According to an insider, the Perfect Dark reboot is in dev hell

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According to an insider, the Perfect Dark reboot is in dev hell

Officially announced back in December 2020, we've barely seen anything about Perfect Dark in over three years. Insider Jeff Grubb recently spoke on the status of the project, and things aren't looking good.

According to Grubb, the game is "in very bad shape". It's not clear yet whether Microsoft is planning to cancel the project, as the American company seems to be changing its approach to exclusives. The number of lay-offs and the closure of several studios are the perfect example to the changes within the firm.

Remember that Perfect Dark is supposed to be the very first game from The Initiative studio, founded back in 2018 by Microsoft. Crystal Dynamics is also chiming in and helping with development.

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