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Geek_King, do games w HyTale - Winter 2023 Development Update

I’m shocked that HyTale is still in development, it feels like it’s been a real long time since it was announced.

Caligvla,
@Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

You’re not alone, I think most people already forgot about it. In a way it’s a good thing, because with low expectations it’s much harder to end up in a situation like No Man’s Sky or Cyberpunk 2077 where the expectations were unachievably high.

Sunny, do games w HyTale - Summer 2024 Development Update
@Sunny@slrpnk.net avatar

Wow had completely forgot this was still being developed… Thought it had been killed off or just ceased to exist tbh. Glad to hear it’s still an ongoing positive progress at least, will be a interesting contender to Minecraft.

Linktank, do games w HyTale - Spring 2025 Development Update

I’d love it if it would. But I kind of gave up on it several years ago at this point.

After this long it would be difficult for it to live up to expectations anyway. Would have to be one hell of a game to be worth the wait.

asudox, do games w HyTale - Spring 2025 Development Update
@asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev avatar

Woah. I forgot this even existed. They’re still working on releasing this? Indeed it won’t ever come out.

Ferroh, do games w HyTale - Spring 2025 Development Update

Good lord, I remember being excited about this game back in 2018

Pika, (edited ) do games w HyTale just got cancelled, HyPixel studios winding down over the next few months
@Pika@sh.itjust.works avatar

I think that’s the longest way I’ve ever seen of “Our parent studio decided this game isn’t financially feasible and told us to stop”.

This project is definitely a parent studio decided that they didn’t like the game, so they decided to cancel it. Especially after Vintage Story proved that that type of game will sell, not at the metrics that a studio like Riot would want, but it would sell.

Judging by the graphics in it that they’ve released so far, it definitely looks like they were a good portion into development as well, which is a shame.

popcar2,

This project is definitely a parent studio decided that they didn’t like the game, so they decided to cancel it.

If you’ve read the past few development updates, it’s very likely that the team leadership is at fault and not Riot. They basically spent the last ~3 years moving the game to a new engine and the most they had to show was some concept art. I hoped that they were developing in secret to have some big reveal down the line, but it seems like the game really was going nowhere.

I’m reading it more like the longest “we blew our budget and had no game” post.

Pika,
@Pika@sh.itjust.works avatar

I think you might need to reread the rest of my comment, because I think we’re on the same mentality.

I’ve read the article, and I read the last development update, which seemed to be leading in the direction that they had fully intended on making a project.

Their previous update is actually what made me have the mentality that I currently have, not the article you posted.

The previous update was a progress update saying that they were beginning internal testing and they released images of what looked to be a fairly progressed game. And they had seemed super hopeful for the future. That is not an update that screams this project’s on the urge of being shut down.

I stand firm with what I said that this game would have had potential. And while they didn’t make the greatest development decisions, I don’t believe the choice to shutter the project was their choice. That’s a lot of wasted effort for a team like that, and if they lasted this long the choice to close wasn’t theirs.

It’s just the bean counters didn’t like how much it was costing for the game. So once again, what would have been a great addition to the gaming market was squandered due to greed.

This is also why the indie market is starting to take off as well as it is again. Because unlike big corporations and studios, if an indie game starts to show signs of maybe not making a bunch of money, they don’t give a shit and they release the product anyway. Where if a large studio game starts to falter, the parent studio just shuts it down.

GammaGames, do gaming w Hytale is no more

A difficult update, but not unexpected after all this time. 10 years is a helluva timeline to release nothing 🥲

Midnitte,

Honestly a surprised they weren’t shut down sooner, and a shame they couldn’t make basically a Minecraft built for mods work.

Nice they’re getting severance, but a shame Riot couldn’t manage to pivot them to something that didn’t require putting out resume…

Green_Mouse, do games w HyTale just got cancelled, HyPixel studios winding down over the next few months
@Green_Mouse@piefed.social avatar

Oh no, seriously?! Damn... all these years of waiting for many people... what a damn disappointment.

Vaggumon, do games w HyTale just got cancelled, HyPixel studios winding down over the next few months

I’m sorry to see this happen. I honestly thought it was dead a long time ago, but still sad to learn it didn’t make it.

Wawe, do games w HyTale just got cancelled, HyPixel studios winding down over the next few months
@Wawe@lemmy.world avatar

I guess the scope was too ambitious. Economy is not doing that well so AAA studios don’t like to take any risks. Both this and Blizzard’s survival game was cancelled. It is sad that so many developer hours are wasted on these projects and we get nothing out of it. It would be amazing if these games would get released as open source for someone else to finish it.

LostWanderer, do games w HyTale just got cancelled, HyPixel studios winding down over the next few months

I’m not surprised, the opportunity that Hytale devs were given had been squandered thoughtlessly. I believe the game’s fate would’ve been different with a playable EA version. One that generated sales while building hype with major patches. With a game that has good bones, this style of development works rather well.

Tar_alcaran,

This is basically exactly what Vintage Story does. And it’s working extremely well for them

LostWanderer,

Yeah, its a shame that the Hytale team didn’t think to do this, instead they wasted hype by doing an engine switch mid production.

psx_crab,

If Project Zomboid or Factorio didn’t have early access, both would fail too. This really sounds like project management problem

LostWanderer,

Yeah, I agree, this is purely due to poor project management decisions. They’re scope seemed to grow into an unmanageable thing, this is likely a first time project… So this team didn’t have the knowledge to make a solid plan of action.

As for Project Zomboid, as a person who paid for an early access version when it first landed…That game wouldn’t be where its at without early and steady funding.

psx_crab,

Right? And Indie Stone had the worst luck of any indie dev out there and yet, against all odd, still release such a phenomenal game.

LostWanderer,

Indie Stone did have a rough start, but, I do feel they are doing quite well. Despite the many setbacks, they’ve created a great game. I don’t play a lot of it, due to the desire to play a 1.0…However, I appreciate the small slices that I allow myself.

lazycouchpotato, do games w HyTale just got cancelled, HyPixel studios winding down over the next few months
@lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world avatar

Damn.

_cryptagion, do games w HyTale just got cancelled, HyPixel studios winding down over the next few months

I honestly forgot this game was even being made, it’s been so long since they announced it.

Jayk0b, do games w HyTale just got cancelled, HyPixel studios winding down over the next few months

Hypixel Minecraft was terribly monitized and had illegal gambling on it.

Good they are down, we don’t need more EAs or ubislops

carotte,

only Hypixel Studios, the dev studio behind Hytale that was bought by Riot, is shutting down

the Hypixel server isn’t going anywhere (for now, at least)

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