Overview
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is unlikely to release before 2027, according to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier.
- The game, announced at The Game Awards in December 2024, is the first new intellectual property from Naughty Dog since 2013.
- Neil Druckmann, the game's director, has stated that the project is still evolving and far from completion after five years of development.
- The story follows a bounty hunter stranded on a desolate planet with a mysterious religious history, blending sci-fi with themes of faith and survival.
- The game's prolonged timeline reflects broader trends in AAA game development, with increasing production complexity and the cancellation of The Last of Us Online shifting Naughty Dog's focus to single-player storytelling.