SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has written off the possibility of a sequel to Journey, revealing that "there will be no Journey 2".
The composer behind Journey, Austin Wintory, recently had a chance to revisit the classic game, just in time for its tenth anniversary.
My fav indie game ever, played this on ps4 and ps5. Too bad it does not have a plat trophy.
Jenova Chen told us about the development of the game.
Today, veteran game developers with experience on games like Journey, Skyrim, Spider-Man, Edith Finch, Ratchet & Clank and more, have come together to announce a brand new game studio, Gardens.
Concept artist has a very distinct style and if they can translate that into the game well this studio will be making some visually stunning games.
Thatgamecompany had a three game exclusivity deal with Sony, that deal has now expired.
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Their next game will also not be Sony exclusive.
"We bankrupted the company. I think to have a financial success, that is going to change everyone, it has to be much bigger than a game on the Playstation platform." - Jenova Chen co-founder of Thatgamecompany
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My guess is that them almost going bankrupt because of that 3 game deal was part of the reason their next game will not be Sony exclusive.
I'm glad in a way, I kept saying to myself "Yer do it guys/girls!"
but at the same time I didn't want the magic of that game to be ruined for the sake of filling an unnecessary spot :)
A game like that doesn't need a sequel. All it needs is a spiritual successor.
I get a bit put-off by ThatGameCompany's comments about how they've "bankrupt" their company with the 3 game contract between them and Sony. After consistent success stories about indie games doing incredibly well on the platform sales-wise, you'd figure they must be doing something incredibly wrong to find themselves in the red with such heavily-promoted games, on Sony's dime nonetheless.
Not to say that some games don't get shafted on the platform. I still feel badly for the guys behind Derrick the Deathfin-- $45,000 in debt is not exactly promising.
Don't see how there could be a sequel. It would just repeat.
Something better I'd like to see is something that combines Slender with Journey. A game where a pair or group of random online strangers have to hunt and are hunted by another pair or group. or a zombie-esk theme where one person "turns" another and they turn more while similar growing groups turn individuals or members from other groups. Put one hundred or a thousand players in one vast area.
A game of online tag basically.