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Sony PlayStation: First Party Studios |OT4| Because we're skipping 3
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Wide linear isn't being used to describe the open world-esque sections of those games, it's being used to describe linear levels that allow you to approach them in different ways and take different routes. It's the difference between the level design in UC2/3 and TLOU/UC4 (TLOU is when they coined the term).
Yeah and if they did do it, they'd need to dedicate a large team to continue supporting it for years. I think if they repeated the same pattern they've had with all their previous multiplayer modes and dropped support after about a year, it'd be an enormous waste of time even bothering with such a massive multiplayer mode.
In other words, I could maybe see them making a BR-esque mode IF the new San Diego team are the ones who're working and supporting it. If not then I can't see it happening because I can't see Naughty Dog splitting off a dedicated BR team.
Just a random thought, but with Google's upcoming conference and the fact Richard Marks joined them last year, I wondered who took the reins at PlayStation Magic Lab. I always assume it would be Anton Mikhailov since he was the second most well known face of the Lab after Marks, but it's Steven Osman, who joined PlayStation in 2005. His first works was the E3 2005 duck demo hehe. As for Mikhailov I'm not even sure he works for Sony anymore and left Media Molecule I don't know when exactly but I think it was noticed here a while ago.
WhatCulture Gaming claims that UC5 is a thing. Seems weird that the dev to go out of his way for this.
I really hope this new San Diego studio is doing Uncharted
It's the kind of franchise which can last forever if they have a great story to tell
I wish Sony built a studio just to do Uncharted, like Sony San Diego with MLB or Polyphony with Gran Turismo (or MS with Gears, Halo and Forza)
Those are always Goty winners/ contenders with 90 + MC games. So if is true they are building a studio for UC, I wish them luck, because is not easy to fill ND shoes lol
Lost Legacy is awesome and has 85 OC / 84 MC, so no problem here
And "this high visibility project is being developed in collaboration with a major Sony development studio."
If it's really Uncharted, Naughty Dog is here to help/advise
Yeah, there's alot of franchises that are valuable not necessarily because of the IP itself, but because the developer behind the IP. Naughty Dog would make any franchise valuable.
It would be Sony version of 343. I'm not conplaning, I love UC, but I think I love UC because of ND. But I hope they continue to make great Goty level UC games.
Wasn't the original mode pretty much battle royale with teams?
Why? It's much better than Naughty Dog being forced to continue the series. And such a new team might just use an Uncharted instalment to prove themselves before maybe making their own new IP as next game.
This would be my best guess. They won't be "forced" to make Uncharted, but given the opportunity to work on an established franchise before moving on. Playstation has shown they allow they're devs creative freedom and it allows the developers to flourish in the end.
its not like its the first uncharted not developed by naughty dog.
and i bet ND will be assisting that team with technology and developers etc. also they seem to have a lot of ex ND devs.
As long as the new Uncharted stars Chloe or you know who, I'll keep an open mind. No Nathan Drake, though. My boy's adventuring days are over.
It's just that when a studio is made to focus on one franchise in the long run the developers would be worse for it. What will happen is, the quality of some entries are going to be better than others, we can see it with COD games, AC games etc.
I think you can agree that when Guerilla shifted it's focus from Killzone to Horizon it was to the benefit of the developer and us, consumers. Uncharted is a great series yet I personally don't think that a studio created to make Uncharted games is a right choice.
It's gonna be a young Drake, probably going to release alongside the hollywood movie.
ND already have their own internal multiplayer team.
Yes, but they abandon the multiplayer modes rather quickly. That's why Sony will give them a new team to support the game.
This is my guess too but I think it's probably the least interesting thing they could do. In 10 years maybe a reboot with young Drake could work but I feel like it's too soon to do it now.
I'd love another game with Chloe and Nadine but I'd be surprised if they did that.
Not really.
You have Supply Raid, Interrogation, and Survivor. Survivor would be the closest but it is in waves instead of 1 death and game over.
I would like a new gen takes the lead. ND put it on the way with the end of Uncharted 4.
Should we have a connection to Drake, probably necessary and an advantage. Should it try new things, of course, but what? Open world? A more critical view on gameplay with ludonarrative dissonance? Should it go more grounded or embrace the supernatural?
Quentin Cobb, former Naughty Dog game designer is back at Sony, in an unannounced studio in San Diego (not the MLB one)
And the job openings for the studio :
Full description here : https://boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentplaystation/jobs/1072108
Given everything we've heard about Sony's handling of studios and ip, I don't think they'd be tethered to making a single ip. At this point it'd almost be uncharacteristic. Perhaps they wanted to make a sequel or take the series in another direction? That said, I agree with your point. Any studio making one game will eventually end up like Bungie and wanting to break free.
New Uncharted game + movie is obviously a huge thing Sony has planned.
Just like R&C in 2016 but on a much grander scale.
Just like R&C in 2016 but on a much grander scale.
It's almost guaranteed they're working on Uncharted Reboot for PS5!
They could just be working on UC to get started but then go in another direction once they have their bearings.
UC4 was the biggest UC has ever been for Sony, so it makes sense that they aren't shelving it just yet. At least it gives Naughty Dog room for a new IP after The Last of Us II.
UC4 was the biggest UC has ever been for Sony, so it makes sense that they aren't shelving it just yet. At least it gives Naughty Dog room for a new IP after The Last of Us II.
Yeah probably that
First, an Uncharted game, then if success is here, expand the studio and do another Uncharted while a small team can begin discussion about a new IP or another existing franchise to take on
I would also add it must be a super honour to be handed the reigns to such a huge franchise. Why wouldn't a new studio jump at the opportunity.
Yeah, that sounds right to me. Sony isn't going to turn them into an Uncharted factory. None of their studios are factories aside from Polyphony and San Diego. And heck, they even tried (although poorly) letting San Diego experiment with FTP games.
Especially if they can handle that task and put a nice spin on the franchise. It would be a great jumping off point for them into doing their own thing.
We see franchises get handed over to different developers all the time, it often results in large drops in both critical and commercial success. (Gears of War Judgement and Arkham Origins are probably the two best examples that come to mind). And keep in mind those were massively popular IP.
Even if reboot uncharted sells 7-8m, that is still a success. Add online DLCs and they still print money.
I'm curious what U4 sold, because it feels like it could ve anywhere between 11 to 15m
open world is bot the answer to everything. Also hurts one of the best things about the franchise, pacing.
Lost Legacy didn't add anything Uncharted 4 didn't already have though.
Do we know if MLB games sales are meh/good/very good for Sony, any indication from insiders ?
I always wondered that, I guess it's okay for Sony since SSD did these games for at least 10 years
Consistently good/great.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/np...game-rev-up-43-yoy.65100/page-5#post-12028977
I just wonder when the studio will be able to branch out again.
Same. I actually love Drake as a character and to me he's as synonymous with PlayStation as Kratos now. If he's not the main character, hopefully he at least gets cameos in future installments.
This is a home grown ND studio that will likely get support from ND as they go along. I think they are in a good place for potential success with the IP if they are doing it.
The new Uncharted studio should do a soft reboot of Uncharted. Differentiate themselves from ND. Lose the cover shooting mechanics and revamp gunplay, make it more tactical. Keep the pulpy tone and grandiose set pieces. Have it star Chloe.
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