And I've missed the chance to capitalise on this. People have already made threads about how Nintendo and Sony should buy Scalebound. Maybe if i put a baiting title I can get a thousand reply thread.

Got it - "Scalebound cancelled - Dev's kittens might die of hunger because of evil MicroSoft, only Sony can save them"

Already thinking of 30 bait titles I can get for extra points. Xbox fanboy decides to ditch Microsoft? Hmmm... should I keep to my morals, or sell out for the points?

Pretty obvious. Who needs morals when you can have points??

You're forgetting that "milestones" are set upon agreeing the contract forged by both. 

Game development is a business... not candy give away like Slade's a**.

Also, Microsoft greenlit games that were in bad shape recently, that says a lot about Scalebound development.

The very first trailer had the main character getting help from other people. That alone was heavily implied co-op and the following trailer after the first cemented that.

The other thing to note, is when you look at all those MP and SP games out there, you don't have to follow the singular crowd. MS has some SP games, but their entire lineup doesn't need to consist of them (well aware of an incoming mirror argument, but that doesn't get us anywhere). At least half of this site has a thing for hating MP based games or games that put more focus on MP rather than MP, the shifting focus on MP talk with Scalebound only proves this and the distatste for MP in general. Overwatch got rap for being MP only on here and it carried on all the way to the awards being handed out, even back at the VGA's.

That really sucks. Microsoft's most interesting looking game for 2017 IMO.

We don't actually know that but I'm sure some truth will come out. Until then people can defend away, I'm intrigued by what went down!

Wow that really sucks. Of the upcoming Xbox games, I was looking forward to this one the most. It's one of the reasons I got an S during the summer. Wonder if Microsoft has a big secret game to take its place?

I did specifically say "Help build a fanbase" and "Part of why they're so strong world wide".

The problem is that MS is more and more finding itself suffering from the "Nintendo Problem". Where they focus the vast majority of their exclusive energy on a core set of IP or type of game and do very little to venture from that. Now, on one hand they don't suffer from the lack of multiplatform games that Nintendo does, but on the other it's much easier to find alternatives to Microsoft IP on other platforms. There are very few "Nintendo like" games on other patforms, but there are plenty of good shooters and racing games to be found elsewhere.

What it comes down to is that there isn't a whole lot on the Xbox One that you can't get on its main competitor (the PS4), but there is a large, and varied selection of games that you can't get on the Xbox One. For that reason, the PS4 is going to attract more hardcore gamers. This matters because one sale to a hardcore gamer matters more than one sale to a person who is only going to buy Madden and Call of Duty. This is true for a couple of reasons.

1. A hardcore gamer is going to spend more money. They'll buy more games, and be more likely to buy DLC.

2. Hardcore gamers are more likely to get the word out about a system. They're more likely to work at Gamestops and in electronics departments, they're more likely to comment on videos and articles, they're more likely to talk to their more casual friends about what they like and are playing.

You think it's a coincidence that even during the 7th gen where the 360 outsold the PS3 by 40% in the english speaking world, english speaking forums still had as many if not more Playstation owners? It's because people who care more about gaming buy more Playstations. A big part of that is because they focus on offering a wide variety of quality exclusive games.

There's also a pretty good chance that this consolidation of exclusives is part of the reason we haven't seen Fable 4.

Excellent points that I see for the first time posted even though they make so much sense. I seriously couldn't agree more.