So, basically, no one has put the files for the games on to a single computer, doused it in gasoline, flipped it off and then set it ablaze. Because that's apparently what it takes for a game to be classified as canceled.
Getaway 3, Eight Days not canceled, just 'put to one side'
by Justin McElroy 
on Oct 8th 2009 4:30PM
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So, basically, no one has put the files for the games on to a single computer, doused it in gasoline, flipped it off and then set it ablaze. Because that's apparently what it takes for a game to be classified as canceled.
Reader Comments (35)
Posted: Oct 8th 2009 4:33PM JuanLovesHorror said
Well at least they are not canceled so they could go back to them at any time.I just wish some people would stop putting all the blame on eyepet.
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 4:45PM sonicspike41 said
They probably blame eyepet because, I mean...
"No one is working on these things at all while the team focuses on EyePet"
"Sony's head of worldwide studios, revealed that the company chose to fund development of a virtual pet – EyePet – over a promising core audience action title, Eight Days."
"So when London Studio was looking at the early work on EyePet and the prototype of Eight Days, they knew they couldn't do all of them."
Sure Eyepet wasn't the only reason (lack of online being another big one), but it was a significant enough reason.
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"No one is working on these things at all while the team focuses on EyePet"
"Sony's head of worldwide studios, revealed that the company chose to fund development of a virtual pet – EyePet – over a promising core audience action title, Eight Days."
"So when London Studio was looking at the early work on EyePet and the prototype of Eight Days, they knew they couldn't do all of them."
Sure Eyepet wasn't the only reason (lack of online being another big one), but it was a significant enough reason.
Posted: Oct 8th 2009 8:24PM (Unverified) said
Good, save some games for later on. October is bad enough with games.
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 9:31PM (Unverified) said
I'm gonna pretend that you meant Singstar and vote you up.
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 4:41PM (Unverified) said
I loved the fluid character animations in Eight Days' tech demo.
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 4:46PM (Unverified) said
I'll believe it when I see them, until then I'll keep hating Eyepet as much as I can.
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 4:49PM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
The answer is actually to love Eyepet so much that these guys get more money to work on projects like 8 Days and the Getaway 3. If you want either of these games you better hope people buy the shit out of Eyepet.
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 4:52PM (Unverified) said
Nope, the damage has been done already and I don't want it doing well otherwise it will tell Sony to cancel more promising games for casual crap. If I had my way, the whole London studio would be shut down for pulling that stunt.
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 5:42PM sonicspike41 said
If Eyepet does really well... what's to stop Sony from putting even more money into Eyepet instead of these games? They could turn Eyepet into an entire franchise with toys, expansions, etc.
Now, if Eyepet doesn't do so well Sony might think "Well guess it's back to the other games we had in the line, might as well finish what we already started, rather than wasting any more time and effort into Eyepet."
Of course they might think along your lines just as much. I'm just offering some other possibilities.
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Now, if Eyepet doesn't do so well Sony might think "Well guess it's back to the other games we had in the line, might as well finish what we already started, rather than wasting any more time and effort into Eyepet."
Of course they might think along your lines just as much. I'm just offering some other possibilities.
Posted: Oct 8th 2009 4:47PM (Unverified) said
Sony Computer Entertainment's London Studio are a bunch of bull shitters, Has anyone seen any screen shots of any of these games recently? NO because they were never in development just some CG to make Sonys PS3 look like it performed better then it dose No game has come close to reproducing those type of graphics with a thriving city and a bunch of cars and pediatricians all on screen while still maintaining Gran Turismo style vehicle graphics
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 6:38PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
soooo what you are saying is "Pics or it didn't happen"? Sorry dude...that doesn't apply....PLENTY of things are being made right now some of which you might not see til 2015....
