Naughty Dog is terrorfied by next-gen

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All studios suffer a difficult transitional period when a new piece of hardware is introduced. Even the best experience their "darkest days" during this time.

In speaking to Eurogamer, Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells said the shift to a new generation is a "double-edged sword" and that while the geek inside you rejoices at your shiny new toy, the practical part of you realizes: "this is going to be a lot of hard work." Said Wells-

"When you're going to new technology, every day is a slog, progress is slow and it really takes a different kind of attitude and mentality to get through that kind of push and it's not right for everybody."

When the team was switching from the PS2 to the PS3, Wells said Naughty Dog really struggled. In fact, they "lost people on a weekly basis" because they "just couldn't get through it." Co-president Christophe Balestra added that moving to new hardware is "terrifying" and they made "some mistakes" when they moved from the PS2 to the PS3

The Last Of Usis Naughty Dog's latest game; no word yet on whether the Unchartedteam is cranking on the fourth installment. Some are working on multiplayer DLC; others are just on vacation. Yeah, remember when we said Uncharted 4might be on the PS4...?

Source: PSX

Can't blame them. Hopefully Sony designed the PS4 to be easily developed for.

It's a nightmare for every developer. However it should be easier than the PS2 to PS3 transition. Next gen the PS4 will be using Blu-ray and an updated Cell processor, all familiar tech that developers worked with this gen prior to the next.

Naughty Dog is an amazing dev. I can't wait till we see what they are making next gen.