The Last Guardian Hasn't Disappeared, Says Sony

This game has to come out this year. If it doesn't, then wtf sony, wtf.

When you're ready, The Last Guardian, when you're ready.

well as long as it's ready when they release it that's all I care about if it's not ready then they shouldn't release it but when it's ready is the time to release

“I will not give you a detailed update, but I will say one thing and it goes back to innovation and to gamers and to quality,” Rhode said. “That title will ship when it’s absolutely ready.”

There has been no date set for The Last Guardian’s release, but Rhode did not seem to be worried about any specific time table.

“It’s going to ship sometime and it’s going to ship when it’s ready. And I think that’s a really important thing to remember, that it would be very easy to ship a game when it’s not quite ready because we need to meet a business plan,” he said. “Gamers are first and the experiences we provide are first. That’s why we’re gonna talk about the game when we’re ready to talk about it.”

They're adding Move Support and Multiplayer, bird thing vs bird thing, Primal Rage style. Multiplayer will only support Move.

Please don't rush this Ueda. Your fans are the patient kind, the patient kind with extremely high expectations.

this project has been in limbo for so long now. Im guessing they are saving it for the end of ps3 life to give the console a big send off. Maybe they might cross it over to ps4 to have a graphic beast.

I hope this sees the light of day, but I am not holding my breath on it.

Why do i feel like i've heard this a million times in the past year. "[Insert Game Name] is still a thing."

I was really hoping for this game to be shown at the electronic 3

It'll either be rushed and a disappointment, or overdue and a disappointment.

If its bad i hope it gets canned. i am a little nervous it has so much hype, money, and dreams behind it, that they might release a mediocre game (Im thinking about Lair aaahhhhhh!), instead of just taking a loss. it looks good though. And Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom was fun which looked basically like the same idea? So i am hopeful! :)

Shuhei Yoshida is a cool guy, and I appreciate his honest responses.

That is good to hear!

Sony continued, "Yet. It hasn't disappeared yet."

Just knowing that it's still in development makes me happy.

Are they porting it to Orbis or something?

Team Ico games are rather boring indeed. Add to that the development woes and you have some possible vaporware that I have no interest in.

Having "heart" does not a good game make.

I feel like I've been waiting for the game forever, so I guess a little longer changes nothing.

Pics or it didn't happen

Please, God, don't let this be another Duke Nukem....

@evanbower said:

@killacam said:

@Arbuthnaut said:

Not intending to offend anyone here, I'm just genuinely curious.

Even as fans of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, why has the hype for this game been through the roof for the better part of a decade when they haven't shown one second of gameplay, one substantial hint at a storyline, or even a proper trailer? All anyone has seen for this game has been short clips of a beast running around with a kid. That's been backed up by a bunch of empty promises and delays stemming from poor quality. Most titles would have been canceled at this point. They have been making all of these claims with absolutely nothing to show for it for five years. The main guy responsible for it is only completing it because he is contractually obligated to. Something isn't right with this game. So why are people still so excited for it? Is it ALL based off of nostalgia and love for Ico and Shadow?

no, he is finishing it because he cares deeply about his game and his vision. he is unwilling to compromise these for some company's release date. the game itself doesn't need a trailer, gameplay footage, or any inside look because ueda's previous work speaks for it. to me, the long development time is the opposite of a turnoff; it is clear the what ueda does is always extremely fresh conceptually and hard to pull off. all that has been affirmed for me is that this final chapter of his "trilogy" will be crafted with that same care and love as the first two.

I would normally blindly follow team Ico to the ends of the earth, but everything I'm hearing about this game is just slowly making me a doubter. Apparently, development for this game started directly after Colossus, as a PS2 game (source: Anthony Galllegos on the latest Game Scoop!), but was basically scrapped when releasing on that hardware was no longer realistic. They've now been working on the current build of Guardian for six years.. the same time span that the entire Uncharted and Mass Effect trilogies have come out. Knowing Ueda and how solid his record has been, I definitely gave him the benefit of the doubt that great things needs time. But.. there is just no way that a game couldn't be completed in six years, unless there are just serious issues happening within the studio.