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 6:51PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Don't talk nonsense Sharaz, you know jack shit about the situation as much as we do, CG they may have been, but lookie here: http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/614/614784/the-getaway-3-20050516072440159.jpg
Theres nothing in that pic (unlike Killzone tech demo) that says its an impossible task. Look how Killzone turned out in the end, not quite the tech demo, but beautiful by all means, look how GTA4 looked, gorgeous. So what you on about? Isn't exactly hard for a Sony developer to push a Sony console. Its thier own neighbourhood.
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Theres nothing in that pic (unlike Killzone tech demo) that says its an impossible task. Look how Killzone turned out in the end, not quite the tech demo, but beautiful by all means, look how GTA4 looked, gorgeous. So what you on about? Isn't exactly hard for a Sony developer to push a Sony console. Its thier own neighbourhood.
Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:04AM Rasec said
Fail
Internet is your friend:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=8+days+tech+demo&search_type=&aq=f
Specially this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQSA6jJeOv4
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Internet is your friend:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=8+days+tech+demo&search_type=&aq=f
Specially this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQSA6jJeOv4
Posted: Oct 8th 2009 4:54PM (Unverified) said
Putting to one side?
That's what I'm doing. Yes, I'm committing 'virtual seppuku' and retiring the Tom Kalinske alter-persona.
It's been great. Really. But there are too many Tom-haters for me to continue. Maybe now people will stop whining how 'ur a poser' and 'Peter Moore is better!'.
I leave you with one final word.
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That's what I'm doing. Yes, I'm committing 'virtual seppuku' and retiring the Tom Kalinske alter-persona.
It's been great. Really. But there are too many Tom-haters for me to continue. Maybe now people will stop whining how 'ur a poser' and 'Peter Moore is better!'.
I leave you with one final word.
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 5:01PM Mr Khan said
Not a good sign either way, i say. Shelving takes you close to the brink of cancellation, interferes with the development process, and is rarely beneficial for the final product (unless they just completely scrap what they had going and restart the projects from scratch. Not to say it's bad, but the on-again off-again dev process just doesn't work)
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 5:27PM ch3burashka said
Black dude looks like black dude from The Green Mile. Awesome movie and awesome book.
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 5:33PM (Unverified) said
i was so intrigued by the eight days trailer. it made me want to buy a ps3(well, that and im a huge naughty dog fan). hopefully we get these games by next year
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 5:36PM ChiTownRuler23 said
Good to hear since Eight Days was on my PS3 wish list as soon as i saw the trailer.
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 5:57PM (Unverified) said
I was thinking that screenshot on the article looked like it was straight off that new ncis :/
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 6:29PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
I thought this would please TMac....guess not....lol...
my guess is we will see one if not both of these by 2013....
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my guess is we will see one if not both of these by 2013....
Posted: Oct 8th 2009 6:44PM mdo7 said
I knew they would never cancelled the game. These games are hard to eliminate and they work so hard on it. Do you think they would give up for nothing? The good news is that we got trophies and the Playstation 3 Motion Controller (aka Playstation Sphere as it's probably rumored to be called) have helped the PS3. For Eight Days, I think the motion controller would work perfectly for this game (The Getaway 3, let's leave it to Dualshock 3/sixaxis).
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 6:53PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Getaway needs a tune up, if it plays like GTA and less like its previous installments, its bought, I'm craving a GTA in London more then anything!
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Posted: Oct 8th 2009 7:14PM Confucius89 said
I hope the Getaway comes out first.
I didn't especially like the 1st two games, but I did like the stories.
By the way how do you go from deving eyepet to 2 mature hardcore games.
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I didn't especially like the 1st two games, but I did like the stories.
By the way how do you go from deving eyepet to 2 mature hardcore games.
Posted: Oct 8th 2009 11:27PM (Unverified) said
singstar thats a joke if there working on where is the proof we all been waiting for for years now iee ( wheres v3, wireless mics and any content the u.s might like ) sad we have to import and create extra uk accounts to get music we like o spent almost 60 bucks on songs form uk store and im sure there missing out on songs that people that dont open up uk or wish to jump through hoops to get good content and shotty updates while we get maybe 12 songs that no one knows and update the uk get 30+ wth songs we may actualy buy
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