After news of the cancellation of the development of Scalebound , which was one of the most anticipated titles of Xbox lineup for 2017, comes a official commentary from Xbox Division Chief Phil Spencer, who explained in a tweet that was a tough decision but that the result of this will benefit of Xbox gamers, implying that the game would not have reached the expected levels of quality or that the development would nevertheless persisted for much without getting to conclusion during the year.

Spencer concludes though claiming to be confident in the line-up of 2017, on which the whole team is currently focused.

But what led to problems of Scalebound ? In the news of the rumor before confirmation we anticipated that some team members had left the development due to high stress, and now comes an additional detail at the website thisgengaming , which claims to have received the information that Hideki Kamiya, creator of the game at Platinum Games, had to take a break from the project due to " mental health problems ". Suppose Kamiya didn't hold up to the pressure of great expectations for the title and probably the difficulties linked to such an ambitious project, risking a breakdown and being forced to walk away from the project. For now it's just a rumor, but hopefully, Kamiya himself wants to clarify the situation once the dust settles.