Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch Productions may be about to start work on a new PS5 game, suggests a job listing. While Ghost of Tsushima is out next month, with a new Ghost of Tsushima trailer warning that a "storm" is coming, but it seems that the development team is thinking well beyond this game's release date.
On the Sucker Punch Productions career site, several job listings have sparked speculation that the developer is gearing up to work on a big, new PS5 project. There are four listings at the Bellevue, WA, offices, each in different disciplines.
The listing for a producer is the most revealing, as it asks for experience in "managing a team through a minimum of one full cycle of video game development." As Ghost of Tsushima has just gone gold, no new producer would be needed to guide a game from start to finish, as this job listing asks for. The producer listing doesn't provide any information about what Sucker Punch Productions' next game may look like. As the hired producer will be tasked with "identifying and managing high-risk areas of production," the team seems to be doing everything it can to make sure that development goes smoothly.
The other job listings, for senior lighting artist, gameplay programmer, and camera designer are just as opaque. However, the camera designer will help to "take the player on an immersive, thrilling experience" and will "partner with mission designers to ensure scripted cameras support unforgettable moments." In Ghost of Tsushima, the photo mode and Samurai Cinema camera features seem to elevate the game into something artistic and cinematic and this suggests that Sucker Punch Productions will also be thinking about how to do that on its next project.
With so few positions listed on the site, it seems unlikely that this game has entered production and Sucker Punch Productions may just be figuring things out. All that fans do know is that Sucker Punch Productions is known for its open-world games and Ghost of Tsushima is the biggest game the team has developed. Its history would suggest that fans can expect another huge open-world title that uses the PS5's specs to load everything quickly, but this hasn't been confirmed.
It's also possible that Sucker Punch Productions doesn't have an idea for its next game and is just preparing for when it does. The development team may well want to take a break after it releases Ghost of Tsushima patches and bug fixes and may not be ready to start developing another game for a little while.
Ghost of Tsushima launches on July 17, exclusively for the PlayStation 4.
Source: Segment Next, Sucker Punch Productions