Naughty Dog will not be a The Last of Us studio forever, says Neil Druckman. Working on multiple projects.

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In a new interview, Neil Druckmann has said that Naughty Dog will not remain a The Last of Us studio forever.

In the interview, Druckmann said that the studio is working on “multiple single-player projects”, and that “I promise you, we will not be ‘The Last of Us’ studio forever.”

“We create experiences that are steeped in story and character, especially relationships,” Druckmann said. “The stories have some sort of philosophical core that everything is going to revolve around and feed into.”
 
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WHY ARE WE YELLING?

On a serious note, Don't they have a new IP coming like Cory Barlog? I hope we see it this year. Maybe with the PS5 pro reveal?
 

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On a serious note, Don't they have a new IP coming like Cory Barlog? I hope we see it this year. Maybe with the PS5 pro reveal?
Don't get your hopes up. Druckmann's been pretty clear they wont reveal anything until close to launch

Would be good to see Cory's game though
 

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We know ND's current projects are minimum two SP games, one apparently started in 2021, a few months after TLOU2 release, and other one around early 2023.

I'd bet the first one would be a new Uncharted, they'd have continued working on Bend's game once Bend focused on their own new IP.

I'd say that after a very long preproduction, the one whose production started in early 2023 is a new IP. Probably not a current time, realistic new IP but maybe something with in a more fantasy, maybe futuristic setting.

And who knows, maybe after killing TLOU Online they reused a good part of the work done on it and staff working there to start TLOU3 in H2 2023.

Other than that, I'd say their next announcement would be Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection refurbished for PS5 and PC by Iron Galaxy.

WHY ARE WE YELLING?

On a serious note, Don't they have a new IP coming like Cory Barlog? I hope we see it this year. Maybe with the PS5 pro reveal?
When shipped 2018, Cory said that he was going to take some vacations with the family and was going to pitch a new IP after it.

We don't know if it was pitched and if was approved, but it is fair to assume that it was the case, because SSM was working "on multiple projects" some time ago, when they were working on GoWR and overviewing PC ports and first steps of the movie adaptation.

Astro Bot was trademarked back in August and announced a few days ago. Sony trademarked Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet back in February, meaning it could be announced in the next few months, maybe in H2. If it isn't that game isn't "goo game", it should be Cory's new IP or other unknown 2nd party game. I bet it's Cory's IP.

In case Cory's new IP would have started in 2019, a 2024/2025/2026 release is very likely, and could match with an announcement this H2 2024.
 
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They used to have a new franchise per generation until TLOU...

Crash was their PS1.
Jak and Daxter was their PS2.
Uncharted was their PS3.
TLOU should be the PS4 one.

But TLOU was born on PS3 and even today is being rolled out.
Uncharted instead to die in PS3 become a PS4 franchise too.

They should had something new for PS5.

But they lose themselves just with the focus in a GAAS game that should be only a component of TLOU2 and not a full game project.
With that since 2020 they could not release one single game.
 
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They used to have a new franchise per generation until TLOU...

Crash was their PS1.
Jak and Daxter was their PS2.
Uncharted was their PS3.
TLOU should be the PS4 one.

But TLOU was born on PS3 and even today is being rolled out.
Uncharted instead to die in PS3 become a PS4 franchise too.

They should had something new for PS5.

But they lose themselves just with the focus in a GAAS game that should be only a component of TLOU2 and not a full game project.
With that since 2020 they could not release one single game.
Yeah I look forward to whatever cones next.
 
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They used to have a new franchise per generation until TLOU...

Crash was their PS1.
Jak and Daxter was their PS2.
Uncharted was their PS3.
TLOU should be the PS4 one.

But TLOU was born on PS3 and even today is being rolled out.
Uncharted instead to die in PS3 become a PS4 franchise too.

They should had something new for PS5.

But they lose themselves just with the focus in a GAAS game that should be only a component of TLOU2 and not a full game project.
With that since 2020 they could not release one single game.
Game development take longer to be made every generation, so obviously over time each time releases less games/new IPs per generation. Unless -as they started to do a few years ago- grow enough to work to have more teams working on more games at the same time.

At the same time, game budgets get too expensive to the point they better milk their most successful IPs if not outdated (case of Crash or Jak).

They released their last new IP a long time ago, so it's time to be working on the next one after Uncharted and TLOU have been milked enough.

But Uncharted and TLOU continue being some of their tentpole, most successful IPs, and now not only in gaming: they had very successful adaptations. So they should continue milking them.

I'd release Uncharted 5 before PS6, and their new IP as PS5 & PS6 and TLOU3 as crossgen title during the 2nd/3rd PS6 year (the hardware sales peak one). And then in the middle of the PS6 generation maybe to release a new IP and a Marvel adaptation (Druckmann said he'd love to work in The Punisher, and I think they could do a good job if not wokenized).

If they don't have creatives passionate enough about these projects they should replace them with other ones.

ND already said multiple times that now they are working on SP games, not in GaaS. Hermen also made clear that studios like ND or SSM will be focused on single player narrative games. So there's notthing to worry about regarding GaaS.
 
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Looking forward to what they are working on. They've stumbled recently but i'm sure because of their recent struggles they will def wanna come back better to shut everyone up... Very excited.
 

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please, no more multiple projects bullshit again. it almost never ever materialize in gaming ever.
do one game, finish one game, release one game.
 
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I'm not a big fan of TLOU so for me, it's like Naughty Dog has basically been dead since like 2019. I honestly don't get the hype around that series
 

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When are we finally going to see these multiple projects? Taking an eternity

Its Been A Long Time Waiting GIF
 
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