【Gossip】Perfect World's Project Bard Cancelled? Massive Budget Lost to Internal Strife?

Recently, a gaming news content creator claimed that 'Project Bard', a mysterious project under Perfect World, has officially been 'ji' (cancelled/killed). According to the insider, the project had a massive budget exceeding 100 million RMB. However, the reported cause of death wasn't just poor development, but intense internal power struggles, leading upper management to shut it down overnight.

The news sparked immediate debate. Many netizens noted that the silent death of large-scale projects isn't uncommon in the industry, similar to the fate of 'Onmyoji: World' years ago. Industry insiders suggested that conflicts between the producer and the team made the shutdown inevitable. Notably, many players directed their comments toward 'Tower of Fantasy', mocking it as a 'corpse scavenger' that perpetually absorbs resources from failed projects. Some even jokingly labeled the game a 'Frankenstein' or an 'abomination' (WoW references), wondering if it could evolve from a 'small abomination' into a boss-tier 'Patchwerk'.