Sony appears to be anchoring a new game development team to its Visual Arts Services Group division. For those of you who don’t know, the San Diego-based VASG has been leveraged by various first-party developers for motion capture work, but it’s been quietly recruiting talent from around the world to form a new first-party studio in the area. That group is widely believed to be taking the reins of Uncharted while Naughty Dog explores new ideas.
And fresh job listings reinforce the theory. “We are looking for a highly talented, motivated, and creative Lead Character Artist for the next chapter of cinematic story-telling,” one listing states. Meanwhile, an advertisement for a Senior Gameplay Animator references “high quality, third-person, action/adventure games”. It’s not definitive proof of anything, of course, but it’s yet more fuel on the fire, isn’t it?
[source boards.greenhouse.io, via resetera.com]
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Don’t want to be negative, but Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy already closed the series with a golden key. Nathan and Elena have their deserved happy ending.
The series has potential to continue, Sony knows Uncharted is really popular, but I really hope they don’t start to saturate it.
Yeah, as much as I love the series I would be fine with it ending or taking a very long break.
I hope it plays out more like uncharted 2 if true. The moment to moment gameplay was fantastic and why it's still the best in the series for me. And hopefully we won't hear anymore of the, he's a mass murderer narrative. I loved the high tempo non stop action. Bring on the killing its a game
Question is will it be as good though without ND's involvement?
Its probably going to be nates daughter, to continue the family legacy. Doubt it'll be as good without naughty dog at the helm
As long as it's another spin off and they leave Nate to enjoy his well earned retirement I will definitely be up for another Uncharted.
It would be cool to see a Sully origins story perhaps? Maybe even a game with one of my favourites, Cutter? I think there are lots of directions the franchise could take that would appeal to the Uncharted fan base.
Man that guy at era is stupid there is not a little bit of evidence that it's another uncharted Cinematic "Third person adventure" I mean it's not like Sony Isn't doing those for how many years 10-15.
@PS_Nation I fully agree
@PS_Nation I totally agree i hope it will be a new ip.
Ill be honest. After uncharted 4 i thought i was done with uncharted. But the lost legacy was absolutely sublime and left me wanting more. So i would be happy with this news
No thanks, Uncharted is over and it should remain over.
Sony really needs to have 1 or 2 First Person shooters.
@IBeAGamer Exactly
Good to hear they're creating a new studio. With MS buying studios left, right and centre think it's a good idea Sony bolstered theirs.
It looks like MS are revving up big time for next gen and I don't think Sony will have it as easy as they did this gen...
No, please, just let this series rest in peace for a console generation.
I agree with many here that Nathan Drake ended on a high and should remain retired. That being said I thought Lost Legacy was excellent so if they want to explore new things with new characters I’d be interested in that. As with all things like this if you have a good idea for something go for it but it’s rarely good if you try and come up with something just to extend a successful series.
@Flaming_Kaiser Exactly, a new ip is always welcome. It could also be an action game, but they should make with sci fi settings this time.
i hope it's a remake of Golden Abyss, that was a good game that more Uncharted fans need to play
@PS_Nation I think it's probably a new ip.word up son
@playstation1995 I sure hope so, enjoy the football games today as I am.
I'd be very open to continuing Uncharted, maybe with a younger Sully, or maybe even more Chloe, but my main concern would be the quality of the storytelling. ND have a certain knack for it.
That said, Golden Abyss was also very good (which incidentally is why I have high hopes for Days Gone). It's a shame they never remastered it for PS4.
@Badboyfx86 yeah I am.whats your team.who are you rooting for this year.word up son
Yeah no thanks. A high quality exclusive first person shooter would be nice. Something like Halo or Half-Life.
@playstation1995 Chargers are my team, I hope they get their 12th win today, have a good day man.
They can jump around in the time scale. Before uncharted 2 a month after 1? We all know how drake ends up or we can have fun with sam and Sullivan both trying to catch up in a digital world? But to have uncharted you need nate its like mass effect without shepard! Yes i just went there! Lol
Anyway good read thank you
@Badboyfx86 you got a chance to make it far this year.its gonna be thought.to many good teams.but man I was counting on your team to beat the Ravens.but you loss badly too them.word up son
@playstation1995 After the incredible streak they were on that Ravens game was very disappointing, I think they’ll get them next time.
@kyleforrester87
Why would you want something like Halo? There's Xbox for that. Haha
@PS_Nation
I agree.
Where's this Uncharted rumor coming from anyway?
Is there any solid leak about that?
More Tps new IP is better
@JJ2 Halos generally a solid franchise, why wouldn't you want something like Halo? I don't fancy getting an Xbox just for that and not much else excites me on those consoles.
@Badboyfx86 big Ben won 2 Eli won 2.rivers no Superbowl.he got to win one.word up son
@kyleforrester87 - because halo is terrible, that's why. though i'm not a 14 year old american, so maybe outside its demographic...
like several of the previous comments, i hope uncharted is over. i liked the games, but drake's story had a fitting ending. i kinda think the lost legacy was an experiment to see if the franchise would work without drake, or with spin offs. it was good, but missing that something the other ones had, imo. i don't think new uncharted would recapture it, to be honest. if they have new game play ideas, better to make it a new ip, new protagonists, etc.
i'd rather have a new first person shooter, than third person. reboot resistance, if they're not going to give insomniac a crack at it. nobody is making decent narrative driven first person shooters lately.. sony should step up to the plate.
Wish they'd just let a series end on a high, instead of getting other studios pumping it out until critical and commercial decline does it anyway. I always admired Naughty Dog for moving onto new things with each generation. Leaving behind Crash to make Jak and Daxter, then leaving it behind to do Uncharted.