Anyway, whether its taking so long because the studio is falling apart, or because everything is going steady but good art takes time, Sony has guaranteed that what is released won't be the pure vision that Ueda intended, because, I guess in some attempt to make sure this game doesn't become vapourware, they've got Sony Santa Monica working on it as well. Another great developer, but a very very different one.

but they're just giving technical advice! and everyone needs a helping hand every now and then. it's harder than we all thought to make a beautiful winged dog beast loyal. anyway, c'mon.. if you're out then i.. i just don't know!

@killacam said:

@Arbuthnaut said:

Not intending to offend anyone here, I'm just genuinely curious.

Even as fans of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, why has the hype for this game been through the roof for the better part of a decade when they haven't shown one second of gameplay, one substantial hint at a storyline, or even a proper trailer? All anyone has seen for this game has been short clips of a beast running around with a kid. That's been backed up by a bunch of empty promises and delays stemming from poor quality. Most titles would have been canceled at this point. They have been making all of these claims with absolutely nothing to show for it for five years. The main guy responsible for it is only completing it because he is contractually obligated to. Something isn't right with this game. So why are people still so excited for it? Is it ALL based off of nostalgia and love for Ico and Shadow?

no, he is finishing it because he cares deeply about his game and his vision. he is unwilling to compromise these for some company's release date. the game itself doesn't need a trailer, gameplay footage, or any inside look because ueda's previous work speaks for it. to me, the long development time is the opposite of a turnoff; it is clear the what ueda does is always extremely fresh conceptually and hard to pull off. all that has been affirmed for me is that this final chapter of his "trilogy" will be crafted with that same care and love as the first two.

I would normally blindly follow team Ico to the ends of the earth, but everything I'm hearing about this game is just slowly making me a doubter. Apparently, development for this game started directly after Colossus, as a PS2 game (source: Anthony Galllegos on the latest Game Scoop!), but was basically scrapped when releasing on that hardware was no longer realistic. They've now been working on the current build of Guardian for six years.. the same time span that the entire Uncharted and Mass Effect trilogies have come out. Knowing Ueda and how solid his record has been, I definitely gave him the benefit of the doubt that great things needs time. But.. there is just no way that a game couldn't be completed in six years, unless there are just serious issues happening within the studio.

Anyway, whether its taking so long because the studio is falling apart, or because everything is going steady but good art takes time, Sony has guaranteed that what is released won't be the pure vision that Ueda intended, because, I guess in some attempt to make sure this game doesn't become vapourware, they've got Sony Santa Monica working on it as well. Another great developer, but a very very different one.

@Arbuthnaut said:

Not intending to offend anyone here, I'm just genuinely curious.

Even as fans of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, why has the hype for this game been through the roof for the better part of a decade when they haven't shown one second of gameplay, one substantial hint at a storyline, or even a proper trailer? All anyone has seen for this game has been short clips of a beast running around with a kid. That's been backed up by a bunch of empty promises and delays stemming from poor quality. Most titles would have been canceled at this point. They have been making all of these claims with absolutely nothing to show for it for five years. The main guy responsible for it is only completing it because he is contractually obligated to. Something isn't right with this game. So why are people still so excited for it? Is it ALL based off of nostalgia and love for Ico and Shadow?

no, he is finishing it because he cares deeply about his game and his vision. he is unwilling to compromise these for some company's release date. the game itself doesn't need a trailer, gameplay footage, or any inside look because ueda's previous work speaks for it. to me, the long development time is the opposite of a turnoff; it is clear the what ueda does is always extremely fresh conceptually and hard to pull off. all that has been affirmed for me is that this final chapter of his "trilogy" will be crafted with that same care and love as the first two.

I really want to see what this game is about before the PS4 comes out.

I heard it's coming out the same day as Agent....

Cool

I bought my PS3 just to play this game - well, and Katamari Forever - but I was really anticipating this game.

