Naughty Dog has been in an Uncharted and The Last Of Us development and release cycle for 15+ years at this stage, and while the quality has been nothing short of stellar. The developer, beginning with 2009’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, as widely been considered the industry leader in audio and visual design, narrative, and accessibility. They’re on the top of their game, as has been recently reflected by the incredible critical reception of The Last Of Us Part I. Despite kicking goals with every new release, one question has been beginning to be asked amongst the community – where are the new IPs? Given the decades of dominance, fan appreciation for the team’s work is sky high, but the absence of new IP, combined with the knowledge that the next title, despite being a multiplayer game, is still grounded in The Last of Us‘ universe. So what’s next? Well it seems that potentially Naughty Dog have dropped some teases in The Last Of Us Part I for whatever may be next. It seems like it may be a new IP, and fans are excited.

As shared on Twitter, by the Naughty Dog fan account, Naughty Dog Central, the art suggests that not only is the new game, if these images are in fact representative of what’s next, a new IP, but it may also be a fantasy title, something which we’ve not seen from Naughty Dog in decades