No further footage of the game has been shown off since the re-reveal in June. And according to Shuhei Yoshida, we shouldn’t expect any different leading up to its release.
Speaking to Gamespot about The Last Guardian’s absence at TGS 2015, the President of Sony’s Worldwide Studios said that footage is being purposefully kept under wraps in order to preserve its story:
The Last Guardian is no stranger to this tight-lipped treatment. Originally planned for a 2011 release on the PlayStation 3, Team Ico’s third game was delayed numerous times before going completely dark by 2012. During an interview held at E3 2015, Yoshida was asked about the game’s elongated disappearance. According to him, this was due to The Last Guardian switching from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4 midway through its development. This was allegedly done for the game’s technical benefit.
However, this statement was somewhat contradicted a few weeks after the gaming expo by The Last Guardian’s creator and designer Fumito Ueda. In an interview with Game Informer, Ueda gave reason to believe that the switch to PS4 might not have been for the sake of the game.
The Last Guardian will be Team Ico’s third title developed exclusively for a PlayStation platform. Their first two titles, Shadow of the Colossus and Ico, released on the PlayStation 2 back in 2005 and 2001 respectively. Both games met critical acclaim, with Shadow of the Colossus making its way onto many “top games of all time” lists.
