Journalist Bloomberg Jason Schreier took part in the podcast MinnMaxShow and commented on his recent article about refusal Sony Interactive Entertainment from development Days gone 2…
According to Schreier, the original Days Gone was successful in terms of sales, but not so much that Sony had confidence in the great success of the sequel, which would already be created for the PlayStation 5 with an increased budget.… In addition, the company took into account the relatively low ratings of the game in the press (71 points on Metacritic, which is significantly inferior to the ratings of such flagships as Uncharted, God of war, The last of us and Horizon zero dawn) and the problematic long-term cycle of its development.
Receiving a rejection request to create Days Gone 2, studio Sony Bend tried to take up the franchise Uncharted and took up a branch, which as a result never left the concept stage. The other half of the studio helped Naughty dog with the development of multiplayer The last of us, and very few people liked it among the authors of Days Gone.
Sony Bend was afraid to become an appendage of Naughty Dog and tried to survive as an independent unit, but in general, the time after the release of Days Gone was hectic for her, especially given the unfolding global restructuring of Sony… In 2023, the directors of Days Gone also left the studio.
Only in March 2023 (!) Sony Bend received the green light from Sony to develop its completely new game for the PlayStation 5, and this is not Days Gone 2… It has actually only been preparing for a few weeks, and its release, according to Schreier’s estimates, will take place not earlier than 2025-2026, if everything goes well…
The journalist does not know what will happen with the Uncharted franchise, but believes that Sony will definitely return to it.
In the meantime, the first Days Gone will be released on PC on May 18…
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