After completion of the project, sources say, Ueda will work on independent projects.
The context of this rumor is interesting when considering the history of The Last Guardian’s development. Back in August, SCE Studios president Shuhei Yoshida said of The Last Guardian, ”It’s been very difficult in terms of seeing the progress: not as fast as we’d been hoping for, and the team has been under big pressure.” A month later, Sony, when asked by the press regarding the game’s absence from Tokyo Game Show, stated that Team Ico was still “hard at work” on the game.
Some industry insiders have stated that Ueda was the cause of the delay, and a disruptive element in the development cycle. Sony has offered a “no comment” on the situation.
