RUMORS: Hitman for the next generation consoles is canceled
According to the listing of LinkedIn designer Richard Knight, delivering Hitman planned for next generation consoles developed by Square Enix Montreal was canceled sometime last year. The uncertain fate of the game was after they decided to change the focus of the study to mobile titles by mid-2013.
Little was known about this project, announced originally in late 2011 to become the first production of Square Enix Montreal, but the profile of another designer, Heath Smith, said that the game would become a new reimagining of the series and, As in previous installments, count on fighting in first and third person.
Moreover, the profile of the network engineer, Anthony Pressacco suggests that the title would also include support for microtransactions and online leaderboards. Interestingly, the study also notes that is developing an unannounced game Hitman for Android and iOS.