Days Gone Dev Apologizes To Fans For “Continuously Getting Fed False Hope,” Confirms New IP In Development

Kevin McAllister, the community manager for Bend Studio, has apologized to fans for “continuously getting fed false hope and poor information by people looking for likes” surrounding a potential Days Gone sequel. McAllister also confirmed that the studio is now working on a new IP, shutting down any sort of belief that a Days Gone sequel would be coming anytime soon.

“I apologize to our Days Gone community for continuously getting fed false hope and poor information by people looking for likes. It’s not fair to you all,” McAllister said in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter). “We are currently working on a new IP, and when we have actual news to share it will come from our studio.”

Although the community manager didn’t explicitly state what “poor information” and “false hope” he was referencing, it’s speculated to be surrounding a post from Days Gone’s creative director, John Garvin. Who, earlier this week, revealed that Days Gone’s cliffhanger ending was done with the intention of their being a trilogy.

This post was then picked up by a reputable media outlet with a questionable headline stating that a Days Gone trilogy was “confirmed” by the developer, ultimately leading to fans around the world being given false hope.

But this also isn’t the first time that fans have been given a glimmer of false hope from Garvin. On the same day that the creative director confirmed he had intentions for a trilogy, Garvin also responded to a fan on X who asked if Days Gone 2 is still a possibility, saying, “Dude, never say never.” He then went on to state that Sony’s management team “could have a change of heart” and decide to greenlight a sequel.

However, back in May, Days Gone’s game director Jeff Ross used a new PlayStation poster “as evidence” that a Days Gone sequel “will never happen.” The poster featured dozens of PlayStation’s biggest franchises, from Uncharted to Bloodborne (the latter of which still has fans begging for a remake or sequel), but made no reference to Days Gone.

“Sony higher ups like Hermen were never fans, so you won’t hear about it at the PlayStation State of Play today or ever,” Ross said on X.

The constant back and forth between fans and developers is, ultimately, what led to McAllister’s apology this week. While it’s sad news that we’ll likely never get to dive back into the world of Days Gone, Bend Studio has now confirmed that a new IP is in the works. Lets just hope Sony appreciates it a little more than they did Days Gone.

Days Gone

Released

April 26, 2019

Developer(s)

Bend Studio

Publisher(s)

Sony

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