Prey 2 delayed, not cancelled, Bethesda says
After weeks of speculation on the demise of Prey 2, Bethesda finally pipes up with a denial and explanation.
Update: Human Head stopped working on Prey 2 in November, source says. (Story)
No new information had been available on Human Head's Prey 2 sequel for several months now, leading to plenty of speculation that the game had been cancelled. But publisher Bethesda has finally put those rumors to rest, saying the game is still in development.
In a post on the Bethesda blog:
Development of Prey 2 has not been cancelled but the game will not be released in 2012 as planned. The delay is due to the fact that game development has not progressed satisfactorily this past year, and the game does not currently meet our quality standards. Prey 2 has shown great promise and we regret disappointing our fans. We have made a substantial investment in game development to deliver the experience fans want. We are determined only to release the AAA game that fans rightfully expect, and are unwilling to compromise our quality standards to meet a release schedule.
No indication was given on when we would hear more, but fans of the original should be relieved to know that the sequel is still in development. Hopefully, it won't go the way of Duke Nukem Forever.
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After weeks of speculation on the demise of Prey 2, Bethesda finally pipes up with a denial and explanation.-
Fuck, I hope it's still alive! I am really looking forward to this game.
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Fucking thank god
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WOOHOO!
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If it's failing Bethesda's quality standards then it must be in really poor shape right now.
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This is what I was thinking.
Brink, Fallout NV and Rage. Not a very good track record for high quality AAA Titles at launch.
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This is good, but why did Bethesda sit on this for a month? Why did they let the rumors of Prey 2's cancellation and Human Head's closure fester, instead of quashing it a week later?
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This + the fact that Human Head started talking about how they wanted to do Rune 2 (gauge market/publisher interest) last week (they're been an unusually taciturn developer throughout the years) makes me pretty sure that they are no longer in charge of this game.
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Take all the time you guys need. The premise of this game looks fantastic.
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They don't exactly say if Human Head is still working on it or if they gave the project to another developer to finish...
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That's what I'm thinking.
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The statement nowhere says that it is still in development, just that it is not canncelled. It could be put on hold, tranferred to another dev studio, etc Very vague statement.
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Let's hope the "AAA"game fans expect" doesn't abruptly turn from curious open-ended FPS into a lame linear set-piece shooter in it's final stages.
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"and are unwilling to compromise our quality standards to meet a release schedule."
Wow what a bunch of bullshit.
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The performance of those other buggy titles is probably exactly what convinced them to take some extra time for the polish phase. Glad to know that this is still going to get made. Good luck Human Head :)
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Prey 1 took 7 years to make. Prey 2 make this a staple.
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