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Naughty Dog development and franchise expansion

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Naughty Dog has faced difficulties maintaining its previous level of output for the PlayStation 5, with recent releases consisting primarily of remakes and remasters. Reports indicate that the cancellation of a multiplayer project for ‘The Last of Us’ significantly impacted the studio, potentially resulting in unconfirmed financial losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Despite these challenges, Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann has confirmed that the ‘The Last of Us’ franchise will continue to expand. While the studio is currently working on a new science fiction IP titled ‘Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’, Druckmann emphasized that Naughty Dog remains the primary steward of the franchise. Druckmann recently clarified that although the upcoming third season of the HBO television adaptation may conclude the narrative arc covered by the existing games, the franchise itself is not ending. In an interview with The Washington Post, he stated, ‘We’re not done with The Last of Us. There’s a couple projects in the works that, when the time is right, I’m very excited to talk about.’ Regarding the HBO series, Druckmann noted that neither he nor the studio holds a creative role in the direction of the third season, which is being led by Craig Mazin. This separation allows the studio to focus its resources on future gaming ~~projects, including potential~~ projects. Naughty Dog has since confirmed that it is actively working on multiple new ~~entries or spin-offs~~ projects within ~~the~~ ‘The Last of Us’ universe. ~~Specific~~ While specific details regarding ~~the exact nature of~~ whether these ~~upcoming projects~~ will be direct sequels, spin-offs, or entirely new entries have not ~~yet~~ been ~~disclosed.~~ disclosed, Druckmann reiterated that the studio remains the custodian of the intellectual property.

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