Naughty Dog duo Christophe Balestra and Evan Wells have said that the developer’s next project has come “too far along” for the studio to consider implementing PlayStation Move functionality.
The pair didn’t comment as to what exactly it is the team’s been working on as of late (though popular speculation points to, unsurprisingly, a new Uncharted game) but made it clear Move support isn’t really an option anymore.
“Maybe in the future. Right now, it’s kind of difficult because we’re so focused on the next thing. It would be too late for us to start thinking about that. Move certainly has potential,” said Balestra, during a chinwag with Game Informer.
Wells also chipped in, admitting that while his opinion on motion controls have changed in recent times (he initially wasn’t all that fussed about Nintendo Wii, for example), a Move-compatible Naughty Dog game would only be made if it were designed from the ground up in order to do the feature any justice.
“I think if we were going to tackle a game that supported Move, we would want to do it from the ground up. We’re too far along into what we’re working on next to really do it justice,” he said.
Naughty Dog is remaining tight-lipped in regards to its next game, though according to Nathan Drake voice actor Nolan North, a third outing in the Uncharted franchise is “common sense.” More as it breaks.