal over any other game this entire generation?

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Wow, this terrible news... WTF HAPPENED? Come to MS now or Nintendo ! lol

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@NaCl: How is this like MGS 5? Did the story say he definitely left? No. All it was reporting was a rumor popped up and there's no concrete answer yet.

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@Bane122 said:

@NaCl: How is this like MGS 5? Did the story say he definitely left? No. All it was reporting was a rumor popped up and there's no concrete answer yet.

If you can't confirm something, STFU until you can. It's simple.

Really, I don't want GiantBomb to become a sensationalist rumor mill tabloid like Destructiod. That is all.

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get employed at hironobu's company. Start making great games

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This game will never come out.

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If this is true it will be bad for Sony's exclusivity of his work. Hopefully this move is made to help complete a great game, and not just a falling-out that hinders it.

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I don't want to blow your minds here but corporations tend to answer to rumors and speculations with "no comment" instead of denying them because if they did it would be obvious that no comment=it's true.

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@MindChamber said:

@Cyrisaurus: I agree and for gods sake SPELL CHECK BROSEF

"Sony has trotted out the usual line about now commenting on rumors and speculation"

Really? Spell check? Now is spelled correctly. Perhaps you meant proof read, or better yet PROOF READ!!!

Hey, look at that you both made honest mistakes. Although Patrick does do this quite a lot...

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@Nevets said:

@MindChamber said:

@Cyrisaurus: I agree and for gods sake SPELL CHECK BROSEF

"Sony has trotted out the usual line about now commenting on rumors and speculation"

Really? Spell check? Now is spelled correctly. Perhaps you meant proof read, or better yet PROOF READ!!!

Hey, look at that you both made honest mistakes. Although Patrick does do this quite a lot...

@GunnBjorn said:

@GunnBjorn: You would do well to read my sentence.

I pointed out that now was spelled correctly so using spell check wouldn't matter.

Then I informed the person pointing it out they they also made a mistake, in their internet rage, by telling him to spell check it.

Which is why I then corrected him and said that indeed he must have meant proof read, not spell check.

Ah... mistakes happen everyday... see you just committed one by hastily responding to defend a person, you may or may not know, on the internet.

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@Nevets: Ah, stupidy me! I'll delete that comment and retreat in shame... Sorry.

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@Nevets: it's less internet rage and more of an annoyance, I pay for these articles, I shouldn't have to decipher them. He's not a 12 year old running a fanzine,but you're right I meant proof read. He should print them out and read them aloud in a mirror or something, because it's irksome.

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chickens coming home to roost

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Worst news ever!!! This as I finish up my HD remix of his other classics. I mean, I've only played Shadow about 20 times. Sigh, at least he will be finishing The Last Guardian.

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Oh well. It's not like he's going to stop making games. Who knows, he could end up having a more freedom now in what he makes and what to sell it on.

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Wii U confirmed!