A new leak suggests that Sony is rebooting theUnchartedseries.Unchartedwas one of Sony’s marquee franchisesthroughout the PS3 and PS4 generations. It received four numbered mainline games, a side story starring Chloe Frazer, and a Vita-exclusive title among others. VariousUnchartedgames were also remastered for newer consoles, withUncharted: Legacy of Thieves CollectionbringingUncharted 4andUncharted: The Lost Legacyto PS5 and PC.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s Endended on a high note, with protagonist Nathan Drake officially retiring from his otherwise adventurous life. It was released in 2016, so there has been quite some time since the last numbered entry in this franchise. Now, a new rumor suggests that Sony plans on rebooting theUnchartedseries.
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This information comes from The Leak and was later reported by Insider Gaming. The Leak claims that Sony will not release afifth entry in theUnchartedseriesand has instead opted to reboot it. It received the information from two independent sources who state that Sony decided to reboot the series earlier in 2022 and has since given it to an unknown developer, with Naughty Dog to assist in the initial stages. The sources do not share any further details about thisUnchartedproject.
While it seems likely that anotherUnchartedgame is in development at Sony, fans should take every leak and rumor with a grain of salt. It sounds like development just started on this project, so players will probably not see it in action for some time.
Rumors about a new entry in theUnchartedseries have been circulating for a few years now, but Sony has not made any official announcement. One leak suggested that anUnchartedspin-off was in development at Sony’s Bend Studiobut it ultimately got canceled. Bend Studio has since confirmed that it’s working on a new IP set in an open world.
Unchartedis a massive franchise, so there will probably be a lot of excitement whenever a new entry gets announced. As an example of its success, over37 million users have playedUncharted 4: A Thief’s Endas of May 2021. It should be noted thatUncharted 4was one of the free monthly PS Plus games in April 2020, so this move probably added a considerable number to the 37 million total.
AnUnchartedreboot is rumored to be in development.
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