The Controversy Over Naughty Dog’s Repeated Remasters: A Deep Dive into the Company’s Development Pace and Practices

2023-11-20 08:00:09
Naughty Dog, an American game development company owned by Sony, has repeatedly been the butt of jokes in the game industry for repeatedly remastering and remaking past titles, including titles released just a few years ago. ing. This weekend, it was revealed that a remastered version of the PlayStation 4 title “The Last of Us Part II” (TLOU2), released in 2020, will be released for PS5 on January 19, 2024. The controversy over this has flared up again. Indeed, this is the fourth time Naughty Dog has remastered an existing title. In the past, they released “Uncharted Collection” and “Uncharted Treasure Hunter Collection” which are remasters of the “Uncharted” series. In 2014, the first TLOU game, which was originally a PS3 game, was remastered for the PS4. Last year, they also released “The Last of Us Part I,” a remake of the same work. While it’s true that there are a lot of remasters, I don’t agree with the idea that these developments are keeping Naughty Dog from working on other important projects. Take a look at the company’s pace of releasing new games.・Uncharted: The Treasure of El Dorado─2007 ・Uncharted: The Golden Sword and the Vanishing Fleet─2009 ・Uncharted: Atlantis in the Desert─2011 ・The Last of Us─2013 ・The Last of Us Left Behind──2014・Uncharted: The Pirate King and the Last Treasure─2016・Uncharted: The Treasure of the Ancient Gods──2017・The Last of Us Part II──2020This is super for a studio that handles AAA titles. It’s a fast-paced move, and given that Naughty Dog has long been criticized for its crunch practices, it’s a bit too much. Although remastered versions are usually handled by a separate team within the company, adding the four remastered titles above adds up to a significant number.
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