Hiroshi Iuchi's UBUSUNA for the PS4

[Necronom]

Why don't we raise the stakes a bit, shall we? I want this game out when Top Gun 3 comes out.

Not gonna happen. Top Gun 3 has a better chance being actually released...or at least some sort of prequel

[xEbb1993x]

Well, Top Gun 3 has already gotten some buzz lately... Now we just need to know if there will be any updates on Ubusuna.

[hamfighterx]

LOL... well, Night Striker Gear credits show that Iuchi has at least been keeping busy doing SOMETHING (thanks, GSK):

[Bassa-Bassa]

Thanks for that pic should go to this guy, actually. The game's not out yet.

[hamfighterx]

The game's not out yet.

I thought it was currently downloadable for people who get the printed download code with the Switch Special Edition box set (and that's currently the only way to get it) - is that not correct? Mine is still in transit from Amazon.jp so I can't check it yet for myself.

They've been marketing the Switch special edition retail box set (that comes with a download code for Gear) as providing early access to the game. That was explicitly stated in Famitsu (see: https://www.famitsu.com/article/202503/36490) and elsewhere. I guess that could mean that even the early access is not yet available, but that isn't how it sounded from interviews and marketing. Here's another example, M2 press release/marketing material that also explicitly says that with the Special Edition, you get a download code that allows you to "play the game on Nintendo Switch before Night Striker Gear is sold separately" (that's what the text on this slide says)


Apologies if I wasn't crediting the right person for the photo, but if it's available in the wild that might just be two people taking a screenshot of the same credits screen.

[Bassa-Bassa]

No worries, I just thought it was due as that guy is indeed that pic's author. I meant the non-bundled, mainline version - it was not possible that the people not living in Japan could download the game that soon and post it.

[Bydobasher]

On his blog there is a new post dated August 17, wherein he says not to expect more Ubusuna updates on that page. M2 will say more about Ubusuna when the time is right (whenever that is...).

I'm glad he worked on Night Striker GEAR in the meantime . . . Ubusuna's been in development for well over a decade now and it's good he's not just "stuck" on that one project.

[Necronom]

That sounds more like M2 finally took the project from him and archived it. Probably the only reasonable move.
Maybe they find somebody else to finish it someday.

[kid aphex]

...really? Are we reading the same thing?

Sounds to me like he was told not to talk about it on his blog anymore, for the sake of proper promotional technique via M2.

To those who’ve been visiting here recently: I made a couple of posts the other day, but I’ve deleted them. It’s not a big deal, but the company issued some guidelines about “literacy” or whatnot… I could make the posts public by following certain procedures, but it’s too much hassle, so I removed them.
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Also, whenever this “literacy” stuff comes up, it usually leads to no good, so I’ve decided to stop writing about things like Ubusuna in the future. (Having to get every post checked for approval kills the momentum and timing, and since I often write during holidays like year-end, getting approval would mean waiting until the new year. Honestly, I don’t want to deal with any more hassle.)
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As for Ubusuna, I believe the company will make an announcement when the time is right, so please keep an eye out for that. (Though, it probably won’t be for a while…)

[AGermanArtist]

When the time is right = when company coffers are a little better stocked. They've been concentrating on a lot of third-party projects recently.