Naughty Dog To Keep TLoU Engine For PS4

In transitioning from PS3 to PS4 development, Naughty Dog will use its current in-house engine that powers PS3 game The Last of Us. Naughty Dog game director Bruce Straley says this is in contrast to the studio's strategy transitioning from PS2 to PS3, where the developer scrapped its competent Jak & Daxter engine in favor of an entirely new one for the first Uncharted game.

"We scrapped everything at the beginning of Uncharted 1, and we had a perfectly good engine with the Jak & Daxter franchise," Straley tells Digital Spy. "We could have started with something there and then built off of it and only changed the pieces and parts as we needed, when we needed. And that really caused a lot of turmoil." Naughty Dog will now make modular adjustments to its existing tech as needed for story and game design.

The Last of Us launches on PS3 June 14. A season pass was announced earlier this week, marking Naughty Dog's first foray into single-player DLC content.

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/31/naughty-dog-to-retain-the-last-of-us-engine-for-ps4-games/

This probably means the dev cycle won't be as long as it was for Uncharted 1. It also strongly suggests we'll see TLoU and even an Uncharted Collection on PS4, as once the engine is working on it, it shouldn't be that difficult to get the full game working on it.

Cant wait for next gen!

Ah so I guess we won't see any next gen ND games next gen.

That's fine, the engine seems pretty darn robust.

Is this good or bad? King_Dodongo

It's irrelevant. 

Ah so I guess we won't see any next gen ND games next gen.

Aparthide

So we should expect games with last-gen graphics and completely scripted events? Pass.percech

I don't think you people understand what engines are. :?

looks like my prediction about TLOU having a ps4 release isn't without merit.

So we should expect games with last-gen graphics and completely scripted events? Pass.percech

Feed me moar, Naughty Gods.

MOAR!!!

[QUOTE="percech"]So we should expect games with last-gen graphics and completely scripted events? Pass.Nengo_Flow

[QUOTE="Aparthide"]

Ah so I guess we won't see any next gen ND games next gen.

shadowlusterx

So we should expect games with last-gen graphics and completely scripted events? Pass.percech

I don't think you people understand what engines are. :?

Smart move. Making a new engine costs a LOT and the engine already seems to have a lot of impressive tech in place like the lighting and shadows, but just scaled way back for crap hardware. The PS4 should allow it to really open up and flex and allow much higher res assets

[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"][QUOTE="percech"]So we should expect games with last-gen graphics and completely scripted events? Pass.percech

So we should expect games with last-gen graphics and completely scripted events? Pass.percech

[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"][QUOTE="percech"]So we should expect games with last-gen graphics and completely scripted events? Pass.percech

[QUOTE="Aparthide"]

Ah so I guess we won't see any next gen ND games next gen.

shadowlusterx

So we should expect games with last-gen graphics and completely scripted events? Pass.percech

I don't think you people understand what engines are. :?

Most gamers dont know or understand what engines are, and it makes me cringe inside while I see people arguing what a better engine is,

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[QUOTE="Aparthide"] [QUOTE="percech"]So we should expect games with last-gen graphics and completely scripted events? Pass.way2funny

I don't think you people understand what engines are. :?

Most gamers dont know or understand what engines are, and it makes me cringe inside while I see people arguing what a better engine is,

I just played the demo and to be frank, i really think they have every right to keep this engine, it is definately amazing, once they scale it up and add some features to it, people would be blown away by what ND can do when given a decent hardware

[QUOTE="percech"]So we should expect games with last-gen graphics and completely scripted events? Pass.Sagemode87

I prefer Uncharted's vibrant and colourful visual style

lazy dogs

[QUOTE="King_Dodongo"]Is this good or bad? Wasdie

It's irrelevant. 

Well, I reckon that it's relevant. Alternatively, making a new engine from scratch would cost more time, money, and manpower; resources that could be put to more efficient use by utilizing the exisiting framework. ND even said themselves how it can pose problems with development. So, ultimately, they'll be more productive, and consumers get a potentially higher quallity product, sooner.

