Playstation building new internal development studio out of VASG with help from ND veterans

[Remember_Spinal]

Sony PlayStation is building a new internal game development team in partnership with PSS Visual Arts, an award-winning, full-production group, that specializes in Animation, Motion Capture, Cinematics, Art, and Scanning. This is the same world-class team known for its contributions to the Last of Us franchise!


This high visibility project is being developed in collaboration with Naughty Dog. Though currently unannounced, we have a clear vision and plan to release. Using our existing expertise and premier talent, we will guarantee a high visual quality bar for the game and a compelling experience for our players.

Our team is seeking a dedicated, focused, and self-motivated producer with a broad proven experience and a track record of building processes to help the team achieve its highest potential. As the ideal candidate, you will be proficient in all aspects of AAA game production and management. You are an organized and attentive leader; strategic, and thoughtful in all interactions with both internal and external partners. Most importantly, your experience will guide the team's cultural growth and abilities.

Senior Producer

United States, Remote

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[IntentionalPun]

Uncharted?

 

[Jim Ryan]

 

[Bryank75]

Uncharted?

Would be a good bet, I would think!

 

[mansoor1980]

another pc port studio?

 

[Remember_Spinal]

another pc port studio?

Why would this be a PC Port studio?

Its most likely going to be an Uncharted studio

 

[mansoor1980]

Why would this be a PC Port studio?

Its most likely going to be an Uncharted studio

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

I mean, don't ND already have TLOU and Uncharted teams at their studio as-is? They could just hire more people to join the existing teams, pretty sure Uncharted 5 is under some form of development by now.

They're supposedly working on a new fantasy IP; maybe this new studio is for that game (I'm personally hoping it's a Savage Starlight development revival but it could be something else).

Damnit Vin, hurry up with Riddick 4 already!

 

[Kokoloko]

So Sony is making a new studio? Or team within Naughty Dog?

 

[DynamiteCop]

another pc port studio?

Sounds good to me.

 

[mansoor1980]

Sounds good to me.

 

[Remember_Spinal]

So Sony is making a new studio? Or team within Naughty Dog?

Sounds like VASG is going to become its own development studio, like they were trying to do before the pandemic

 

[Vertigo]

I mean, don't ND already have TLOU and Uncharted teams at their studio as-is? They could just hire more people to join the existing teams, pretty sure Uncharted 5 is under some form of development by now.

They're supposedly working on a new fantasy IP; maybe this new studio is for that game (I'm personally hoping it's a Savage Starlight development revival but it could be something else).



Damnit Vin, hurry up with Riddick 4 already!

Factions dev team will be huge and development would need to be on-going.

They won’t be able to support multiple projects without Factions having a substantially large dev team working on it indefinitely. I have no doubt that it’s far more demanding than their single player games would be.

Sounds like a new studio from the ground up. I’d very much prefer if they didn’t do Uncharted tho.

I wonder if they’re gonna have a support studio for factions post launch. It might be like 76 we’re the main team did indeed make the game but then move on post launch and leave the on-going development to a support studio.

 

[ksdixon]

Factions dev team will be huge and development would need to be on-going.

They won’t be able to support multiple projects without Factions having a substantially large dev team working on it indefinitely. I have no doubt that it’s far more demanding than their single player games would be.

Sounds like a new studio from the ground up. I’d very much prefer if they didn’t do Uncharted tho.

I wonder if they’re gonna have a support studio for factions post launch. It might be like 76 we’re the main team did indeed make the game but then move on post launch and leave the on-going development to a support studio.

I just need to know Factions Online has the Factions 1 hand to it in some form or fashion, whomever developed Factions 1 that is. Factions Online is missing in action, all the talk is its gonna be big and do new things, and I'm just hoping the baby's not been thrown out with the bath water. I don't even know if Factions 1 style 4v4 modes of supply raid/survivor/interrogation have survived or been iterated out of existence, for the battle royal/tarkov influences rumored to shape it.

I hope it's like Division with a overworld and you walk to spots to initiate a supply run story mission, or MP lobby.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Sounds like VASG is going to become its own development studio, like they were trying to do before the pandemic

I mean, maybe. But with @Vertigo bringing up Factions and the load of content that would need in order to stay consistent, if the SP teams want to be free to work on other games after finishing up base Factions dev (game systems, base roster & assets, etc.), they may need a new studio with people from VASG to provide that longer-terms support.

Factions dev team will be huge and development would need to be on-going.

They won’t be able to support multiple projects without Factions having a substantially large dev team working on it indefinitely. I have no doubt that it’s far more demanding than their single player games would be.

Sounds like a new studio from the ground up. I’d very much prefer if they didn’t do Uncharted tho.

I wonder if they’re gonna have a support studio for factions post launch. It might be like 76 we’re the main team did indeed make the game but then move on post launch and leave the on-going development to a support studio.

Yeah good points, I did not think too much about the role TLOU2 Factions will have in all of this. Would not expect (or hope) Naughty Dog themselves to constantly support the game with regular content and balance patches, or keeping tabs on the community to watch out for cheaters etc.

It probably makes more sense to have an internal studio to handle that stuff, but a new one in particular tied closely with ND, because that helps speed up communication, assistance, and makes the content more secure as a whole.

 

[Remember_Spinal]

 

[stebin alex]

I think VASG is gonna help ND a lot.
ND is working on 2 things as we know right
- NEW IP --- Neil and Kurt --- some rumours are that it's a fantasy. I don't know
- TLOU online games --- Vinit, Joe and Antony --- with Batlleroyale esque, Multiplayer with emphasis on Story, and i hope it has the OG mode for the hardcore players.
That's leaves Shaun escayg and Matt, who both worked on the Last of Us Part 1 (Remake)
I hope these guys have been tasked with revival of Uncharted, with the focus of Uncharted Legacy of Thief collection, PC port, and the new film that come out in one year.
Also, Shaun was one of the creative directors for Uncharted Lost legacy 2017, my favourite Uncharted game.

 

[Vertigo]

From early rumblings, I want to assume that Factions multiplayer is far, far bigger in scope than strictly factions pvp would be.

Im totally expecting The Division but with heavier narrative and honestly… just bigger than that too.

Im expecting an absolute juggernaut and a development budget that far exceeds any of their previous. There’s no way it’s just some shit spin off.

I understand the nonsensical hate internet lords have for online games but irregardless… Factions might be Naughty Dog’s biggest project to date.

It took Bungie 2-3 years to compensate losing Activision support studios. Division has a new support team altogether and a Rainbow Six team on the br. The amount of resources that are gonna be needed is immense.

I also do not think it’s this start up studio. I think live service development would’ve been specifically mentioned.

 

[Remember_Spinal]

Shaun is the best Uncharted director anyway. Hand the reigns over to him and give him a proper team

Just go back to giving us 10-12 hour uncharted games, anything more is just over indulgence. 4 was way too long for what it needed to be.

 

[Kokoloko]

ND is working on 2 things as we know right
- NEW IP --- Neil and Kurt --- some rumours are that it's a fantasy. I don't know

Did they say its a New IP or did Neil just say unannounced title?