People dead *** thinking Star Fox Grand Prix is the racing mini game in Starlink.
I think the racing mini-game in Starlink is purely coincidence with the Grand Prix rumor. The mini-game could have very well been inspired by the idea behind the rumor, but racing in itself is a simple concept, so I'm doubtful on that. As for if the game exists itself,
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is unfortunately right. Things have really began to fall apart for the rumor. Fast.
Jason Schreier has given his input on the rumor, claiming that neither himself or his original source feel confident towards the game's existence.
Sabi on Twitter, someone with an industry contact, has claimed that Grand Prix wasn't being developed, just spread to mess with leakers.
Jon from GameXplain's "prediction" may have been made specifically to bait Vergeben.
On top of that, I've my own reasons for believing the rumor was all smoke and mirrors. Take that for what you will.
The only thing that was going for the leak was a tweet by Liam Robertson going against Sabi's tweet. The two have spoken privately since, and Liam's original tweet was deleted. Of course, a Star Fox title could still be in development, with 'Grand Prix' just being used to trick leakers. Whether Retro Studios is involved in any form is beyond me, even though we haven't seen anything from them in years.
In the end, as a Star Fox fan, this whole Grand Prix thing just feels like a cruel joke. We've been craving a quality Star Fox experience for years now, and the idea behind Grand Prix actually had potential. With Retro Studios supposedly behind it making it sound even better. Like an actual shot for the series to get up on its feet. Yet in the end, it was all smoke and mirrors. One big, cruel joke. And as a loyal Star Fox fan, it hurts.