PS3 game cancelled because of development cost? [update 1]
Take this for what it's worth, but PS3 Land is reporting that Track7Games have cancelled PlayStation 3 development on their upcoming multi-platform game Theseis. The site claims that "the developer blames the problem on the exceptionally high cost of developing for PS3." We have all heard the rumors of how hard it is to develop for Sony's next-gen machine, but could this be the first time a developer has actually come out and straight up said they had to stop a game because of the PS3's development costs?
According to PS3 Land, Managing Director Vicky Valanos told them the following: "If Sony were to offer us assistance in producing a PS3 version we would be more than happy to oblige!"
If this does turn out to indeed be true, it can't be positive news for upcoming third-party support for the PS3. Time will tell if Theseis is the first of many dominoes to fall for Sony.
[Thanks, SickNic]
[Update: track7games has posted an official response on their website stating, "track7games would like to clarify that we never cancelled something that did not exist in the first place. We plan to develop "Theseis" for PC and Xbox360 in the near future. As for the PS3, we simply made a strategic decision to not move ahead because we deemed it not probable at this time." Updated post here.]
