In an interview with Jennifer Mas of Variety, Neil Druckmann confirmed that the team considered jumping right into The Last of Us Part 3 after finishing The Last of Us Part 2, but ultimately decided on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
Just to give you an example, when we finished “The Last of Us Part II,” and that was highly successful for us, we were debating whether we should just go straight into “The Last of Us 3,” and we had a really long period where we looked at ideas for maybe what could be in that game. We looked at — we have “Uncharted” as an IP, we have “Jak and Daxter” as an IP. But the team was really excited to do this sci-fi thing that we’ve been talking about for a while, and that’s where our passions lie, so that’s where we’re moving forward. I’m sure if “Intergalactic” is successful, you will see it again.
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Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet was a surprise announcement from Naughty Dog at the 2024 Game Awards and sees an Intergalactic bounty hunter hunting down a group of fugitives. Not much else is known about the game, but much of the game’s cast has been announced and features the likes of Tati Gabrielle, Tony Dalton, Troy Baker, and Kumail Nanjiani.
[Source–Jennifer Mas via Variety]