Developer Naughty Dog’s hinted that adventurer Nathan Drake isn’t about to kick off his boots and hand in his compass any time soon, with the studio revealing it’s “not done” with the cheeky treasure hunter.
Speaking during a chinwag with Edge magazine, Naughty Dog’s Justin Richmond insisted the celebrated studio still has a heap of hurdles to overcome in regards to the series, and was most emphatic in the firm’s reluctance to go back to the drawing board.
"You see it in the movies," said Richmond. "They constantly reboot things you just saw ten years ago. You’re like: "Wait a minute. I just saw that!" Spider-Man is just ridiculous. It’s something you have to be careful of with any kind of creative endeavour, and the lure to reinvent yourself is always there.”
"But one good thing is that we feel we’re not done with Drake yet; we haven’t done all we wanted to do, and there are still technical hurdles and goals we want to get over, and do even more stuff in gameplay… We’re very cogniscent of the legacy of what Drake is, and that every game should advance the story and the genre."
Brash hero Nate will return for a third helping of running, gunning and wise-cracking in November’s hotly anticipated Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, which sees him teaming up with mentor Sully to unearth the legendary Iram of the Pillars.
A PSP2 spin-off has been rumored, but nothing’s been confirmed as of yet. Stay tuned.