Cancellation of Days Gone 2

On April 9, 2020, Bend Studio announced the development of Days Gone 2, however, on June 2, 2020, Sony declared the game cancelled. According to developers this is because Sony is fixated on blockbusters. Although the first game had been profitable, its development had been lengthy and critical reception was mixed, so a Days Gone 2 wasn’t seen as a viable option.

Instead, one team at the studio was assigned to help Naughty Dog with a multiplayer game while a second group was assigned to work on a new Uncharted game with supervision from Naughty Dog. Some staff, including top leads, were unhappy with this arrangement and left. Bend's developers feared they might be absorbed into Naughty Dog, and the studio’s leadership asked to be taken off the Uncharted project. They got their wish last month and are now working on a new game of their own that will be part of a brand new franchise.

There also was the announcement of The Last of Us remake, which didn't help. Days Gone director, Jeff Ross, took part in an interview with fellow Sony veteran David Jaffe. Ross simply responded, “Never say never to anything, it’s just… maybe not right now.”

Response
Many were upset by this ordeal to the point to where a petition was made on change.org to get Sony to approve Days Gone 2, which got over 100,000 signatures.

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