This fixation on teams that churn out hits is creating unrest across Sony's portfolio of game studios. Oregon-based Sony Bend, best known for the 2019 open-world action game Days Gone, tried unsuccessfully to pitch a sequel that year, according to people familiar with the proposal. Although the first game had been profitable, its development had been lengthy and critical reception was mixed, so a Days Gone 2 wasn’t seen as a viable option.
Instead, one team at the studio was assigned to help Naughty Dog with a multiplayer game while a second group was assigned to work on a new Uncharted game with supervision from Naughty Dog. Some staff, including top leads, were unhappy with this arrangement and left. Bend's developers feared they might be absorbed into Naughty Dog, and the studio’s leadership asked to be taken off the Uncharted project. They got their wish last month and are now working on a new game of their own.
Days Gone 2 bocciato, nonostante sia stato profittevole come progetto.
Bend messa a lavorare come supporto a ND su un gioco multiplayer e a fare un nuovo Uncharted con supervisione sempre di ND. Questo è quello che ha spinto i vari director storici ad abbandonare lo studio qualche mese fa
Alla fine le proteste di Bend hanno portato a toglierli da Uncharted e ad assegnargli un nuovo gioco nei mesi scorsi (e qui ci ricolleghiamo alla nuova IP di cui sapevamo)
Insomma Bend ha buttato DUE ANNI nel nulla, stanno appena iniziando a fare il nuovo progetto