Quote Originally Posted by Deveryn View Post
I saw it at Fanfest and it was talked about for a hot minute. All we've ever had is the one image. Most of the hype has come from the players, so I take it all with a grain of salt. I'm sure we'll hear something substantial on the next LL.
He did a series of interviews too. That's when the speculation really started. He explicitly said you start with a "blank canvas", place things like buildings, decorate, invite friends over, etc.

Initially, the only thing he said expectation wise was not to expect "animal crossing" because that's a full blown game. Totally fair.

I dunno where the insistence comes from that players created most of the hype. I think players have run with what was said, but the stuff he said was pretty neat and clearly meant to create hype. It does sound similar to housing in how it was described, so I don't blame anyone.