“Never say never,” the name of this big PlayStation exclusive is back on the table. Will we finally have a new installment?

Game News “Never say never,” the name of this big PlayStation exclusive is back on the table. Will we finally have a new installment?

Days past 2? Still not?

The years pass and the hope for a Days Gone sequel remains, at least in the minds of the optimists. Original creative director John Garvin falls into this category of people, while others, like former game director Jeff Ross, are more pessimistic. Via X (Twitter), Garvin encouraged fans to “never say never” to a possible Days Gone 2. I remind anyone listening that a full synopsis was already ready before his departure from Bend Studio in 2020. He even suggested that Sony might recruit the team again to work on the project.

Never say never… Sony management might change their mind and bring @JakeRocket and I back to do a sequel.
to make a sequel… I’m not holding my breath… but I have to say I had a complete plan for the sequel and a world map that expands the game, all ready

Ross, on the other hand, seems to have completely lost hope. The director had previously tweeted a collage of PlayStation characters without the presence of Days Gone hero Deacon St. John, interpreting the image as a sign that Sony had no interest in the sequel. “Many people still ask me if there will ever be a sequel to Days Gone, so I offer you this poster as proof that it will never happen,” he says, also claiming that Hermen Hulst, co-CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, has never been a big fan of the license.

Many people still ask me if there will ever be a sequel to Days Gone, so I’m submitting this poster as proof that it will never happen. Sony executives like Hermen were never fans, and that’s why you’ll never hear about it at PlayStation State of Play, not now, or ever.

Remember that a petition with more than 210,000 signatures was launched to support the project for a sequel to Days Gone. Unfortunately, Bend Studio is currently working on another project, as suggested by job postings that hint at a new online game. Note that a Days Gone movie is still on the table, however.

A new IP for Bend Studio

Last January, Bend Studio announced that they were working on a new open-world multiplayer IP for PS5, marking their first game of its kind. Some hope it will be an open-world zombie survival game set in the Days Gone universe and built on its systems. Bend definitely needs candidates with experience in service games: “Hands-on game development experience in leadership roles in live delivery of AAA games“, we can read on the advertisement. The position is also aimed at a person with experience in “Redefining traditional game development studios with a focus on ‘boxed products’ to live service development studios with a key leadership role.””