Lazygamer: I loved Uncharted 2…probably my favourite game of 2009 – but I only enjoyed its multiplayer. While it didn’t feel tacked-on as with other games and didn’t detract from the single player game or its quality in any way, it just didn’t quite grab me (though that could be because I seem to have spent more time updating than actually playing). That could change with Uncharted 3: Drake’s deception. Speaking to Gamespot, Naughty Dog’s Richard Lemarchand said the highly anticipated threequel’s multiplayer aspect has been in development since Uncharted 2’s development wrapped up.
Former Naughty Dog artist Gabriel Betancourt explains why the "sweet spot" for game teams is under 200 people and how AAA "factories" kill creativity.
There’s definitely some truth to this. When teams get too large, coordination starts to outweigh creativity—layers of approval, risk aversion, and tight deadlines can turn bold ideas into “safe” ones. Keeping a team under ~200 people sounds ideal for maintaining clear communication and a shared vision. That said, massive AAA projects also come with huge technical demands and expectations, so scaling up isn’t always avoidable. The real challenge is figuring out how to keep that small-team creativity alive inside big studio structures.
More than that, it's logistically untenable. Inevitably, when teams get too large, how do you keep tabs on accountability? I suspect this massive team size is a consequence of the perfectionism streak Naughty Dog has.
I wish we could have so many people working on something and it turns out great because I'm all for collaboration in spirit - the problem is too many people as part of the larger team and smaller units. Suppose for example that you have too many people in the art department; you will very often come up against fiercely competing visions for how things should look. That competitive vision will cause friction between team members, team doesn't work as a unit, the back and forth can further delay parts that the other departments are waiting for, etc etc.
A 200-person team says, to me, that we need to scale back game development. Even if it means we go back to PS2 era costs and scale, why not? Those games are still great fun, the budgets were in check, and you could literally break the 200-man team into like 10 20-man teams working on different projects.
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is proud to announce that Evan Wells, former Co-President of Naughty Dog and one of the most respected studio leaders in modern game development, will be honored with a prestigious Hall of Fame Award. Wells’ induction will take place at the 29th annual D.I.C.E. Awards on February 12, 2026, at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas. Neil Druckmann, a longtime collaborator from Naughty Dog, will present Wells with his Hall of Fame Award live at the ceremony.
Neil Druckmann, the creative director of The Last of Us, is working on a new, unannounced game at Naughty Dog.
I know they've expertise in third person games.
But given the lack there of in PS catalog, I'd want the other project to be a narrative first person ND game.
Look, there are lots of 3rd person Sony games in variety of flavors. And ND is already doing intergalactic. And since they're pretty expert at gameplay and tech wise in whatever they do, they can easily venture a new genre and ship a first person game/shooter.
So, judging from the dislikes, hardcore Sony fans here don't like first person games, anymore?
I don't really have a big opinion on first vs third person perspective. That's one of the least important things to me when rating how much I like a game
I actually hate 1st person. very hard to associate with a character you only see their hands most of the time.
funny thing is with failures like Concord and soon to be Marathon, Factions could have been Sony's guaranteed huge success with a shooter! I don't ever play online shooters anymore, but I would have come out of shooter retirement for a new Factions game.
{ coming from the above thread }
So PS Fellas hate first person games now? (Understandable)
But praise Killzone and Resistance series, as well?
And hope for a return of first party first person games? ~ but from where? insomniac is deep in marvel territory, guerilla is deep in aloy territory ... suckerP are not as big to undertake that change + dedicated to Ghost series
The only options are ND and Santa Monica, who are rumoured to be involved in parallel projects. ~ so take your pick.
And the other 'new' studios at Sony are not that hot right now with knee deep in live service fiasco
It’d be cool if they bought the Parappa licence and made Parappa 3 that’d be the real good timeline
Wait I thought they cancelled a game? Or did they announce another project?
https://wccftech.com/naught...
I’m assuming it’s the unannounced game in the title you posted.
“Naughty Dog Reportedly Canceled a Single Player Game This Year, But Another Unannounced Game Is Still in the Works“
Devs cancel games all the time early stages if it doesn’t turn out the way they envisioned it. We just don’t hear about every one of them.
Yeah only a narcissist like Druckmann would announce a game this early that has a 99% chance of being cancelled.
Some speculate it could be Uncharted spin off. It's already 3 years in production so yeah 2028 maybe 2027 at the absolute earliest but most likely 28 release.
Also to add. kojimas next game that's not OD is said to be 5 to 6 years out for PS. That metal gear inspired game. These games are just too far off it seems.
'We have several directors on Intergalactic. I work with two game directors: Matthew Gallant and Kurt Margenau, [and] I have a co-writer in Clair Carré.'
Okay you got me, I skimmed the article and video .
Thanks lol
Damage has been done but it's not too late yet if they dump him now. Probably won't happen though. It's sad, honestly. We'll see what happens after Intergalactic. That game is going to have a huge impact one way or another.
Yes because they didn’t make some of the greatest games. Right, we all just agree to live in your fantasy from now on.
yall say that about ever developer and then they end up becoming more successful lol
Downfall? If anything he is a huge reason they are on the map! A few apes don't like the material hasn't stopped his games from being massive hits.
I have grievances with Druckmann, but he does deserve some benefit of the doubt. He's been in crucial roles at the company through all of their successes.
Maybe wait and see?
Well I would hope so..
So...are they expecting some reaction from us?
To quote Eric Cartman from Southpark: "Yessss, yeahhh, yessssss, oh yesssssssss."
I love Uncharted and I love the Uncharted 2's online but what bugs me the most about ND is that they said in most of their E3 interviews "We listened to the fans"......what fans said add things which every other multiplayer has like COD...Radar, Kickbacks (Killstreaks), Upgradable Boosters (Perks), loadouts etc because if you look on the ND forum nobody ever asked for these things (their are as confused as anyone else). What made Uncharted 2 so great was because it was differen't and unique from other online games. It just seems now ND want a bigger audience they'd rather make Uncharted's online into Uncharted:COD then Uncharted.
Fans requested for SA to be taken out since, I think, day 1 on the ND forums and they've STILL put it in....in three differen't forms.
I don't know how anyone can look at the videos of the online and not come to the conclusion that it looks a bit unbalanced. If people don't like it will ND really change it, I mean after all as the article states they've been working on it since U2 was out the door.
I really hope Uncharted 3 multiplayer becomes the most played on PSN or at least second because(as always) cod is on top. Lol
i must say uncharted 3 has the deepest mp since maybe call of duty, i mean custom ya feet to head that include the gun in the middle and some of the game modes ohh ohh perfect for even halo fans, and ND credit bungie for U2 so im not been a fan, as halo and uncharted are awesome online games. Nd has really out done it this time and i see this been a new mp game of the year, it will even top call of duty ba3 online as its new and awesome, only blind gamers will not see this cause they are glued to one console
Epic im sorry gears of war story mode coop is awesome but ur online is really really bad and that is a reason for u to stop wasting time and stay single player coop.. u should be a shamed to call your company epic as yet even today u can not get as epic as ND