Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann has talked bout his next big game but it doesn’t seem as if it’s The Last Of Us Part 3.
Back in March, Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann revealed that the studio had already started its next major game and while he didn’t say what it was, the way he talked about it implied that it wasn’t The Last Of Us Part 3.
That might seem surprising given the success of The Last Of Us TV show, but it sounded like the decision on the project had been taken before the show became a hit, with Druckmann having previously said that the choice for their next game was between a sequel and a new IP.
His most recent comments though can be read either way, probably depending on which answer you want it to be: ‘As far as the next game at Naughty Dog, I can’t say anything,’ he said. ‘My comms director over there will slaughter me.’
This was when asked specifically about a third entry but, to our mind, it really doesn’t indicate one way or another, whether it’s a new game or a sequel.
At one point it seemed as if Naughty Dog’s next game was going to be The Last Of Us multiplayer spin-off but that hasn’t been mentioned in public for months and rumours suggest that an internal assessment, carried out by Destiny creators Bungie, was so critical that the number of staff working on it was reduced to a skeleton crew.
No one seems to have asked Druckmann about that but he’s clearly not talking about the multiplayer game in his comments, as that was announced, and concept art for it shown off, years ago.
The Last Of Us Part 3 was over three years ago now and it is surprising that Naughty Dog has not announced any major projects since, just the multiplayer game and the controversial remake of The Last Of Us Part 1.
There were seven years between the first and second games, but that was complicated by the fact that the first game came out right at the end of the PlayStation 3’s lifespan and was then remastered for the PlayStation 4, so under other circumstances it probably would’ve been quicker.
Of course, Druckmann’s attentions are split now, since he worked as both co-writer and director on the TV show and says that everything is now ready to start work on the second season, as soon as the SAG-AFTRA strike is over.
‘My job is really strange, I’m given feedback on this theme park thing, I’m working on the TV show, and I’m working on another game, so I’m just kind of jumping around on different projects,’ he told Entertainment Weekly.
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