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Naughty Dog Confirms Major Intergalactic Milestone Ahead of Sony’s State of Play
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Naughty Dog has confirmed that principal photography for the cinematic content of its upcoming PS5 exclusive, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, has finished, giving the clearest indication yet of the sci-fi title's likely launch window. The studio announced the milestone on Bluesky, praising its cast without naming a release date, and the timing proved notable as it landed hours after Sony confirmed a State of Play showcase for Thursday 3 September, fuelling speculation that the game would appear ahead of Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Naughty Dog's history with The Last of Us Part 2 offers a useful comparison: performance capture on that title wrapped in April 2019, and the game ultimately shipped in June 2020 after being delayed from its original February 2020 date. If Intergalactic follows a similar trajectory, it could arrive around June to August 2027, though no date has been confirmed. The game, revealed at The Game Awards in December 2024 and in development since 2020, stars Tati Gabrielle and casts players as bounty hunter Jordan A. Mun, stranded on the planet Sempiria; Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are composing the score.
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In short
- Naughty Dog finishes filming cinematics for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
- Precedent from The Last of Us Part 2 suggests a 2027 release
- Update comes just before Sony's 3 September State of Play showcase
How this story developed
- 2 months ago Naughty Dog has confirmed that principal photography for the cinematic content of its upcoming PS5 exclusive, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, has finished, offering the clearest indication yet of when the sci-fi title might launch.
- 3 months ago Naughty Dog has confirmed that filming for the cinematic content in its upcoming PS5 exclusive, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, has wrapped, offering the clearest hint yet at when the sci-fi title might launch.
- 3 months ago Naughty Dog has confirmed that principal photography for the cinematic content of its upcoming PS5 exclusive, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, has finished, giving the clearest indication yet of the sci-fi title's likely launch window.
Explained simply
Naughty Dog is the PlayStation studio behind The Last of Us, and it has spent several years working on a new game called Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. It's a science fiction adventure in which players control a bounty hunter named Jordan A. Mun, who becomes stranded on an alien planet called Sempiria. The game was announced in December 2024 but has had few updates since, so any news about its progress draws attention from fans wanting to know when it might actually be released.
Sony, which owns Naughty Dog, regularly holds online events called State of Play to showcase upcoming PlayStation games, and one has been scheduled for early September. This has led to speculation that Intergalactic could be shown in more detail there, particularly as it would also line up with the Tokyo Game Show, a major industry event held around the same time.
Naughty Dog previously followed a similar pattern with The Last of Us Part 2, where the completion of filming for the game's cinematic scenes came roughly 14 months before its eventual release. That history is why any update on Intergalactic's production progress is being read as a possible clue about its release timing, even though the studio has not given an official date.