After two decades full of adventures with Uncharted and apocalyptic drama in The Last of Us Naughty Dog is finally daring to try something new: Intergalactic: The Heretic ProphetThe sci-fi adventure was revealed at the Game Awards in late 2024 and is set to star actress Tati Gabrielle as space bounty hunter Jordan A. Mun. Since then, the project has been quiet – until now.
Localization suggests advanced development
Like current job postings (via XAs the game's progress shows, Naughty Dog is currently looking for localization specialists. This might sound routine, but it's actually a strong signal: translations and cultural adaptations usually only begin once the game is well advanced internally. This means that Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet It appears to be in a late stage of development, significantly further along than many fans had previously suspected.
A 2026 release is still considered unlikely. Sony will hardly risk releasing the title concurrently with Marvel's Wolverine and GTA 6 Two heavyweight titles are set to be released, and they are already expected to dominate the gaming year of 2026. A launch in 2027 therefore seems more realistic, even though no official date has been confirmed yet.
A first at The Game Awards?
A new insight could be provided at the upcoming The Game Awards, as Druckman himself recently stated. implied has. In a post on X, he spoke of “soon“, without going into more detail.”
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet It remains a mystery, but the latest update suggests that Naughty Dog is working hard on its first new franchise in over 15 years. If the development progress is confirmed, fans could soon expect their first gameplay glimpses – a small glimmer of hope for everyone waiting for something fresh from Naughty Dog.
The character design is completely awful… Neil Druckmann should get on his agenda.
Aside from the character design, which is absolute garbage, it could be an interesting game. We'll see.
Sean Bradley, oh look, someone's afraid of strong women.
René Peinhardt: Absolutely not. I just find the design meh. I'll definitely play it if the game is good ♂️
Can they keep them?
Christian Güth Have you played it yet?
Pascal Gda: No. I don't have to and I won't.
Christian Güth Then close your mouth, it's drafty
Christian Güth: Well, it's your own fault if you missed out on a great game. Have you played Ghost of Yotei? The Last of Us?
Pascal Gda: Yes, I'll buy both parts of The Last of Us. I'm not buying GOY either.
And why don't you buy GOY? Too WoKe?
Flop
Frank Müller as announced.
Frank Müller, which of your games has flopped so far?
Just because your box is no longer making contact doesn't mean you have to stop here.
Mike Gloßmann, and that's not a good sign for HBO either.
Sandro Duryn, which console? I haven't owned an Xbox since the 360. I have two PS5s, a gaming PC, and a gaming laptop, and this game is already considered a huge flop.
And if you compare the sales figures for TLOU 2 with those of the first part, you know that their price point is not well received.
Frank Müller's sales figures are a dream for many studios!
By June 2022, The Last of Us Part II had been downloaded more than 10 million times worldwide.
Google says search AI
Sandro Duryn, even if you don't want to hear it, TLOS2.
From your perspective a success, for Sony a catastrophe.
Marc Wulf, then try Googling it.
The Last of Us (Original & Remastered): The first version and its PS4 version alone sold a combined 30 million copies.
Part 1 was more successful
Mike Gloßmann Part 1 approx. 18 million, Part 2 approx. 9 million.
Where is the success of the second one now?
Because it was on the PS3, on the PS4, and on the PS5.
Marc Wulf: Firstly, the first part has been on the market for a while, and secondly, it has already been released as a remaster, which is pushing sales even further.
You've got a great plan!
The release of a second part naturally gives the predecessor an extra boost.
Both Google and Google were a complete success.
Marc Wulf, there are indications of this – a really great fact!
Mike Gloßmann, it has sold well, I agree with you there, but losing customers is not a company's goal. ^^
Marc Wulf, this is about the game
Wu Kong sold over 10 million copies and didn't need a remaster, a sequel, an HBO series, etc. And all of that in a shorter period of time.
Marc Wulf finished Media: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4152010738362322&set=p.4152010738362322&type=3
Marc Wulf, you only post garbage media: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4152011801695549&set=p.4152011801695549&type=3
Mike Gloßmann, keep believing that, BioWare shows how low you can fall.
As I said, they are still celebrating successes.
Marc Wulf, and that was all it was about.
Suddenly they are celebrating successes
Mike Gloßmann: I'm not celebrating him because he's a success for Sony; companies always want to make more money with the next installment, and Sony doesn't have that.
The numbers were good, but that was about it.
The strange 80s-style game will sell well, but not as well as Sony would like.
Marc Wulf, you really don't understand?
Name me a similarly good publisher in this game genre.
What is it about the word success that you don't understand?
Mike Gloßmann You don't want to understand, you don't think like an entrepreneur.
Part 2 was less profitable for Sony, and that is not the goal of a company.
And as for Sony, they would squeeze the TLOS series dry like a tomato. Why do you think that's not the case?
Marc Wulf, dude, you're funny. So a company doesn't want success?
Marc Wulf, I already explained to you why the first part can only be more successful.
Do you think you can compare the sales figures of GTA 5 and 6 at the beginning?
Mike Gloßmann wants it, but you're only looking at the present.
You're ignoring the declining numbers.
Mike Gloßmann, then explain to me what is good about declining numbers?
Mike Gloßmann, I'll gladly explain it to you again. Sony, the company, wants to attract more fans with another game in the series; that's the goal of a company to increase revenue. If player numbers drop, the game can still generate revenue, but then it will be difficult to continue the series. I think you would have been happy with a third installment, too.
Mike Gloßmann explained it even more simply: if Sony had earned the money they had calculated with TLOU2, then another installment would probably appear on the market in the near future.
Mike Gloßmann, you know that companies estimate the figures at the beginning before they tell investors?
Ah cool, I didn't know you'd already played it.
Yunus Özekin didn't understand anything. Head closed.
Frank Müller, secretly you want to play it too, wouldn't it be too woke for the strong man?
Opie Blackbeard, I don't need games. I have enough for 10 lives. But the developers need buyers.
Frank Müller, you have a PS5, a gaming PC and a gaming laptop, but you don't need games? Do you see what I mean?
Opie Blackbeard, you know you can buy games, systems, etc., without using them much, right? I just happen to have enough money and I enjoy collecting them; sometimes I just test them briefly. Out of my over 100 games, I play one for weeks at a time because I enjoy my job, have a dog, a private life, and sports. See what I mean? Don't always read too much into things.
Frank Müller, you're a real go-getter, I didn't mean to read anything stupid into it. It was just a stupid comment you made.
Frank Müller, I did understand it. It's not like your sentences are THAT hard to understand. But you don't actually believe what you've written yourself, do you?
Mike Gloßmann, do you work for ND or why are you going on like this? The fact is, part 2 lost some fans. Oh well, okay. For someone who could work there, your writing is too stupid.
Frank Müller, you're just like a stork.
Xbox fanboys, Indiana Jones is being sold for €20 in the Sony Store.
I think Naughty Dog is in a completely different league.
Frank Müller, you're everywhere! Everything is woke for Franky, everything is crap, but he still has to comment everywhere and all the time.
I thought the same thing about Volkan Kaya. But under my post he wrote that he has a dog, lots of money, plays sports, and loves his job. But he only buys games to collect them—what a dork, that Franky.
Opie Blackbeard, he is simply a rich, strong man.
Volkan Kaya: Well, even the strongest men become weak in the face of a woman who is too strong.