Edit - this topic is a duplicate of an existing topic, sorry for re-posting the story. I have notified moderators and it should be taken down shortly. Sorry for the inconveniance!

Well at the moment Sony has not confirmed the departure however Eurogamer claims that it has occurred saying he is no longer with Sony. Fumito Ueda credited with creating Ico, Shadow Of the Collosus and The Last Guardian has apparently left Sony's Team Ico officially.

He is still involved with Team Ico apparently working on The last Guardian however not as a Sony employee rather a freelance game developer. Upon completion of The Last Guardian he is said to pursue some personal projects. Eurogamer claims that Fumito's departure is one of the major reasons for The Last Story's protracted development.

No word on whether the 41 year old Fumito Ueda will go onto to found an independent studio or continue to work freelance for game companies. Whether he will continue making Sony games exclusively or branch out onto other platforms. His games are notorious for long 4+ year development cycles but are some of the PlayStation brands most memorable master pieces.

Why do you think Fumito may have left Sony's Team Ico? Do you think he will found an independent studio like many of the all star developers leaving companies like Tecmo and Capcom? What are your thoughts on his supposed departure?

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Well actually Eurogamer rarely posts something that is false. If they say they have a source then chances are it is real. But regardless while some times rumor is stated in the thread titles by users that is not always the case and it really is not misleading not to have it present. Most websites and topic creators whether they be proffesional journalists or simply forum members make a topic based on the story.

But this doesn't really matter, I have requested this thread be locked and removed. I don't repost other peoples topics on purpose if I can't break a story first then my topic should not be supported. So changing the title won't matter shortly.

Misleading title again coming from you. >_>