Neil Druckmann pushes back on controversial Naughty Dog comments, shows Sony edited his words

Naughty Dog studio head and The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann has been in hot water lately following a controversial interview with Sony. Now, however, he’s stated that several of his answers were cut down and taken out of context, including a lofty prediction about the studio’s next game.

This all began after a Sony interview with Druckmann a few days ago. The company will occasionally put these out to showcase some of the talent at the many, many studios under their banner, but Druckmann’s stood out for a few reasons. The veteran game director went to bat for AI in game development, as well as apparently declaring that Naughty Dog’s next game will “[redefine] mainstream perceptions of gaming.”