They could call it "Recharted"
@kyleforrester87
I mean a litle variety doesn't hurt. At least killzone is different and probably set for PS5 launch. 'something like Halo' just sounds pointless. Admittedly I can't stand fps though so that's my bias there too Haha
Besides imagine they go for 'something like Halo, something like Forza, something like Gears'?
How boring the new gens would be
@playstation1995 Ya for sure, but I think Eli is not to great of a quarterback all together, this year honestly was a very average and a disappointing season for the Steelers, but they’re still a great Franschise. Big Ben and Brown are Awesome, Rivers was always great he was just a little stiff and didn’t have luck.
Crazy comments in this thread. Uncharted is a MASSIVE seller these days, there are tons of characters in the universe who could be explored, and creating a new team to handle it means you can still get something new from Naughty Dog.
It almost makes too much sense.
@JJ2 Looks like this new studio is formed by some folks who worked previously on Naughty Dog and Uncharted series. And according to the recruitment jobs, they are looking to create a third person action game.
@get2sammyb Naughty Dog finished Uncharted with a golden key, the story of Nathan Drake is over. Of course it has the potential for spin-offs and prequels, but it has a big risk to saturate an already acclaimed series.
Just look what happened with Halo and Gears of War, these new games are nothing special, that’s what I’m afraid the same happens here.
The studios of Sony are way better than MS, but I still think it’s better to move on and create a new ip. Remember Star Wars 1313? The trailer was so similar with Uncharted, imagine a new action ip but with sci fi settings.
@PS_Nation
Thanks for info. That doesn't mean they are working on a uncharted game though. Hopefully Tps doesn't necessarily mean uncharted in people's mind. If so, it's high time Sony moves away from uncharted.
@PS_Nation But Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is arguably the best one!
I want a teen casey drake as the lead, having problem with her parent cuz she wants adventure rather than going to school, imagine drake and elena making cameos at the final battle saving her a**
goosebumps lol
@get2sammyb It's an incredible game indeed, sadly the producers of The Lost Legacy left Naughty Dog recently, I'm not so sure.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and The Lost Legacy are awesome and I really don't want the series to be saturated. Someday, Sony can bring Uncharted back, but now it's too soon, at least let the series rest a little.
Many series that we are waiting for so long should come back before: Jak and Daxter; Syphon Filter are some examples.
Anyway, I hope for the best and we can trust Sony with so many great exclusives being released.
Btw, Uncharted 2 still is my favorite. =P
Unless it's a Sully game, I don't think we need an Uncharted game without Drake. He needs something else. Uncharted 4 was a pretty good game, but stronger story aside, weaker than 2&3 without a question, possibly weaker than the 1st one too if you take into account it's quality more relative to the time than how it stands up (putting how it's aged aside). Drake needs a proper sendoff, not Uncharted 4.
Would love a Sully based prequel, maybe with some communist USSR or Chinese bad guys with it set in the cold war. Uncharted is basically be modern day indianna Jones simulator so why not own it?! I think Nathan Drakes story is done and they shouldn't go there, also some of the gameplay needs a tweak, less armoured tank soldiers, more puzzles and a bit less climbing please
It's the game of the movie of the game.
Wait Ratchet and Clank already did that.
@playstation1995 OK i know this is off topic but i have to ask
why do you end every single post with "word up son"?
Call it Unmapped, change the characters names, Drake Nathanel, Vincent Tully, etc...
No one will know.
I'm definitely open to more from Uncharted. It's a fun series with great characters. As long as they don't start churning them out on a yearly basis, I'm all for it.
@FullbringIchigo Word up son
@FullbringIchigo because I'm a black man from New York City and I'm highly influence by old school rap music.like the g.o.a.t nas.wu tang clan.mobb deep.kool g rap.onyx.lost boys.run dc.brand Nubian.etc.thats the way we used to talk in NYC.and we still do in NYC.im bringing the style back .word up son
@playstation1995 OH OK, that make sense
@Quintumply hahaha 😀 word up son
@JoeBlogs
Fair point. I think though there is a worry that with the series being so narrative driven and each game being so well connected, a bad game could spoil the bunch. To an extent.
@JoeBlogs Agree with your Nintendo/Mario point. I had a lengthy discussion with someone a few years back about the sheer number of Mario franchise games, and at that point there had been something like 130+ bearing the name.
I'd actually quite like an exclusive story based single player FPS from one of Sony's top developers. It would be a bit different than the usual third person cinematic adventure games that Sony is famous for. I mean, look at the lack of enthusiasm for Days Gone.
The only way it nakes sense for a new game would be to base it on Chloe's dad, who was a big explorer/adventurer. She talked loads and obviously about his escapades in TLL for some reason, maybe they were thinking ahead.
@Jaz007
Interesting. Uncharted 4 was easily my favorite Uncharted. I loved the ending. Although I'm actually downloading Lost Legacy as I type this.
Just like people were against a sequel to the the Last of Us though, there is no doubt in my mind that Sony will attempt to continue Uncharted in some way. It makes too much business sense. I don't remember them touting sales numbers for Lost Legacy like they did 4 though. I wonder if they can do it without beloved character Nathan Drake. Or if they will bring him back?
Enjoyed the Uncharted games but it seems quite similar to how Jak 4 was handled by a different developer which didn't turn out so well. Could be naff or its unexpectedly amazing, or it could be happening..... Unkarted.
I don’t think people realize Uncharted can be more than Drake and company. I loved UC 1-4 and I don’t want to see that style die out. Give me more with a whole new set of characters. Hell, set it in a different century.
@PS_Nation who said it's uncharted?
I was disappointed with Uncharted 4, it felt like the formula was tired. I still have The lost legacy to play though, so hopefully it'll change my mind.
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