Days Gone’s director claims Sony ‘made it feel like a disappointment’ despite ‘outselling Ghost of Tsushima’
The director of first-party PS4 game Days Gone has accused Sony of making its developer “feel like it was a big disappointment”, despite selling around 10 million copies.
Jeff Ross, who left Bend Studio in 2020 after some 20 years at the company, made the claim on Twitter following Wednesday’s announcement that fellow PlayStation exclusive Ghost of Tsushima has now sold 8 million copies.
Ross claimed that Days Gone has actually outsold the much-praised Sucker Punch adventure, despite PlayStation’s internal teams allegedly projecting a less positive impression of its performance.
“At the time I left Sony, Days Gone had been out for a year and a half (and a month), and sold over 8 million copies,” the director wrote, in response to the GoT news. “It’s since gone on to sell more, and then a million+ on Steam. Local studio management always made us feel like it was a big disappointment.”
Days Gone was released for PC via Steam on May 18.
Former PlayStation America boss Shawn Layden was one of those who responded to Ross’s post, writing: “Congratulations… Always thought it was an ambitious and impressive title. The HORDES! It was a real privilege to be there on Launch Day. Will not forget.”
Speaking publicly last year, Days Gone’s director confirmed that he was at one point working on a Days Gone 2 pitch but, due to an NDA with his former employer, couldn’t confirm if it had been cancelled.
However, he has since suggested this is indeed the case. On Wednesday, he responded to a fan: “I was planning on building on top of the original for a kick-ass sequel. Even the first Killzone got a 70 on Metacritic, but the sequel roared back with a 91. You gotta crawl before you can walk, and walk before you can run.”
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