Capcom's Deep Down was first revealed alongside the PlayStation 4 itself in early 2013, but seven years later the game still has not seen the light of day. Pitched as a free-to-play medieval fantasy game, Deep Down was produced by Street Fighter's Yoshinori Ono, who is no longer employed at Capcom. There hasn't been much in the way of new information on Deep Down in the years since its announcement, and it seems fans won't be getting any concrete answers about it anytime soon.
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier recently spoke with former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden and asked whatever happened to Deep Down. After thinking about the question for a second, Layden reportedly responded that he has "no idea" what happened with the game. It seems that anyone intrigued by Deep Down's reveal trailer and hoping to learn more about the game will continue to be out of luck for now.
While Capcom has not issued a formal announcement about Deep Down's possible cancellation, it seems highly unlikely that the game is in active development in any serious capacity. The only signs of life have been Capcom's frequent Deep Down trademark renewals. And while this does suggest that Capcom plans on doing something with Deep Down at some point, fans shouldn't hold their breath, especially with producer Yoshinori Ono no longer with Capcom.
Ono's departure from Capcom makes it even less likely that Deep Down will ever see the light of day, but there is still the off chance it could happen at some point down the line. As it stands, Capcom's plate seems to be pretty full at the moment, having just released Resident Evil Village not too long ago and working on next-gen game Pragmata, which is believed to be coming at some point in 2022.
The Capcom ransomware attack has revealed some of the company's other plans in the near future, including a Resident Evil 4 remake and a sequel to Dragon's Dogma. There was no mention of Deep Down in the files that were stolen from Capcom, and so if the game ever does make a comeback, fans shouldn't expect to see it for years to come.
In the meantime, Capcom will be at Tokyo Game Show 2021, so fans of the company should learn more about its future plans at the event. No one should go into it expecting to see anything about Deep Down, however.
Deep Down was in development for PS4.