The development of Prey 2 has been a confusing rollercoaster ride for all involved, with the intellectual property’s publishing rights transferring from 2K Games to Bethesda Studios, and the development reportedly changing from Human Head Studios to Arkane Studios, something which was repeatedly denied by the publisher. Bethesda has kept quite on all things regarding the game since then, until Bethesda Vice President Pete Hines finally revealed that the game was scrapped during PAX Australia this week:
After the transition of development between Human Head and Arkane, it came to light that most of the original work done to the game was likely being scrapped, leaving both studios reportedly unhappy as to how things turned out. The studio then went ahead and changed Prey 2 to something that resembled more System Shock than it did the original Prey, but whatever content was produced wasn’t up to snuff according to Bethesda - though there may be a future attempt to revive the franchise down the line:
The decision to cancel the game will be a devasting blow to those who have waited almost 5 years since the initial trailer, but it’s probably better that the publisher opted to wait until the time was right for a potential sequel instead of releasing a sub-par game.
Prey 2 was officially announced back in 2011. Do you think the property has the strength to stage another comeback after all these years?
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Source: CNET
