Sony scraps The Getaway, Eight Days
- Posted June 4th, 2008 at 10:51 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Sony’s London Studio has revealed that development of the highly anticipated PlayStation 3 titles The Getaway and Eight Days has been cancelled.
The company confirmed that the decision was made due to a recent budget re-evaluation for the studio, with the firm now putting all resources previously dedicated to the two blockbuster games into projects that are nearer to completion.
"It has been agreed that production of both Eight Days and The Getaway will cease immediately due to the redistribution of resources and budget,” said the firm in a statement issued today.
“This decision was made following an internal review of all games and it was deemed that with the incredibly strong list of exclusive first party titles coming up both this year and in the near future, resource should be reallocated to enhance those projects closer to completion."
This will no doubt come as a major blow to PS3 owners, especially considering it was only recently that The Getaway had surfaced after a lengthy hiatus, with Eight Days have been confirmed as “gearing up to full production” just a few months ago.
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ForTheSteel |
ForTheSteel- 11:29am BST - June 4th, 2008
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should we really care? were you going to buy either of these games anyway? both of them were just 3rd rate GTA clones. no big deal.
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dahitman81
- 11:29am BST - June 4th, 2008
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crap!!! and not really eight days but it would of been cool to see what The Getaway would of looked like in Hi-Def.
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XenoSilvano |
XenoSilvano- 11:39am BST - June 4th, 2008
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What! I was really looking forward to those! ... oh damn damn damn damn damn damn damn!
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evilmonkey501 |
evilmonkey501- 11:58am BST - June 4th, 2008
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I really liked the Getaway....damn damn damn damn damn damn damn giggidy damn
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jamespurs1303 |
jamespurs1303- 12:04pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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One of the main reason's i bought the PS3 was for the Getaway :( I am not a happy bunny!
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Free_Agent
- 12:11pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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Hmm, apparently Sony studios London is having problems developing for the PS3 as well lol. It's almost gotten to the point of being laughable at this point. I really was looking forward to the getaway. Oh well, I'm used to bad news from Sony's camp this generation. I'm kinda worried to be honest, because after MGS4,KZ2, and FF13, I think it's the end of the system's big games, and it will just be the same story as it's been since launch. Get your act together Sony, you still have a lot of catching up to do, and by the looks of it, I don't think you ever will.
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the-great-one
- 12:25pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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lol@ sony, they tell us that there are all these great games coming out so people buy the console at a high price and then after that they say there not coming out!? at least ms bring the games out they say they are going to, im nt happy with sony nothing but con artits, fakes and liers
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Punisher99
- 12:32pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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@the_great_one. What are you talking about? Sony still have more exclusives comming out than the MS.
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iplayonlysony
- 12:42pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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That sucks.
P.S. PSU, why did you take away the ability to view the article before it? I liked that idea.
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jigglespsu
- 12:43pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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"a major blow to PS3 owners" - master of understatement. How many times have we been fobbed off with cancels, delays and no-shows. What on earth are you playing at Sony? So much for PS3 being first and foremost a games console eh Kaz?
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Paranoimia |
Paranoimia- 12:59pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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As disappointed as I am - particularly with regard to The Getaway - I'm also a little optimistic. Why? Well, if they cancel titles like these, which have been quite highly anticipated for a long time, they would surely only do it for something they believe to be even better. Which can only be a good thing... can't it?
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bloodwarg |
bloodwarg- 1:05pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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wat i would have bought the getaway gta in london wicked but seeing as though theyve reavaluated after the nearer games are completed they might continue with the development of these game in the distant so we may still see these game just not for 2-3 years
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yoboyrob9041226 |
BIGROB904- 1:08pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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i liked what i say in the trailer of eight days and i am really disappointed.
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Plaidninja |
NINJA 510- 1:58pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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man...that really sucks...i was looking forward to 8 days....wow
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saso_7 |
goose_7- 2:39pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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this idiot of an editor has this all wrong, these titles are not cancelled, just put on temporary hold so these development teams can focus on other 1st party titles that are coming out sooner, sony are just "reallocating their resources" ign and gamepot should clear it up for you, i assure you these games have not been canceled
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SamTheSkater
- 4:30pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn damn! well at least it's good that sony tells us when they're cancelling games, rather than wait until people forget them. that's a stupid method used by many developers of today.
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InfernoReaper |
GrimDarkling- 4:55pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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Damn. That cancelled list is getting a lot longer.
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princevegeta1980
- 5:36pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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How can sony cancel a game like the getaway when they did so much hype around it to launch the ps3!!!!
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zbamf
- 6:42pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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We all remember how amazingly photo-realistic The Getaway looked at E3. Looking at current games on PS3, even MGS IV and Killzone 2, you can see that there is no way the Getaway was ever going to look like in that trailer the shown telling us that it was running of the system. PS4 more likely, prove me wrong Sony.
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Alpha2
- 7:31pm BST - June 4th, 2008
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WHAT THE FAWK??!! Are they insane? Those were two of the games that people bought a PS3 for!
"it was deemed that with the incredibly strong list of exclusive first party titles coming up both this year and in the near future..."
What besideds Killzone and Resistance 2 are we talking about? Really this is not the time to be keeping secrets, We need to hear about these supposed exclusives because right now there's not a whole lot that is exciting me in the next 6 months that I've heard much of anything about!
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ironflag55555 |
ironflag555- 12:01am BST - June 5th, 2008
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out of all games why thegetaway. why couldnt they just pass it along to readyatdawn or watever !
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