Troy Baker's cyberpunk answer to GTA 6 has been stuck in development hell for six years

Bloomberg says Tencent-owned Lightspeed LA’s Last Sentinel has been stuck in troubled development for six years.

Delays, missed deadlines, negative playtest feedback, and leadership issues forced the studio to rethink the project’s direction.

After internal reviews and a pivot, Lightspeed LA laid off 80 developers, while Tencent is reported to have spent hundreds of millions of dollars.

The case highlights how AAA open-world projects can collapse when scope, staffing, and leadership are out of sync.