AWOL PlayStation exclusive The Last Guardian didn't turn up during Sony's Gamescom press conference this week. Were we expecting it? Perhaps not.
But we had hoped for the Team Ico title to perhaps show up at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2014.
Alas, it doesn't sound like it'll be there, either.
"Will we see it at Tokyo Game Show?" we asked Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida in an interview today.
"I don't think so," was his response. "Sorry." - Shuhei Yoshia
"When will we see it?" - Eurogamer
"When we are ready. I cannot confirm any timing because we are waiting for it to be in a state where we are happy that this is the game. We have a certain time frame in our mind, and the team is making great progress, but still not to the point that we can say that, here you go." - Shuhei Yoshida
Yoshida, and other Sony Computer Entertainment executives, are often asked about the status of The Last Guardian, which was announced as a PlayStation 3 exclusive five years ago. We last asked Yoshida about The Last Guardian at E3 in June, where it also failed to turn up.
Sony has since insisted the game is still in development. So, what's taking so long?
"The technical issues on PS3 and the way it was engineered didn't work," Yoshida said, echoing comments he's made before. "It worked to some extent, that's why we had a date in mind."
That last comment is a reference to Sony's 2010 announcement of a late 2011 release date for the game.
"That was a mistake," Yoshida admitted, "but at one time it was looking possible. It has been totally re-engineered. They're still working on it. I've been seeing the progress."
Is The Last Guardian now a PlayStation 4 game? It seems inevitable that it is, but Sony isn't saying. The long wait continues.
My Thoughts & Opinions:
The Last Guardian has been a long wait for PlayStation gamers, if Sony is toying with us and they really are going to announce it at Tokyo Game Show then a release date better be revealed and a gameplay trailer better be their as well. However if what their saying is true, then I can expect not to see The Last Guardian until E3 2015 or Tokyo Game Show, don't expect to see it at Gamescom any time soon now or next year. Most likely I believe that it will most likely be revealed probably Tokyo Game Show in 2015 but if not we can expect it to slip through probably around 2016. I hope it doesn't happen, because this game been on my mind since it was announced. I hope Sony is just toying with us and will show us it at Tokyo Game Show but that is less likely to happen.
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