Sony might have simply teased its subsequent Uncharted sport in a brand new industrial a couple of supposed finish to the PlayStation 5 console scarcity. In between vignettes for introduced video games like Spider-Man 2 is a quick clip of a lady carrying a torch by way of a cave, and followers assume it could be pointing to a brand new Uncharted sport starring Nathan Drake’s daughter, Cassie.
A publish over on the PlayStation Weblog (through VGC) even says that the brand new PS5 advert “hints on the breadth of extraordinary experiences” obtainable on the console, and goes out of its technique to dare gamers to see if they will “spot all the sport references.” The girl within the cave, who at one level may be seen blowing mud off a mysterious artifact, seems to be the one a part of the industrial that doesn’t correspond to a at the moment introduced or launched Ps unique.
The final numbered sport within the collection, PlayStation 4’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s Finish, concluded with a monologue that includes a playable Cassie Drake. The daughter of collection protagonists Nathan Drake and Elena Fisher, Cassie rifles by way of memorabilia from the 2’s previous adventures, ultimately getting caught and convincing her mother and father to share the tales of their previous lives. Naughty Canine couldn’t have telegraphed any extra clearly what its potential future plans for the collection had been.
However that was virtually seven years in the past at this level. Except for 2017’s terrific standalone growth, Uncharted: The Misplaced Legacy, and the current remastered Legacy of Thieves Assortment, we haven’t heard a peep from Sony about the way forward for the collection. In reality, simply final week Naughty Canine Co-President Neil Druckman, instructed Buzzfeed the studio had no plans for extra video games. “We’re completed [with Uncharted],” he mentioned. “We’re transferring on.”
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Sony may not be completed, nevertheless. A number of job postings final yr hinted at Naughty Canine probably collaborating with a brand new inner PlayStation group on an current franchise, whereas different rumors prompt a potential reboot was within the works. No matter path a brand new challenge ended up taking, it’s straightforward to see why Sony would wish to proceed the collection.
Uncharted 4 managed to promote 16 million copies, and even the lackluster Hollywood movie adaptation grossed near 4 occasions its price range. Throughout a interval when the film, TV, and sport industries are all doubling down on established franchises, it’s laborious to see Uncharted, a precursor to Sony’s current sizzling streak in first-party growth, being left within the vault.