![]() ![]() By E3 2016, it was revealed that the game would simply be a remaster of the original game, with the original 2005 assets running at increased resolution and a more stable framerate. First it was intended to be a reboot, built from the ground up by a new developer. The scope of the Phantom Dust revival has changed several times. "There's no - on my side, at least - nothing negative about that: it just doesn't always work out." Spencer said in hindsight he wouldn't have announced the game so early into development, and that Microsoft was currently trying to find a developer that "really gets the IP." June 2016: Phantom Dust no longer a reboot, but a remaster "We started down a path with a developer, and it didn't work out," Spencer told Polygon (opens in new tab). At this time, we’re not giving any more updates on it." March 2016: Phil Spencer regrets announcing Phantom Dust too earlyĪccording to Xbox head Phil Spencer, the Phantom Dust reboot announcement was a case of enthusiasm getting ahead of practicality. It’s a project, like many things, that will take a little more time. "The project is not cancelled, but we don’t have an active developer on it right now. "We’re currently exploring what we’re going to do longer term with Phantom Dust," Greenberg said. Speaking with the GamerTag Radio (opens in new tab) podcast, Xbox product manager Aaron Greenberg said that Phantom Dust had been put on the back burner. June 2015: Phantom Dust no longer in active development While Microsoft cancelled this version of Phantom Dust, the company maintained that something would still come of the announcement, saying that development would continue - just not at Darkside. The report claimed that Phantom Dust was to be the developer's first solo project, after assisting with larger games like Sunset Overdrive and Borderlands. ![]() February 2015: Phantom Dust developer Darkside shuts downĪccording to a report from Kotaku (opens in new tab), Darkside Games, the studio behind the reboot, was shut down in early 2015. ![]()
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