Naughty Dog, the development studio behind successful PS console exclusives like Uncharted and The Last of Us, has revealed that they are currently hard at work on "multiple game projects."
This update comes from studio co-chairman Neil Druckmann, who made an appearance at Sony's CES XNUMX press conference. Throughout the presentation, Druckmann talks about the studio's enthusiasm for the upcoming Uncharted movie, as well as HBO's adaptation of The Last of Us for TV. . Druckmann ends his segment by saying that the Naughty Dog team was "dying to share" the "multiple game plans" they had in the works.
This isn't the first time Druckmann has teased that there's a lot going on at Naughty Dog following the release of The Last of Us XNUMX. In March XNUMX, Druckmann tweeted that while he couldn't chat about future projects, the studio had "multiple great things" to share, adding that as soon as they could share them, they would.
Whether all these projects are moving full steam ahead is another matter. Naughty Dog co-chairman Evan Wells previously claimed on a XNUMX episode of the Game Maker's Notebook podcast (via VGC) that while the studio "clearly" has multiple projects, there is "only one." at all times. "
“We don't have 2 projects involving multiple hundreds of people,” he explained. "We have one and then some that are in pre-production, or maybe just coming out of pre-production, but you'll need to wait until the primary focus is finished before removing everyone from that project.
Analysis: What exactly could Naughty Dog be working on?
So what could Naughty Dog be working on? Well, there have been many reports of this over the last year or so.
One thing we know is going on is the perfect standalone multiplayer mode for The Last of Us. Naughty Dog has revealed that it will sit separately on The Last of Us XNUMX in XNUMX, explaining that "the team's vision has grown, more so in a supporting way." . In the month of September XNUMX, the study confirmed that the project was still under development and that it was "full of hiring for positions related to members of the Congress of Deputies." So far, the perfect multiplayer mode does not have a release date.
As for what might be in the works, there's a lot of gossip and no official confirmation. In April 5, for example, a report found that Naughty Dog might be working on a PSXNUMX remake of the original The Last of Us that would have a "similar look" to The Last of Us XNUMX. .
Then there's Neil Druckmann's revelation in April XNUMX that he and co-writer Halley Gross wrote a plan for The Last of Us XNUMX, though he made sure they didn't, but simply hoped it would be "one day you're going to see the truth." light". at daytime".
Regardless of the details, it appears that Naughty Dog is hard at work and we look forward to hearing more about their many plans as XNUMX approaches.