Overview
- Benson Russell, a designer on Uncharted 1–3 who spoke to FRVR, told reporters on Thursday that he does not want Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune remade or remastered.
- He said the franchise remains accessible on modern consoles and compared it to older games like System Shock where remakes make more sense to fix playability and accessibility issues.
- Russell warned a remake would likely require rewriting story beats and reshaping key set pieces, which would change the game’s tone and core scenes.
- He called a remake unnecessary and said it would feel more like a commercial cash grab, preferring that Naughty Dog use the series’ spirit to make a new game set earlier in the timeline.
- No official remake of the first Uncharted has been announced and coverage also notes an unconfirmed rumor that Naughty Dog may be working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet for 2027, which leaves the studio’s next Uncharted move unclear.