CryptReaperDorian Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 (edited) It's just been confirmed this month (October 2009) that The Getaway 3 and Eight Days are no longer cancelled, but instead they are now on hold. This means they may come out next year. Who else is damn excited? I'd say Eight Days looks very promising compared to The Getaway 3 though. EIGHT DAYS AND THE GETAWAY 3 GK: Before EyePet, the teams at Sony London were working on two projects that have since fallen by the wayside: Eight Days and The Getaway 3. Can you confirm that both of these have indeed been abandoned? ND: I would not say they have been abandoned, just put to one side. Much work had been done. The studio just wanted to focus on its strengths, EyeToy and SingStar. Given the potential of EyePet, priorities have been changed, but the other projects aren't dead yet. Ultimately, the decision [to put those games to one side] has benefited everyone. GK: How far through production were they? ND: It depends. I think they were just over halfway through. They had a plan, everything was ready… GK: How have you dealt internally with these strategic decisions from Sony? ND: Many recruits to the EyePet team came from these projects, and contrary to popular belief, they are rather popular. First, because it was a much smaller team, they were able to integrate differently, but also with a different challenge. Most importantly, The Getaway and Eight Days are still there. So, no, there haven't really been any regrets. This decision was welcome. And then everyone likes change, as is the culture of this community. There were no bad feelings. GK: I guess you have another game currently under development… ND: (Smiling) Yes. GK: Is it linked to EyePet or is it unrelated to this franchise? ND: No, it's a different concept, in addition to EyePet. GK: So will you continue to be Sony's brand ambassador for social and casual gaming? ND: While the whole studio won't, our group will, I think. There is a lot of interest around augmented reality. It surprised me to come to the Festival du Jeu Video (a gaming show held Paris in September) and see the number of magazines that want to do an article on this subject, as I thought it was too geeky. It is now very much part of the casual gaming space. Gamespot Edited November 1, 2009 by CryptReaperDorian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arsenal_fan Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I am, these two along with Red Dead Redemption and Mafia 2. It's going to be awesome with so many free roaming sandbox games coming out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CryptReaperDorian Posted November 1, 2009 Author Share Posted November 1, 2009 I haven't looked too much into Red Dead Redemption, but I know I'm definately getting Mafia 2. I will most likely also get Eight Days and probably The Getaway 3 if it's more like GTA and not overly-realistic like the first two (you can die from like 5 pistol shots unlike GTA games). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezim Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Heard about this a while ago, and I'm not surprised. I knew from the beginning it was just so Sony can work on other things. (Eyetoy and Singstar) Would of been pretty dumb to just cancel them out just like that anyways. Especially The Getaway 3 which was supposedly halfway done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CryptReaperDorian Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 Bumping up in case somebody else wants to see this. Anyways, it'll be cool to see Eight Days using a real life clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John The Grudge Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I only have a 360 and it's excellent but the PS3 is looking very strong now. I'd really like one but unfortunately I just cannot justify owning two consoles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGanteks Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I forgot what's Eight Days about, but Getaway 3 sure looks promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CryptReaperDorian Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 Eight Days takes place in eight states over eight days. From what was shown the gameplay consist of cutscenes moving to gameplay and vice-versa damn fluently. It also uses a real life clock, so when it's night time it'll also be night time in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moth Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 One of the games that i got my PS3 for is coming back out of the grave? Good to know since i was wanting eight days since hearing about it. Formerly known as The General Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cursed Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I'm a big Getaway fan, since it's the only game similar to GTA set in the UK, and I loved the early screenshots and trailers. I might be getting a PS3 for christmas, and knowing I'd be able to get The Getaway 3 would just make it even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bates_GTA Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Cursed: Could you post a link to the trailers? havn't seen any yet. I used to love the Getaway, I remember getting it for a christmas a few years ago, was amazed at the detail and realism. Who knows what it would look like on the PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cursed Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 This is the trailer: And this was some Promo material: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CryptReaperDorian Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 I think I've heard that The Getaway 3 is going to take place in London (that's for sure), Amsterdam, and France. Since this is going to be on PS3, can you imagine having full-scale or nearly full-scale cities on a seventh generation console? It's going to be damn epic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bates_GTA Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Yeah, i actually visited london on Thursday and thats how i realised the true similarity in game, its unbelievable, those trailers don't give away too much, just it's definately going to be in london. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBlueTroll Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Im excited Love the getaway series! really hope they release it! If they include some cool features, a good story, and possibly online play, i dont think thay will have any issues selling it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeNvEy Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 'Many recruits to the EyePet team came from these projects' so anotherwords the ppl who were making eight days and the getaway 3 were moved on to eyepet........ i bet they were thrilled, bit of an extreme change. Saying that i was looking at eyepet just to see what the hell it was and it does look pretty impressive, reminded me of the Natal project 360 are working on especially with the whole drawing scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The N. Bellic Man Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Nice! If these two are turning out to be good games then the next year is going to be totally unbelievable. Provided that all those other good games aren't going to be delayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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