Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed that Days Gone developer Bend Studio is working on a new IP.
Bloomberg claimed in April thatBend had a Days Gone 2 pitch rejected by Sonyfollowing a disappointing critical reception to the original game, but that it had since started production on an original title, as well as supporting variousNaughty Dogprojects.
PlayStationStudios boss Herman Hulst confirmed part of thatreportin a Q&A published on Wednesday.
“Bend Studiois working on a very exciting new IP that they’re very, very passionate about,” he told thePlayStation Blog. “They’re building on the deep open-world systems that they developed withDays Gone. So I’m really happy for Bend Studio.”
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Sony released a PC version of Days Gone in May, following the release ofHorizon Zero Dawnfor PC last year, and Hulst also spoke aboutthe company’s journey to take PlayStation first-party IP off console.
“We’re still early on in our planning for PC. And Horizon Zero Dawn has been very successful. I think it shows there’s an appetite from gamers outside the PlayStation ecosystem to experience the amazing portfolio of games that PlayStation fans have enjoyed for years,” he said.
“But I want to emphasize that PlayStation will remain the best place to play our PlayStation Studios titles at launch. But we do valuePC gamers, and we’ll continue to look at the right times to launch each game. Bend Studio just released the PC version of Days Gone on May 18. So that’s about two years after thePS4release.
“And I hope that a new set of fans can and will enjoy that title,” Hulst added. “And that’s the goal — we want to reach new gamers who haven’t yet experienced the great stories, characters, and worlds that we’ve built. Releasing games on PC will not come ever at the expense of building an exciting lineup of great console games.”
Presentation documents published by Sony last week seemingly revealed the company plans to make 2016’sUncharted 4: A Thief’s End one of its next PC releases.
Sony also confirmed on Wednesday thatGran Turismo 7andGod of War Ragnarökwill be released for PS4 as well as PS5, and thatSanta Monica Studio’s action sequelhas officially been delayed to 2022.
