Is Scalebound Back in Development for Xbox One?

At one point in time,Scaleboundwas one of the highest profile console exclusives in development for Xbox One. After years of trailers and E3 appearances, the co-op action RPG was canceled, with Microsoft going as far as toremove all its trailers from YouTube. However, a recent discovery has led some to believe that the game has resumed development at Platinum Games.

Fans have spotted a listing forScaleboundon the Microsoft Store. The listing has existed since at least April 2018, but it’s unclear if it’s been available for a long while before then. Unfortunately for those who may take it as a sign thatScaleboundhas resumed development, though, Aaron Greenberg of Microsoft has spoken out about the listing on Twitter.

According to Greenberg, the Microsoft Store listing forScaleboundis a “very old hidden page” that can’t be found using the site’s search functionality. Greenberg then said he would have a team “follow-up,” meaning that the page will likely be removed. However, at the time of this writing, the page can still be seen on Microsoft’s website.

Despite Aaron Greenberg seemingly shooting down the possibility thatScaleboundis resuming development, not all hope is lost just yet. After all,Microsoft renewed theScaleboundtrademarklast year, well before its renewal was actually due, so it does seem as though the company may be doingsomethingwith the IP.

One possibility is that Microsoft has handedScalebound’s development off to a different studio. While Platinum Games was the game’s development studio, Microsoft owns the rights to the IP and could potentially assign another developer to finish the project. Of course, that’s just speculation at this time, and until Microsoft makes any announcements itself, fans should still consider the project dead.

Still, it may be hard for those who were anticipatingScaleboundbefore its cancellation to keep their expectations in check. It’s certainly possible Microsoft is secretly gearing up for a newScaleboundreveal at E3 next month, but fans shouldn’t get their hopes up.

Scaleboundwas in development for PC and Xbox One before its cancellation in 2017.