Prey 2 was revealed almost a year ago, but up until now we’ve heard almost nothing about the game. Unfortunately, we may now have a reason: the game is said to be cancelled. Bethesda has yet to confirm the cancellation of Prey 2 but we’ll supposedly hear more next week.
It is being said that Bethesda will release an official statement next week regarding the status of Human Heads’ upcoming shooter. Unfortunately the publisher is not willing to comment at this time. Hopefully “not willing to comment” means “Oh, we’ve just been saving up a whole bunch of cool stuff to show you” as opposed to preparing for a cancellation confirmation.
Word of the cancellation came from Netherland-based site PSFocus, who are said to have received the news from a reliable source.
The first Prey was filled with exotic weaponry and haunting environments, not to mention a Native American protagonist, all of which made for a unique and intriguing shooter. From what we saw at E3 2011, Prey 2 was coming along pretty nicely, making one wonder why they would suddenly just halt production. It’s not as if many Bethesda owned properties performed poorly in recent months. Perhaps Bethesda and Zenimx just felt the title wouldn’t be up to snuff or that it wouldn’t perform well at retail?
As a fan of the first game, my nerves are a bit shaken, but this does sound a tad similar to the STALKER 2 scenario from last year. STALKER 2 was said to be cancelled, and after silence from developer GSC Game World, it was revealed that the title was still in development. Hopefully it is a similar case for Prey 2 and they’ve just hit a bit of speed bump in development – rather than a full on collision with a brick wall. It’s also possible that Prey 2 is in a similar situation as Spec Ops: The Line. The Yager developed game pretty much dropped off the map for a few years before returning with stunning results. Perhaps Prey 2′s undergone a transformation of its own?
Prey 2 is in development for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, to release sometime this year. Unless it’s cancelled.
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GOD DAMMIT!
No, no, nope… NO…no, no… No way, nope. Unacceptable.
Seriously, Prey 2 was one of the coolest and prettiest things we saw at E3 last summer.
lets all calm down now its just a rumor we don’t know if its true
NO! I am REALLY looking forward to this game. It can’t be cancelled!
it’s like the new deus ex jacked up on fantasy sci-fi drugs
i’m pretty pissed off to, the game not only looked amazing but after watching the ign video interview at e3 and hearing about the mechanics and gameplay features i got upset, the fact that there is no mp and the team doesn’t believe in mp but a solid sp experience is the thing that really put a smile on my face, more so then the visuals or features to be honest.
Please no! NOOO! GHREAAAAADDD! NOOOOOO!!!!!
Prey? Prey!? PREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!!!
Hopefully this is just a rumor! I fell in love with the first, and while I know Prey 2 has evolved drastically from the original, I was still looking forward to another trip into this universe!!! The Blade Runner-ish locales, a new main Character, it seemed like an environment made for free-roaming as opposed to the more claustrophobic feel of the original’s corridors. I really hope this isn’t true!
The one game I was REALLY looking forward to this year. I “prey” this is a bogus cancelation.
Maybe they thought it wasnt dumb down enough. I mean that is what all the big developers are into now a days. Dumbing down and stream lineing.
What would cause them to cancel it