December 9th 2024.
PlayStation fans, get ready to be excited because a former God Of War alumni is back at the company! Both the developers behind God Of War and The Last Of Us seem to be gearing up for new announcements, but what could their next games be? It's been over four years since Naughty Dog launched The Last Of Us Part 2 and fans are eagerly waiting to hear about their next original project.
However, the situation at Naughty Dog has been a bit complicated with various remasters, a cancelled multiplayer The Last Of Us spin-off, and layoffs. Despite this, we do know that the studio is currently working on 'multiple' single-player games. While we don't have much information about these projects, Naughty Dog recently hired industry veteran Rafael Grassetti, who previously worked as an art director on the God Of War games.
In a post on Instagram, Grassetti expressed his excitement about joining Naughty Dog and working on their next big thing. He also thanked everyone involved in making this happen and his friends from sister studios. He left Santa Monica Studio in 2023 after working there for 10 years and then joined Netflix's Team Blue studio, which unfortunately shut down before releasing a game in October this year.
As for what the next game from Naughty Dog could be, Sony has not made any official announcements. However, in a blog post from December last year, the studio confirmed that they are working on 'more than one ambitious, brand new single-player game'. In February 2024, Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann mentioned that a concept for The Last Of Us Part 3 exists, hinting that the sequel is not one of the projects currently in development. Druckmann has only given teasing hints about their next project, describing it as 'something really fresh for us' and 'maybe the most excited I've been for a project yet'.
We do know that actor Troy Baker, who portrayed Joel in The Last Of Us, is involved in Druckmann's next game. In a profile interview with GQ, Druckmann expressed his desire to work with Baker again. There have also been rumors about one of the new games being a fantasy-based title involving dragons, but this is based on little more than a supposed Easter egg in The Last Of Us Part 1.
Moving on to Santa Monica Studio, after the release of God Of War Ragnarök and its Valhalla DLC, it's unclear what their next project will be. However, various LinkedIn posts from developers and job listings suggest that it will be a new IP and not another God Of War game. The studio has long been rumored to be working on a sci-fi project, but it was scrapped over a decade ago. In 2022, Santa Monica Studio mentioned that they are working on a lot of different things, indicating that they could be juggling multiple projects. However, it's also possible that this could be a reference to the help they provide to other developers working on games for Sony.
The studio's creative director, Cory Barlog, last tweeted about his current project in March, expressing his excitement about working with the brilliant people at Santa Monica Studio. While it may be too early to hear about their next project, it feels like we may be due for an update from Naughty Dog. As such, there's a possibility that we may see something at The Game Awards, which is scheduled for December 13.
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