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Sony calls Last Guardian E3 listing 'purely speculative'

PlayStation maker responds to listing for long-in-development adventure game appearing on trade show's official website.

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Sony has called an entry for The Last Guardian posted to E3Insider--the official website of next month's Electronic Entertainment Expo--"purely speculative."

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"I'm afraid the listing is purely speculative," a Sony representative told Polygon.

The product page lists The Last Guardian for the PlayStation 3. It also tells gamers to expect "the latest details" on the long-in-development game once the show begins in earnest on June 11.

The Last Guardian has made "slow progress" for years. Sony senior vice president of product development Scott Rohde said during E3 2012 that the game will ship "when it is absolutely ready." He also said Sony has no deadline whatsoever for the game.

Most recently, The Last Guardian creative director Fumito Ueda told gamers to "keep an eye out" for an official announcement on the game from Sony.

The Last Guardian was formally announced at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo.

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There will be all this talk about long development, and I guarantee it wil get canceled.

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@sjawz3288 You can't guarantee anything aslong as you ain't working with the project mate :P

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I'm surprised Sony hasn't shut down the studio making it. They've been on a roll with cancelling games and closing down studios.

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It isn't coming.

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This is something I've been waiting for forever so of course it's a total troll on life just like PIkmin 3 was never coming out on the Wii.... Now that it is coming out I need a WiiU.... freakin trollin

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I remember when they first announced this game... my expectations have slowly died.

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This is the new Duke Nukem Forever.

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@kbaily After the 'disappointments' of Duke Nukem Forever and Colonial Marines I can see Sony's point not trying to get it rushed. Better to spend a lot of money on a 9/10 game that comes out 8 years late than a 5/10 game that comes out 6 years late.

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@jecomans @kbaily DNF was 12 yrs and still junk..

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I still really want this game to come out, but in the same breath, I'm not exactly expecting it anymore. If it does come out it will be a pleasant surprise, but if it doesn't, I'm over it already.

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I'll believe it when I see the boxed copy of one.

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@snova9308 Empty box? Or will it just have a 3-minute demo in it?

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Considering that this game doesn't have to keep up with an ever evolving genre like the FPS (or de-evolving, depending on who you talk to, I suppose), this game still has a chance at being fantastic despite all the delays. But still, this is just getting ridiculous. I actually forgot about this game until this article was mentioned. And I bought a PS3 in anticipation for this game.

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With all this delay, when(if) it comes outs, I bet it won't live up to our expectations.

Just a gut feelin'.

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@Trail_Mix I trust in Fumito Ueda.

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@Trail_Mix these kind of games are not about satisfying peoples expectations, they are about art. they are about making you think differently about games or maybe even life in general.

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@justinka777 Still, there are expectations based on Ueda's past work, and people will not accept anything below "extraordinary" from this man.

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I'm happy to wait, there're plenty to do in the mean time.
Even if there's a chance it becomes a masterpiece it'll have been worth it.

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@thermalmotion

I remember when I had your enthusiasm...

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If there ever was ONE game that fits the next gen tag, then it HAS to be THIS game. But I have been hearing enough speculation already. Is this game IN or NOT ? How is that a hard question to answer.

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pfft its barely vapor ware. the game doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned just like ff13vs.

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The original creative lead (Ico, SOTC) is still working on the game, right? If not, forget it.

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@Jbul Yeah and it's basically the same main guys on the teams, so that's atleast something

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Just cancel it. And stop teasing.

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Stop it I've had it with this game

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This game is a disaster. Team members leaving left and right, money poured right down the drain.

If it ever comes out it'll be gimped and feeble, cobbled together by a new team lacking the original vision.

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As some have correctly joked about this game being like Duke Nukem Forever. This is now beyond a joke - and some are rightly in thinking that it's not even worth paying any attention to it any more. And who can fault them, I certainly can't. I know FF IV took it's sweet time to come on to the PS3. At least SE had an excuse, they don't have one if you throw in XIII verses. I wonder what Team Icos excuse will be?. Such a shame really... a game that had such potential and now look at it: could've been, not even a has been, but a never was.

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@Sporks_Calamity a lot of that potential is based around a game we've never seen played. It has infinite potential because it could literally be anything.

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The Last what ? Never heard of this game sorry.

Oh wait ! I remember now ! That's right it was that April's fool joke back there in 2009...

People didn't catch it yet ?

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this game, if it ever comes out, will flop anyways. They should scrap this but then all would be a waste. If they keep going on development and release it in 40 years, then it will probably be covered in so much hype that it turns out bad. A lose-lose situation I say.

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Nooooo!!! ;( How long more we suppose to wait? ;(

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This is getting old ...

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@Poison-tooth So much truth spoken in so little words.

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PS3/PS4 launch title.

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I'd be excited but I've already suffocated from holding my breath X_X

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I guess Sony needs some games for E3

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This game is a myth, much like FFXIII Versus

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@KamuiFei I just want to point out that they tried to change VS int XV and got caught by the gaming press. However it is being speculated that it is going to be a PS4 title now and that it's extended development is because of the switch.

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rather than Ps3, it is likely to be outed for the PS4...

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@surferosh it'd be more likely the game will come out on the PS5

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@Bladestop probably even longer than that. A shame really.

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wow, this game is still in the picture. What about FF13 Versus? Is that game still going to come out for the Ps3?

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@Incubus420 It's supposedly almost done but it has been switched to a PS4 title supposedly. They did try to change it to XV and got caught so my guess is it will see the light of day.

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@Incubus420 Unlikely. I'll doubt we'll hear anything about XIII verses.

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We get it this game is never coming out. As much as I'd like it to I just don't see this game ever being finished, but if it does it'll be a nice and welcome surprise.

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Between Versus XIII, (which I no longer have any interest in), or this one, (which still looks amazing), I can't decide which one has it worse in development hell.

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niether.... KH3 is....

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@wrestlemaniaw @Liquid-San They haven't claimed to be working on KH3 for years though.

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@wrestlemaniaw @Liquid-San Duke Nukem Forever?

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@Blade_Runner22 @wrestlemaniaw @Liquid-San That actually got released!

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