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, offering the clearest indication yet of when the sci-fi title might launch. The studio shared the update on Bluesky, praising its cast but stopping short of naming a release date, and the timing is notable as it lands just hours after Sony announced a new State of Play showcase for Thursday, 3 September, fuelling speculation the game will feature ahead of Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Naughty Dog's history with The Last of Us Part 2 offers a useful comparison: performance capture wrapped in April 2019, and the game shipped in June 2020 after being delayed from its original February 2020 date. If Intergalactic follows a similar pattern, it could arrive next summer, potentially between June and August 2027. The game was first revealed at The Game Awards in December 2024, has reportedly been in development since 2020, and casts players as bounty hunter Jordan A. Mun, stranded on the planet Sempiria; Oscar-winning composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are scoring the soundtrack, with this being the first substantial update on the project since March 2025.
- Naughty Dog says filming has wrapped on Intergalactic's cinematics
- Comparison to The Last of Us Part 2 suggests a summer 2027 release
- Update comes just before Sony's State of Play on 3 September
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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.
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