Gameplay footage from cancelled Xbox Perfect Dark game leaks online, and it looks pretty good
Last year, we learned that Xbox cancelled a reboot of Perfect Dark .
Last year, we learned that Xbox cancelled a reboot of Perfect Dark .
The short version
- The game, in development at The Initiative, was cancelled as part of 2025's wave of wide-ranging cuts at Microsoft and Xbox .
- In 2026, of course, things have only gotten worse for the company .
- The Perfect Dark footage includes the bare-bones layouts of some level environments, a little gunplay testing (this looks to be particularly early), a couple of abilities, and even a few pieces of destructible fruit.
What happened
The game became infamous for its slow and seemingly difficult development, with Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics at one point recruited to help with it. In May 2024, reports suggested "little meaningful progress" had been made since the game's unveiling and that the reboot was in "a very rough state".
Why it matters
We got our first trailer for the Perfect Dark game just after that report, however, which seemed to reignite belief in the project.
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