Platinum Games and Xbox are working on a Scalebound revival

Microsoft owns the IP for Scalebound, even after it was canceled. This is not the first time that PlatinumGames has spoken about working on the game again, proving that the developers have a great deal of enthusiasm for the project that failed to take flight.

PlatinumGames studio head Atsushi Inaba mentioned in 2019 that the studio wants to return to Scalebound if the opportunity presented itself. Game director Hideki Kamiya went as far as to mention Xbox boss Phil Spencer saying, "Phil! Let's do it together!"

Kamiya was also asked last year regarding the possibility of restarting the project and if he was in discussions with Microsoft. The game director teased, "I can't confirm or deny anything, but we could be talking to Microsoft. But we could also be talking to Nintendo, Sony, Capcom, Konami or anybody!

When the game was canceled in 2017, Microsoft took a lot of heat for it. However, studio head Atsushi Inaba revealed that it wasn't just the publisher that caused the project to flounder. "Both sides failed," Inaba said about the project. To him, it was unfair that fans blamed Microsoft.

"Watching fans getting angry at Microsoft over the cancellation wasn't easy for us to watch. Because the reality is, when any game in development can't get released it's because both sides failed," Inaba explains.

"I think there are areas where we could've done better and I'm sure there are areas that Microsoft as a publishing partner wish that they could've done better. Because nobody wants a game to be cancelled."

It remains to be seen if the talks to revive Scalebound will bear fruit. We hope it does as the game had some potential when it was revealed, and it would surely be a nice addition to Microsoft's library of exclusive titles if it gets revived.