Legacy of kain: Dead sun
Some of the information about what was planned for it
The target format of the game changed rapidly during development. At one point it was envisioned as a small project (possibly downloadable?), and then as a Xbox 360/PS3 retail release. In its final form, the game would have been a PlayStation 4 launch title – I am unclear whether an Xbox One or PC release was also planned.
A large amount of work went into the game, with a tremendous amount of hours contributed by the artists. Development had progressed to the point in which some voice acting/motion capture had taken place.
Square Enix eventually projected that the game wouldn’t reach their sales expectations (click here), and they decided to cancel it in 2012. One of my sources speculates that as the company had invested no money into marketing at this point, it was an easy decision for them. Some of the development team were not told about the cancellation, and still came in on their weekends to work on the game while Square Enix executives knew it would not be coming out.
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Which is extremely sad that the numbers these companies expect from these games is just totally high. They want multi-platinum sales. To the point they were ready to throw tomb raider on the heap when it didn't sell well. Till it made them money on next gen remakes. To the point they keep changing these games so much to get more people playing them that it turns into less people playing them. Then they don't make more. Cause of these wild expectations.
It really sux that Legacy of Kain: Dead sun could have been a release game for Ps4. Cause when watch dogs got delayed 6 months, there really wasn't much of a release line up. It would of breathed new life into the series I think. On top of that for consoles like all next gen systems there usually isn't a new rpg/adventure that is any good for next gen for the first two years. These companies just keep following the same patterns mostly. It's sad. I could of used a great rpg for either ps4 or my PC.
We get games like Bound by Flame. Have to have consoles gather dust for 2 years before we get games like Bloodborne and Witcher 3. Then whats worse the PC that we have we usually have to wait for consoles to make their money before we get to buy them for PC a year after consoles or later.