As Microsoft secures more studios and exclusives, PlatinumGames shows interest in the possible development of one game that never got its chance. In an interview with IGN Japan, both Hideki Kamiya, the man behind Devil May Cry and Bayonetta, and their new CEO, Atsushi Inaba, expressed their interest in bringing back Scalebound. Originally announced at E3 2014, Scalebound was meant to be an Xbox One exclusive title, but due to problems between Platinum and Xbox, the project ended up being canceled in 2019.

Despite the difficulties in development, it seems that Platinum wants another shot at making the game. They used the interview to directly ask the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, if he'd be interested in bringing back Scalebound. Kamiya also brought up the fact that when the game was shuttered, it was far along in development, and that it would be a waste to never do anything with it. Both Kamiya and Inaba made sure to let Xbox know they were serious as well--given the fact they'd done this before in 2020, and didn't want their comments to be considered a polite joke again.

Often in an interview you might hear a developer politely saying, ‘Yes, if we had the opportunity we’d love to work on that again’, but we don’t mean it that way. Both Kamiya and I are serious – we really would love to work on Scalebound again. I’d like to discuss it with Microsoft properly.

While Scalebound's future is uncertain at best, PlatinumGames is keeping itself busy with the likes of Sol Cresta which is out later this month, Bablyon's Fall that releases in March, Bayonetta 3 which is due out for release at some point.

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[Marc_LFD]

God, yes, please!

Scalebound still looks amazing and very, very promising. Platinum Games is an incredible developer.

 

[dragonblood9999]

Scalebound was one of the only Xbox one exclusives I was interested in, other than Rare Replay. I don't really care for newer Halos and never really got into Gears.

 

[Flame]

if its already almost made. make sure they bring it to the Xbox One too PlatinumGames.

i just got a xbone.

 

[Viri]

Why not just make a new IP, and make it play like Scalebound?

 

[LeyendaV]

And so we do.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Why not just make a new IP, and make it play like Scalebound?

It was only six years ago and many still remember Scalebound.



If it gets released, I hope it's multiplatform so it can reach as many gamers as possible and Microsoft generally does/allow.

Nintendo's the one who keeps it exclusive to their outdated systems.

 

[spotanjo3]

I remembered. Please do.. Please! I remember back in 2019 rumor about Scalebound might come back as a Nintendo Switch Exclusive.

 

[duwen]

ffs, do it Microsoft... just let Platinum do their thing and don't interfere.

 

[Marc_LFD]

I remembered. Please do.. Please! I remember back in 2019 rumor about Scalebound might come back as a Nintendo Switch Exclusive.

Just thinking about it, the game would have been downgraded albeit available in some form.

Now, there's a great possibility to see it on PC, PS, Xbox, and PC.

 

[64bitmodels]

cool i guess but like wasn't scalebound just some generic open world hack and slash? not really crying over the cancellation

 

[64bitmodels]

Just thinking about it, the game would have been downgraded albeit available in some form.

Now, there's a great possibility to see it on PC, PS, Xbox, and PC.

oh boy, i sure can't wait to play scalebound on my PC, and also play it on my other PC!

 

[duwen]

cool i guess but like wasn't scalebound just some generic open world hack and slash? not really crying over the cancellation

Platinum's games can often seem generic on the surface, but they rarely are... and when they are they become the very definition of that particular genre.

 

[64bitmodels]

Platinum's games can often seem generic on the surface, but they rarely are... and when they are they become the very definition of that particular genre.

oh no, i know platinum is anything but generic, it's just that scalebound in particular doesn't look that much better than say, bayonetta or MGR Revengeance.

 

[spotanjo3]

Just thinking about it, the game would have been downgraded albeit available in some form.

Now, there's a great possibility to see it on PC, PS, Xbox, and PC.

Indeed, some people dont have those so they deserve to try it on Nintendo Switch.

 

[Dr_Faustus]

"Kay, it can be revived. But in return we want 51% of your studio so we can claim to own it."

And just like that Microsoft now owns PlatinumGames. Anyone want to take any bets on how long until this actually happens?

 

[Deleted member 532471]

Cancelling this was incredibly dumb in the first place. I hope they do finish it

 

[Emperor_Norton]

God, Scalebound. That's a name I haven't heard in a while. Would be very cool to see it finally get released.

 

[lordofcombo]

Scalebound cancellation was due in part to the financial aspect and in another part because of distribution rights.The game was 80 percent done and suddenly theyve announced it was delayed.
Platinum games now realize Microsoft is the juggernaut when it comes to exclusives due to these left and right acquisitions .
Phil is gonna destroy next E3 with a scalebound announce

 

[Stone_Wings]

Microsoft is the juggernaut when it comes to exclusives due to these left and right acquisitions .
Phil is gonna destroy next E3 with a scalebound announce

MS the juggernaut of exclusives? LOL!!! That will likely never happen.