The Final of Us artistic director Neil Druckmann has claimed that quotes attributed to him in a company technique assembly had been closely edited by Sony.
Earlier this week, Sony revealed an interview with the Naughty Canine designer on its web site, through which he was quoted as saying that his subsequent title might “redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming”.
Nonetheless, Druckmann took to social media on Friday to assert he by no means made such feedback, and revealed what he claimed to be his unredacted phrases in full, suggesting that Sony’s model was closely edited, to the purpose the place context was misplaced.
The publish means that Sony eliminated a line through which the sport designer acknowledged that he doesn’t imagine “video games have to be motion pictures, or… have to be TV exhibits”.
Though it’s not unusual for company comms groups to edit quotes for readability and brevity, it’s uncommon for the topic of such a remark to publish their unique, unedited phrases.
“In modifying my rambling solutions in my current interview with SONY, a few of my phrases, context, and intent had been sadly misplaced,” Druckmann wrote. “Nicely, right here’s the complete lengthy rambling reply for the ultimate query about our future sport”.
Druckmann has danced across the identification of Naughty Canine’s subsequent sport throughout current interviews.
Final 12 months, he advised the studio would reveal its subsequent sport sport nearer to its launch than has beforehand been the case, in a bid to fight “work-life stability points” that arose from saying what it was engaged on too quickly.
Having beforehand acknowledged sturdy fan demand for The Final of Us Half 3, Druckmann lately confirmed that he has an idea for a 3rd sport in thoughts and thinks there will probably be yet one more chapter to the story.
Nonetheless, he’s additionally spoken about desirous to strive new issues, and Sony’s willingness to let Naughty Canine accomplish that. He returned to this topic throughout the brand new Sony interview.