Yesterday developer Sucker Punch Productions awarded sales of Ghost of Tsushima, which has now surpassed 8 million copies on PlayStation platforms. That number probably represents the combined sales on PS4 and PS5, but it’s an impressive number, either way. While Sony is clearly happy with the success of the game, Jeff Ross couldn’t help but compare the game’s treatment to Days Gone. On Twitter, the game director stated that the management made him feel like his game was a failure, despite the fact that Days Gone performed equally well, and has been successful on PC ever since.
“By the time I left Sony, Days Gone had been out for a year and a half (and a month), and it sold over 8 million copies. Since then it has sold more, and then a million + on Steam. Local studio management always made us feel like it was a huge disappointment, ”Ross wrote on Twitter.
At the time I left Sony, Days Gone had been out for a year and a half (and a month), and sold over 8 million copies. It’s since gone on to sell more, and then a million+ on Steam. Local studio management always made us feel like it was a big disappointment. #daysgone #PlayStation https://t.co/KMZr2pGe9r
— Jeff Ross (@JakeRocket) January 5, 2022
Ross went on to say that “he was planning to build on the original for an amazing sequel.” Sadly, it seems like the follow-up will never happen, despite the game’s commercial success. In the comments, Ross goes on to say that the gaming media didn’t help, and some fans seem to believe that the Metacritic score might have had something to do with Sony’s attitude towards Days Gone. However, Ross says the reason was “never well explained,” so it’s hard to say for sure.
The difference in Sony’s treatment of Ghost of Tsushima and Days Gone is easy to see. Days Gone will not have a sequel, and plans are already underway for the big screen adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima. For fans of Ross’s game, it really must be daunting, and it says a lot about how fickle the video game industry can be.
Days Gone is available now on PlayStation 4 and PC. What’s your take on PlayStation’s treatment of Days Gone? Are you surprised that the game didn’t have a sequel? Let us know in the comments.
