A long time ago, close to the PSP's launch, Capcom announced it was working on a few games for the PSP. One was a game in the Devil May Cry universe. Was it going to be a port of the sublime DMC3? Or would it be something new altogether? Unfortunately, we haven't heard anything about the game since it was first announced so many years ago.
Landstalker
Climax was supposed to be working on a PSP remake of the classic RPG Landstalker. Of course, this was two years ago. Since then, Climax's site has kept its Landstalker-inspired layout. But, that's probably because they never bothered to update the site. Ever.
The PSP take on Oblivion was first discovered in an issue of OPM ... and was never heard from again. Constant rumors of the game being canceled don't bode well for the game. We're pretty certain this game has been killed.
David Jaffe's project on making gamers cry never saw the light of day. It was supposed to be the Halo of PSP. Too bad it sucked so much that it was canned (Dave's words, not ours). At least God of War is coming to our system.
Also shown early in the PSP's life, Gran Turismo Mobile was supposed to be a handheld version of Gran Turismo 4. Then, Polyphony Digital decided to work on the PSP GT5 instead, and has put the PSP version on the backburner since. It's supposed to come out after the PS3 GT5, which means gamers will be waiting for at least another year or two before the game comes out (if it ever does). Read more here.
This Nippon Ichi game had a lot of people excited when it was announced for PSP and PS3. Then it was put on hold. And then it was supposedly "resurrected." We haven't heard about it since, but we're hoping NIS has something more than Disgaea 3 planned for the remainder of the year.
Every system has a Tetris game. This puzzler was announced so long ago, we don't even remember it. Do you?
Announced more than two years ago, this PS2 fighter from SNK was supposed to make the jump to PSP. It never happened, did it?
LucasArt's import-your-own-music-and-play-it game never saw the light of day. Thankfully beats came along and did everything Traxion was supposed to offer.
Back when this game was first revealed, it looked really cool. In fact, it looked so close to being done. Why did this stylish beat-em-up disappear? Check out IGN's surreal interview about the game-that-never-was.
The next game in the Advent series was quietly canned when the Xbox-exclusive Advent Rising bombed horribly, forcing Majesco to pretty much give up on big-budget gaming altogether. The original Advent Rising was a bit too ambitious for the team -- filled with great ideas, but low on execution. See the official press release here.
We were excited to play what looked to be a stunning 3D recreation of Earthworm Jim until we announced that the game was canceled. Atari and Shiny left each other in a messy divorce, and only PSP fans are left crying.
Who doesn't like really, really, really obscure puzzles? The classic PC adventure was supposed to find its way home on PSP via Sega. Guess they decided the US market just wouldn't be interested.
In spite of being shown on the PSP, development of Godzilla Unleashed was quietly shoved under the rug at one point. Since then, it's only been shown on Wii and DS, as Atari pretends a PSP version was never really in the works. Too bad.
That's a lot of games that were canned or simply turned into vaporware. Every system has its share of games that never make it past development. We're particularly saddened by the mysterious death of Gekido. But, we're really hopeful that Capcom will make good on a DMC game for PSP. 2008 will be an interesting year, no doubt.
[Via NeoGAF, Portable Video Gamer]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
1-01-2008 @ 8:49AM
Josh said...
Myst on PSP is awesome! I'm from the UK, and brought it when it came out here last year =D
Also, as much as I love PSP, we really could've done with a AAA title like Halo was for the original Xbox, which is what it sounds like Heartland was. Then more people buy the console, more developers put money into PSP games, and everyone is happy! Unfortunatley its a bit too late for that now. However I remember reading an interiew when Jaffe founded Eat Sleep Play about him looking at restarting the Heartland project, so who knows.
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1-01-2008 @ 8:55AM
Peronthious said...
Trust me, the US market didn't miss much with the port of Myst; it doesn't handle well at all on the PSP. I guess if you're a big Myst fan you'd enjoy it, but I despised the thing.
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1-01-2008 @ 8:57AM
Alien said...
Yeap , its a shame for Gekido ... DMC and GT Mobile will probably arrive sooner or later , but most from there will never be seen by PSP gamers ...
To bad for Advent Shadow to , I really liked the story of the first one :(
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1-01-2008 @ 9:23AM
Chaz said...
Wasn't there a RTS game that was being developed, and close to or actually finished, but the company couldn't find a distributer? IIRC it was reported on this site and there was even interviews with the creators. That would have been a better choice for this list than Myst.
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1-01-2008 @ 9:32AM
Haiddasalami said...
Yes I remember too but could not recollect the name
1-01-2008 @ 9:39AM
Kspraydad said...
Galaxy's End:
http://www.pspfanboy.com/category/galaxys-end/
1-01-2008 @ 11:58AM
Andrew Yoon said...
PS Fanboy will have new info from the Galaxy's End team soon. Chances are, the news won't be what you were expecting though.
1-01-2008 @ 1:13PM
Dreadhead541 said...
Is that good or bad news, Andrew?
1-01-2008 @ 5:48PM
Andrew Yoon said...
Hint: Notice how I said PS Fanboy?
1-01-2008 @ 7:34PM
Noshino said...
it....moved to PS3?...
1-02-2008 @ 8:31PM
merc25 said...
Well that sucks cause I won't get a PS3 till it comes down to a sane price level(hint: $299 or no deal). It better be able to play on the PSP without a PS3.
1-01-2008 @ 9:41AM
Chaz said...
Found it from my profile's list of comments I've made.
The game was Galaxy's End http://www.pspfanboy.com/category/galaxys-end/
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1-01-2008 @ 9:54AM
Kspraydad said...
Or you could have looked at my comment :)
How about Skype for PSP http://www.pspfanboy.com/2007/02/09/is-skype-coming-to-the-psp/
1-01-2008 @ 9:56AM
Chaz said...
Ya you must have posted while I was finding the link in my profile.
1-01-2008 @ 10:02AM
Haiddasalami said...
sad to see such a great game go down...
1-01-2008 @ 10:06AM
Chaz said...
Agreed. I'd still buy it if it were released.
1-01-2008 @ 10:14AM
liam said...
deI know this doesnt really match the subject but wasnt we suposed to receive a free wipeout 1 download for our psp when we signed up to playstation store, i remember seeing it on psp fanboy
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1-01-2008 @ 10:18AM
Alien said...
I didnt received it neither ...
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1-01-2008 @ 10:26AM
Tristan said...
Hm a few of those are still listed on IGN release date list, they keep getting pushed and pushed. I would love for GT Mobile!!!! I hope they still do release it eventually, well should be better now that they can get those amazing graphics.
What happened to that game that would span like two or three UMD's?
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1-01-2008 @ 11:55AM
woodstock_15 said...
Let's also not forget Bloodrayne and Star Wars Episode 3 that were supposed to come out, but got cancelled.