Wonder if they weren't meant to be leads on the new project to start with seeing as how the one guy is mentioning they actually left a while ago, but just now able to announce it. Hope it's not bad news, the game had some rough edges but massive potential left to be explored. Guess we'll see in time

And nothing of value was lost.
Was a "meh" open world zombie game.

That's a shame

Days Gone was great, it wasn't perfect but it was a solid new IP.

"but I'll be moving to Chicago once COVID calms down."

Yeah good luck with the calming down part.

Days Gone is so much fun. I'm a casual video game player who probably doesn't have nearly the expectation as seasoned veterans do in a game, but I have played the game four or five times through since I bought it less than a year ago. It's such a blast to kill hordes. I mostly play Madden and MLB the Show, but every once in a while I find a non-sports game that captivates me. I absolutely loved Assassin's Creed Black Flag. I played the original Red Dead Revolver all the time when it first came out and Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2 are mind-blowingly good. Red Dead Redemption 2 was probably the game I was most excited for while I waited for it to come out, but now I think Days Gone 2 will surpass that excitement. There are so many ways they can go to further the story. Obviously the end with O'Brien will be a key storyline, but I'm guessing they're also going to have Captain Kouri show up again.

One of the biggest mistakes I think they made was not including bigfoot. That part of the Pacific Northwest has a rich history in Sasquatch sightings including some around Crater Lake and it would have been a natural and smooth storyline to follow. They missed a huge opportunity to make the game even more fun. It would have been awesome to occasionally spot one in the game. Maybe even have a storyline where someone is kidnapped by one and you have to track it. Imagine coming across an infected Sasquatch?!?! Hopefully they will explore that storyline in part two.

Damn Days Gone was one of the best games i played.

Tht talent will nost likely land somewhere. Hmmm...

Hopefully the one guy who is moving to Chicago can create a new video game studio in the city, because we can always use more game studios.

Devs Gone..?

Such an underated gem. Sad to see these guys leave.

The story was a breath of fresh air.

I still hope a sequel is in the works. I really REALLY loved this game. Spent about 170 hours in it all up.

any chance that it will be released on ps5?

I still have yet to beat this game, I really have tried a few times but the voice acting is soooooooo bland. It really puts me to sleep. Maybe since there is the PS5 game drought after I plat watch dogs legion & spiderman I may be able to touch my PS4 backlog. this, TLOU2 & Ghosts Of Tsushima are on top of that backlog

Never played it on the PS4 but man on the PS5 the game is gorgeous.

No one lives forever and you have to experience retirement at one point to really get the most out of what life you have left without being bogged down by a career. Perhaps the untimely death of Days Gone star role was a wake-up call they'd been spending too much time away from their families. Amy Hennig left Naughty Dog for the same reason. You've gotta have time to be a grandparent as well. All the baseball, soccer, hockey, etc. games and events you missed slaving away at a desk on a computer lining some other man's pockets while life's memories and relationships slip into the void, or the time to start relationships. Some people don't have the time to socialize and get married or have those kinds of relationships because their job consumes all their time. People don't always leave development studios under the shady guise of defecting to Microsoft Studios or whatever, they just realise they haven't really lived, that they haven't been able to be the father or mother they wanted or should have been, Rick Moranis is a prime example.

It sold very good, so this cant be the problem. It would be good to know, why they really left.

Hopefully they go on and do more incredible games! Only started playing Days Gone recently and I'm enjoying it.

nice too see all the positive posts! I';ve gotten the game from the PS5 collection, will give it a shot :)

people leaving studios is part of the business for devs. good luck to them wherever they may go.

Great game and would love a sequel
Hated the main character tho