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NEW: In 2018, a small team of PlayStation developers tried to build their own studio to remake The Last of Us. Today, the game still exists but the studio doesn't. As we enter the PS5 era, Sony is avoiding risk and prioritizing its biggest teams. My story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/sony-s-obsession-with-blockbusters-is-stirring-unrest-within-playstation-empire
Sony's prioritization of the biggest games and studios has created ripple effects all across the organization. For example, over the last year Sony's Bend studio, once seen as a rising star, has been assigned to support Naughty Dog and feared becoming Naughty Dog North
There have been plenty of whispers of Sony's "secret San Diego team" over the past three years, but many fans assumed they were making a new Uncharted game. That was never the case, and in fact, the team struggled to find support from the outset https://www.resetera.com/threads/sonys-secret-san-diego-team-what-are-they-working-on.342760/
Today, the remake of The Last of Us is being led by Naughty Dog and supported by Sony's VASG. Read the full story here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/sony-s-obsession-with-blockbusters-is-stirring-unrest-within-playstation-empire
