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PlatinumGames bosses Atsushi Inaba and Hideki Kamiya haven't given upward on canceled multiplayer action-RPG Scalebound. As studio head Inaba told IGN Japan, "We really would love to work on Scalebound over again. I'd similar to discuss it with Microsoft properly." With vice-president Kamiya adding, "Information technology seems pointless for Microsoft to merely agree on to that and non do anything with it. Phil! Phil! Let'south practice it together!"

Microsoft canceled Scalebound in 2022 after PlatinumGames had been working on it since 2022. Both sides of the collaboration take since admitted fault, with Inaba citing his ain team's inexperience in developing online games. Merely Inaba has always maintained that PlatinumGames would return to the project if given the chance, although Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has described Scalebound equally "something we've all moved past" and has insisted that it is definitely no longer in the works.

These nigh recent appeals come hot on the heels of a Tweet in which Kamiya posted a photograph taken at PlatinumGames offices. The photo is of one of many bouquets of flowers all of which are labeled with the names of various PlatinumGames business concern partners. With a photograph of Phil Spencer's bouquet, Kamiya tweeted, "Thanx, Phil ! Let's work together again ;)"