Now I'm kind of apprehensive to it even coming out...

This is the new duke nukem forever/Fez

I hope this game gets out of development hell eventually.

Leaving your company before finishing what you started sounds very un-Japanese, even if you're continuing it as a freelancer. Whatever his reason for departure, it most certainly didn't help the project.

Better not disappear. I've got high hopes for this game ;_;

So i guess it's pretty clear at this point that they didn't have a game when they first rolled out that trailer years ago.  CG proof of concept more like.  
 
Anyway.  Looking forward to it. 

"It's not vaporware, we swear!"

As long as the game continues the vibe of ICO and SotC, I'm fine.

@Arbuthnaut: well... you should know that it has been hinted that this is the ending of the saga, because as mysterious as it is, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian, are all said to be connected, at least clearly in mythology.. Now, explaining the hype is easier than that.

Fumito Ueda and team ico have shot twice and both games have been absolutely impressive, I would say that Shadow of the colossus is the single most accomplished modern game up to date, even with its huge flaws. And although none of the games have been at all mainstream, it is safe to assume that the love and dedication that they put into the first two games will go into this one.

As for the problems, it is not confirmed what the nature of the conflicts is, no comments have ever been made. Seems that sony was pushing the quicker development (which is only fair tbh) and they didn't want the pressure. But its silly to think that this would make fans of the series any less excited about it.

@Klei said:

I'm one of those dudes who don't really care for this game at all. Until it releases, that is.

Yeah I don't really get why there's this hype surrounding this game. There hasn't been any gameplay footage and I'm not all that psyched about a dog bird thing.

COME. THE FUCK. ON!

I read that were going to show it at E3 but Team Ico said it wasn't ready

one can only dream this comes out. dying to play something new from Team Ico that doesn't involve investing hours into something i've already done

@doobie said:

@BPRJCTX said:

They are probably turning it into a shooter...

That's the only way they can even make their money back after all these years...

And even then, they probably won't.

Loved Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, but, what a fucking joke.

skyrim was not a shooter or diablo 3.

its just a myth that only shooters do well.

I can't tell; are both of you being sarcastic or is it just that the second guy didn't get it?

@Arbuthnaut: I think it's mostly nostalgia, but I think some small part is that a lot of people are looking towards Team Ico to give us something fresh and innovative; something that we're not getting from the more mainstream developers. I, for one, really want this game to come out, and be awesome, simply because I want another game I can show to non-gamers that not everything is boring shooter based around killing people. That gaming is actually worth taking note of.

Can't believe they are not showing anything, it's CRAAAAAZY! Calling it right now, Playstation 4 launch title!

@BPRJCTX said:

They are probably turning it into a shooter...

That's the only way they can even make their money back after all these years...

And even then, they probably won't.

Loved Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, but, what a fucking joke.

skyrim was not a shooter or diablo 3.

its just a myth that only shooters do well.

Hey give them a break, it takes time to convert a game into a modern military setting.

They are probably turning it into a shooter...

That's the only way they can even make their money back after all these years...

And even then, they probably won't.

Loved Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, but, what a fucking joke.

Not intending to offend anyone here, I'm just genuinely curious.

Even as fans of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, why has the hype for this game been through the roof for the better part of a decade when they haven't shown one second of gameplay, one substantial hint at a storyline, or even a proper trailer? All anyone has seen for this game has been short clips of a beast running around with a kid. That's been backed up by a bunch of empty promises and delays stemming from poor quality. Most titles would have been canceled at this point. They have been making all of these claims with absolutely nothing to show for it for five years. The main guy responsible for it is only completing it because he is contractually obligated to. Something isn't right with this game. So why are people still so excited for it? Is it ALL based off of nostalgia and love for Ico and Shadow?

"So you actually care about that? Yeah ... we're still doing that, kind of. But please look at this fourth iteration of that generic shooter!"

Kaz Harai got it charge and said "why are we producing this stupid fucking game, make some shooters guys!"

Hope dies last!

I still haven't played Ico yet, someone force me! Guess I'll have time anyway.