Last year, Quentin Cobb left Naughty Dog to work on Just Survive, a PC-only zombie survival shooter, in the role of Senior Game Designer. 12 months later, and he's now back under the Sony umbrella under the same job title, but where he's working - and what he's working on - remains unknown.
When asked which studio Cobb is now working for, the developer simply replied, "Secret..." which could mean a number of things. However, because of his history with Uncharted, it seems to us that he could be helping design a new entry in the series with Sony San Diego, a new studio that's working in collaboration with a "major Sony development studio". At this stage, it's anyone's guess. It could even be the case that he's working on a known PS4 exclusive at a known studio, but the fact he's withholding information suggests it's something new.
Hopefully we'll find out soon. You never know -- Sony could announce something brand new at its E3 2018 press conference, but that's probably just wishful thinking. What do you think Cobb is working on, and which studio is he working for? Make your predictions in the comments below.
Update: According to Cobb's LinkedIn profile, he's based in the "Greater San Diego Area". Hmm.
[source reddit.com, via twitter.com]
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If he’s based in San Diego then this just adds more fire to the Uncharted rumours.
Can we find out his location? 😂
Uncharted: Sam's fortune.
What makes us think this is a PS4 game?
It his ‘first day’, so it’ll probably take 2-3 years before we see anything.
I’ll take more Uncharted, though.
PS5 launch title, Uncharted: Sully’s Retirement Home Adventures.
uncharted but it needs a young sully as the protagonist and be placed during the 70's.
PS4? Or PS5?
Or.. PlayStation VR??
Updated the article. His LinkedIn page points to San Diego as well, so there you go.
My wish for a 3rd person open world rpg Samurai game have been fulfilled... Ghost of Tsushima...yay!
2nd wish...
A Conan The Barbarian 3rd person with first person option, open world rpg. Playing as Conan and wielding The Legendary Atlantean sword would be awesome! Imagine the possibilities!!!!
This secret Sony PS4 projeck could be it... Hoping...
Just because its 'Secret' and 'with-holding information' does not suggest its something 'New' to me. Lets be honest here, Naughty Dog have reached the 'end' for Nathan Drake and presumably, the end of Uncharted for the 'foreseeable' future with them working on the Last of Us pt 2.
Its been speculated that Sony would want their most successful franchise (of late) to continue and rumours have circulated that ND will pass the baton on to another Studio. The fact that a Senior Game Designer from ND is now at a Sony studio could add more credence to the rumour that Uncharted isn't on a long term hiatus.
Of course it could still be something completely new but equally, they may want to surprise us with the return of Uncharted - just when we thought we had seen the last of it for quite a while. He was hardly going to tell us what the project is and leak information they are not yet ready to reveal...
@BAMozzy
tbh i always "knew" that uncharted would not be gone forever.
however the uncharted era with nate might be gone forever.
i realy believe that we will get another uncharted either with chloe or hopefully sully on the ps5.
Unkarted: Drake's Acceleration is happening everybody
Is there a chance of new ip? Don’t get me wrong, I love Uncharted, but A Thief’s End and The Lost Legacy finished the series with a golden key. Anyway, can’t wait for more details.
Hope it's something new! I don't want an Uncharted with Sam to be honest
More exclusive games, my poor wallet lol
@jdv95 I don't think many, if any expected Sony to let Uncharted die but the timing of its return could well be a surprise. Its open ended enough to allow 'Drake' to return - maybe not as a 'lead' character but as anything from a major supporting role (like Sully) or even just as a cameo. It doesn't necessarily even have to feature the cast we know either. Point is, its left open ended enough to go with any number of the characters that we have met on our journey through the franchise or even to start afresh.
Many think it should really be handled by Naughty Dog but as we know, its not really in their immediate plans but because many want it to continue, there is 'hope' that Sony/ND will pass it to another studio. In the build up to 4, it was intimated that this would be last game - not just the last with Nate but the last game. Therefore any announcement in the 'near' future would be a surprise - despite the speculation...
More uncharted entries like lost legacy every 2 years would be amazing but also difficult to pull off
God of Uncharted: Zero Dawn
“Today was my first day as a Sr. Game Designer for Sony today.”
Someone was tweeting before they had their covfefe.
I would prefer a new IP, but it's probably Uncharted.
@jdv95 I'm hoping for a Chloe/Young Sully/Drake's child spinoff.
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