The Last of Usis still a little up in the air, though
It sounds like Naughty Dog could be getting past Nathan Drake. In a new interview, co-president Neil Druckmann says the studio is “moving on” from theUnchartedseries.
Speaking toBuzzfeed, Druckmann started off discussing a potentialThe Last of Us Part 3. He says Sony has supported the studio in following its passions. Despite the success of certain games, Druckmann says, there hasn’t been pressure to keep a series going.
“That’s not the case,” said Druckmann. “For us,Unchartedwas insanely successful—Uncharted 4was one of our best selling games—and we’re able to put our final brushstroke on that story and say that we’re done. We’re moving on.”
For Naughty Dog at least, that sounds like a lid on theUnchartedseries, or at least for Nathan Drake’s portion of it. Though, forThe Last of Us, the situation’s a little different. The team is currently working on its multiplayer experience set inThe Last of Usuniverse, which itplans to share more info onthis year. ButThe Last of Us Part 3? That’s a different question.
“Likewise, withThe Last of Us, it’s up to us whether we want to continue it or not,” said Druckmann. “Our process is the same thing we did when we didPart 2, which is if we can come up with a compelling story that has this universal message and statement about love—just like the first and second game did—then we will tell that story. If we can’t come up with something, we have a very strong ending withPart 2and that will be the end.”
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While Druckmann’s comments indicate Naughty Dog is moving on from Nathan Drake, it could still leave the window open for other studios to pick up the series. Either way,The Last of Usmultiplayer is what we know Naughty Dog is working on for sure, as its adaptationkeeps rolling onover at HBO.
