The Summer Games Fest has come and gone, and despite some great showings, one sore absence left many puzzled. Where was Naughty Dog’s presentation, PlayStation’s ace in the hole? Well, turns out the explanation might be simpler than you think.
I’ve seen a few pieces wondering about the radio silence coming from Naughty Dog regarding Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, their most recently announced game, which the company showed back in 2024. It seems like these pieces might actually be part of the problem, as ex-Naughty Dog artist Del took to Twitter to explain.
When I say a AAA trailer can cost "about four months of development iteration time", I don't mean it LITERALLY takes four months to edit a video. I mean that's roughly how much disruption gets spread across the team.
— Del (@TheCartelDel) June 15, 2026
The first month is goddamn death by a thousand cuts.…
