On Friday a story broke delving into ongoing changes within PlayStation, reportedly shifting further toward a focus on blockbuster game releases. As part of that report, several specific projects were mentioned as having been either redirected or even shut down. One of the most prominent examples is related to Sony Bend Studio's Days Gone. Bend Studio was reported as having pitched a sequel to Days Gone to the powers that be, but the pitch was rejected. Now Days Gone's co-game director is adding to the conversation.

Following the news breaking in yesterday's report from Bloomberg, gamer director Jeff Ross went on a spree on Twitter liking a variety of Days Gone-related posts. These posts included news regarding Days Gone 2 not moving forward, fans sharing support to Ross and Bend Studio, jokes at the expense of Sony and Days Gone, and more. As the video game community is wont to do, it began to speculate based on Ross' Twitter behavior. Ross has since commented, trying to head off any rumors.

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According to Ross, his Twitter activity was just intended to be a message of appreciation. Ross appears to just be saying that he's thankful for everyone talking about Days Gone, whether it's it kindness, good humor, or what-have-you. Further, Ross clarifies that he's making no actual comment on the situation at hand. He's neither confirming nor denying the truth of the report, heading off anyone's assumption that his likes might contribute to the veracity of Days Gone 2 not being greenlighted.

Despite Ross' clarifying comments on Twitter, the replies to his post definitely have a mournful tone to them. There are lots of fans saying how much they enjoyed Days Gone, or telling Ross how much Days Gone meant to them. There are also lots of posts encouraging Ross, saying how much they're looking forward to his and Bend Studio's next game.

While it's unclear what the future of Days Gone will be, it would be understandable if Sony did decide to pull the plug on a sequel. Days Gone received generally average reviews, though several key reviews were highly critical. Sales-wise, Days Gone seemed to do well, but if Sony's priority is blockbusters then starting over with a new IP or a more established IP would definitely be appealing.

If Bend Studio doesn't get to continue Days Gone, it'll certainly be a disappointment. But Bend Studio has a long history of popular and successful games and is certain to land on its feet. It worked on the Syphon Filter franchise for a decade and produced one of the PlayStation Vita's best games in Uncharted: Golden Abyss. Whatever Bend Studio's next game is, fans will be looking forward to it.

Days Gone is available now on PS4, with a PC release planned for this spring.

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Source: Bloomberg