What this proves is that the creative team behind Deus Ex as of now, knows nothing of their target consumer base. The Vita would have been a wiser move.

Coming 2014:

Deus Ex Tycoon!

Set in 2028, you are the head of a augmentation company fighting to compete against the likes of Kusanagi, Tai Yong Medical, and Sarif Industries. Develop your own company from the ground up using new parts! Design your own augmentations from pre-existing parts! Conduct deals with the government to secure contracts and unlock blueprints!* Send your security personnel to infiltrate rival companies to steal their designs, but watch our for those Purity groups attempting to picket or sabotage your factories!

Coming to Facebook - October 10th 2014

*Blueprints may be purchased using in game "Deus Bux" earned from contracts or microtransactions!

That's some fine sense of humor.

I never asked for this.

Seriously, fuck this shit.

Come to think of it, has there been *any* example of an FPS done right on a device with touch controls? I too felt a little led on by Square Enix over this, but if this is a game that's going to be designed from the ground up for tablets/smartphones, I wouldn't hold my breath over a PC port of this game being any good.

If they're going to announce anything surrounding this, I agree that it's probably going to be a whole new game that's properly designed for desktop gaming.

Isn't that already just Syndicate/Syndicate Wars?

Syndicate is more of a squad-based tactics game with a "strategic" map and upgrade system between missions.

But now that you mention it, a management game in a dark cyberpunk city would be pretty cool. But a cyberpunk Dungeon Keeper clone with robots would be even better :)

Oh god I'm late.

Actually an alternate explanation is that a different team within the studio are working on this while the Human Revolution team are working on a proper sequel. Square Enix's goal could be to keep the brand alive until then.

Unlikely, Eidos Montreal are working on the new Thief

Which doesn't exactly fill me with confidence either, based on what's been shown and said about this project. >_>

Yeah, they are removing the necessity of hiding in shadows and other elements, wouldn't be surprised if it ended up being just an action-game like Dishonoured