Developer Naughty Dog has said it could return to the Uncharted series and hasn't ruled out the possibility of developing Uncharted 5.
In the lead up to the release of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, GamesRadar spoke with Shaun Escayg, Creative Director of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Cinematic Animator on Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, about the upcoming title.
When asked about the future of the franchise, Margenau said the possibility of Naughty Dog making another Uncharted game was still up in the air. "I think we can safely say that we can never say never," Escayg said.
“Uncharted is a franchise that we love, that the studio loves. I love it, and Kurt loves it. It's a world we want to see more of. So I can definitely say that,” he added. The last mainline game to be released in the series was Uncharted 4: A Thief's End in 2016, followed by the standalone expansion Lost Legacy the following year.
Along with the Legacy of Thieves Collection, which brings Uncharted 4 and the Lost Legacy to PS5 and PC, the next installment in the franchise is the Uncharted movie, starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg.
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It would be tempting to think that Naughty Dog left Uncharted. More than four years after the release of the last installment in the series, and with the resounding success of The Last of Us still ringing in the ears of eager fans, Nathan Drake's scavenger-hunting escapades may well be a thing of the past. . After all, series creator Amy Hennig left Naughty Dog in 2014, and Sony hasn't teased any future iterations of the series.
While Escayg's comments to GamesRadar don't suggest anything concrete, they do make it clear that Naughty Dog remains open to developing future Uncharted titles. With protagonist Nathan Drake's story neatly wrapped up in Uncharted 4, it wouldn't be surprising if future games focused on one or more supporting characters, such as the Lost Legacy.
There are many options. Alongside Lost Legacy's Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross, Drake's business partner Sully and his brother Sam make proper leads, even joining at the end of Game 4.
However, don't expect a new Uncharted game any time soon. With the film set to hit the big screen soon, publisher Sony may be prepared to let the franchise's expansive material do most of the lucrative legwork, while Naughty Dog pursues other creative small-screen video game projects and presumably gets to work on them. The last of us 3.
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