But, there are other times when a new engine is needed. This isn't one of them, though. :P

so there going to use a PS3 designed engine on the PS4 ... good ... sony is broke and can't fund an engine 

Xbox One is going to dominate 1 billon dollars spent on exclusives 

different kinda money makes different kinda moves 

I hope The Last of Us comes out for the PS4MercenaryMafia

Most who wanted it and own PS3s will have bought it by then.

So when Infinity Ward said the current engine is the foundation for next gen Ghosts, people were slaming them. Now Naughty Dog confirm they will be using the same engine for PS4 its OK now is it? wow, Sony fanboys! LOL

So when Infinity Ward said the current engine is the foundation for next gen Ghosts, people were slaming them. Now Naughty Dog confirm they will be using the same engine for PS4 its OK now is it? wow, Sony fanboys! LOL

Scipio8

This is exactly what I was thinking, I bet the same people who were slamming COD will be pretty quiet about this,  no matter what IW or Treyarch does the COD haters will always find an excuse

[QUOTE="Scipio8"]

So when Infinity Ward said the current engine is the foundation for next gen Ghosts, people were slaming them. Now Naughty Dog confirm they will be using the same engine for PS4 its OK now is it? wow, Sony fanboys! LOL

ethanradd

This is exactly what I was thinking, I bet the same people who were slamming COD will be pretty quiet about this,  no matter what IW or Treyarch does the COD haters will always find an excuse

You want to know the difference, the fact that despite IW so called new engine, it still looks like current gen, in comparison to Guerilla Games Killzone demo, which was also an upgrade version of their PS3 engine, the difference is just too wide. Naughty set a visual statement this gen, imagining what it would look like when upgraded is sure going to turn heads. While it may sound as if i am being biased, perhaps if you watch the COD demo, the Killzone demo and then watch Naughty Dogs games, you would be able to make your own conclusion

So when Infinity Ward said the current engine is the foundation for next gen Ghosts, people were slaming them. Now Naughty Dog confirm they will be using the same engine for PS4 its OK now is it? wow, Sony fanboys! LOL

Scipio8

Comparing Naughty Dog graphics to Infinity Ward's is joke. COD has and will continue to look underwhelming for the sake of 60fps.

[QUOTE="Scipio8"]

So when Infinity Ward said the current engine is the foundation for next gen Ghosts, people were slaming them. Now Naughty Dog confirm they will be using the same engine for PS4 its OK now is it? wow, Sony fanboys! LOL

ethanradd

This is exactly what I was thinking, I bet the same people who were slamming COD will be pretty quiet about this,  no matter what IW or Treyarch does the COD haters will always find an excuse

Ah so I guess we won't see any next gen ND games next gen.

Aparthide

nope not at all. GOW3 still uses the gow 2 engine. its still one of the best looking games of current generation

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[QUOTE="shadowlusterx"]

I don't think you people understand what engines are. :?

Silenthps

Most gamers dont know or understand what engines are, and it makes me cringe inside while I see people arguing what a better engine is,

Cant wait for next gen!

finalstar2007

same here

[QUOTE="Silenthps"][QUOTE="way2funny"]

Most gamers dont know or understand what engines are, and it makes me cringe inside while I see people arguing what a better engine is,

ShadowriverUB

Um, what engines do

-Draw/encapsulate graphics on the screen
-Handle/encapsulate user input
-Encapsulate sound, textures, meshes
-Seperate drawing graphics from logic

Keep in mind graphics engine and game engine are different. Unreal3, Cryengine, Idtech etc are graphics engines. A game engine is more about the logical structure of how the game works. For example Netherealms (mortal kombat, injustice)made a fighting game engine using the graphical engine unreal3. So yeah, graphics engines, are mainly dealing with just graphics. Thats where a lot of the grunt work lies.