And a lot of our producing staff, like Connie Booth (currently Vice President of Product Development), she was our producer way back then. And Jeff Ross, who's the Game Director on Days Gone, he was a level designer on Syphon 1. He was the lead engineer on Syphon back in the Eidetic days. The people who created Syphon Filter 1, we still have Chris Reese, who's the studio director. Since before the beginning, when the studio was known as Eidetic. I don't know if that's the case with Sony Bend, but you have been there since the beginning. I just finished a press tour that went all across Europe, and got so many Syphon Filter questions, it's not even funny!Ī lot of studios are famous, or infamous, for having so much employee turnover, to the point where an immediate sequel can be made by practically a entirely different team. John Garvin: You know what's weird? We have a lot of Syphon Filter fans in Europe. The ending of Logan's Shadow is still seared into my brain, more than ten years later. Something that's surprised me in the launch cycle for Days Gone, in interviews that I've read and just general internet hype, is how many people still fondly remember Syphon Filter, and I certainly count myself in that crowd.
He also dishes on the numerous changes that have been made to the game since its 2016 E3 debut, and reminisces on Bend's older titles even offering a slight, tantalizing tease that more Syphon Filter could be on the way, eventually. With Days Gone just days away, we spoke with Garvin about the ambitious title, and applying Bend's momentum-driven narrative approach to the open world genre. Related: Days Gone's Freakers Are Not Zombies Through it all, writer John Garvin has been the lead writer behind all of Bend's titles, which has lent the studio a unique identity which has persisted throughout their varied titles. Now, Bend Studio is gearing up for the launch of Days Gone, their first original IP since Syphon Filter all the way back in 1998. Back then, they were known as Eidetic, though they became known as Bend in time for the 2001 release of Syphon Filter 3.Īs a first-party studio owned by Sony, Bend went on to develop more Syphon Filter titles for PSP, a Resistance spin-off for PSP, and Uncharted: Golden Abyss for the PlayStation Vita. The studio which would eventually be known as SIE Bend Studio first made waves with the Syphon Filter trilogy back in the days of the original PlayStation. “Although the first game had been profitable, its development had been lengthy and critical reception was mixed, so a Days Gone 2 wasn’t seen as a viable option,” Bloomberg states.įollowing on from the report, Bend's former Game Director Jeff Ross confirmed that he had been working on a Days Gone pitch – but couldn't confirm if it was cancelled due to an NDA.John Garvin, the writer and creative director behind Days Gone on PlayStation 4 tells us all about the games he's worked on, from Syphon Filter to Uncharted: Golden Abyss. The Bloomberg report suggests that Sony Bend did submit a pitch for Days Gone 2, but this was rejected by Sony. It's believed that despite being profitable, Days Gone 2 was not greenlit due to production issues and critical reception. Published in April 2020, Bloomberg suggests that Sony Interactive Entertainment has passed on the option to release a sequel to Days Gone. Days Gone 2 Cancelled?ĭays Gone 2 has reportedly been shelved by Sony, a new report by Bloomberg claims. However, it's possible it might not even happen, as our next section explains. A release date for Days Gone 2 hasn't been announced because at the time of writing, there is no official acknowledgement that Days Gone 2 is in development.
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