Naughty Dog will keep its engine tech for PS4 development

Throwing out an old engine and starting from scratch seems like a ton of work and extremely costly. In my eyes, if you have an engine that looks and runs good, than recycle it and upgrade it when needed. I would rather a game company not have to waste resources working on the engine itself when they could just focus on gameplay gameplay and CONTENT.

Even if a game company says they are using an "all new" engine i don't see any issue with them borrowing things from their old engine and improving them if needed.

Although dice claims battlefield4 is using a "whole new engine" i know straight away that that is not 100% the truth because there is no way they would just right click billions of dollars worth of battlefield 3 engine technology and delete it. Bf4 footage almost looks as if it was taken right from bf3. So i think we need to take "new engine" with a grain of salt.

Considering how big the video game entertainment industry has become i don't know why there is not some sort of legal branch that sets guidelines of what qualifies for a "new" game or just an expansion pack. It's hard to know what to believe when you are hearing all these claims of "all new engine" coming from the very company who wants to sell you the product to begin with. I wish there was some third official party to chime in on what actually qualifies as a "new" engine. Of course the guy actually selling you the hotdogs is going to say his are the best.

I also think there should be a legal branch that justifies if a game meets the guidelines to be classified officially as a NEW game, or just an expansion pack. Because i think what activision is doing with their recycled $60 expansion packs each year is just highway robbery. I think a game should only qualify for a hefty $60 pricetag if its a NEW game with a NEW engine. Other than that, in my eyes, any game that uses the same engine as its previous release is an expansion pack.

This article is making me question DICE's supposed frostbite 2 & 3 engines. If ti's really that frustrating to make a new engine, then maybe those guys are just upgrading current tech.

It really depends on the flexibility of the current engine if they can patch in all the new tech bells and whistles than it will be fine, if you can't, they'll have to scrap it. No need to reinvent the wheel until the wheel is obsolete.

I dunno i mean sure building a new engine was turmoil but the results were spectacular in the games that were created by it. They may choose to not want to create new engines but to me new engines means new progress and well with progress naturally comes stress so you may take an ass-kicking at 1st but the end results can leave you in amazement if your willing to take the chance and go the distance! They are the developers though, they know what their dealing with so i'll just wait to see what new awesome games they come out with!

There' no need for a new engine. In fact there is a need for new hardware that can handle this beauty. It's a miracle that PS3 is not exploding while running this. The effects are high-end.

On PS4 they will be able to add even more objects with that level of detail, shorter loading times and so on.

i'd say they would have a engine that can transfer well to next-gen unlike most. After making a game or 2 & pushing the engine to its very limit, only then they will have a good understanding of the architecture & witch way to approach the build of a new Engine. As well as being able to take there time.. GOOD WORK... Naughty Dog.

i understand some of it but the Uncharted series for PS3 were the best and i hope that they don't stop making Uncharted series for PS3... how can i say it in a different matter without getting into trouble or screamed at on here..

After playing there games over the years in all honesty there is no developer right now that I would blindly buy any game that they make except Naughty Dog. They are the most consistent developer and talented in my opinion by make great games in more than one genre. From platformer, kart racer, racing game to action adventure puzzle shooter they are just at a level where Rockstar is. Believe it or not they are the only 2 that I can guarantee you may not like the subject matter but the games will be great for those who can stomach the subject. ND can do what they want. Plus if UC3 came out at 1080p 60 fps on PS4 with some addeed effects I bet you could not tell it was last gen when all is said and done. They are that good. LOL!

Funny thing about them walls you usually dont see them before you run straight face first into them. Naughty Dog you might be on top right now but you should pay attention to the history of other successful companies around you much better studios felt their stuff was unbeatable and fell pretty hard when a new console jump happened. Look at square enix that company kicked serious ass now its just a mere shadow of the awesome it was but hey I could be wrong though..

@Imperiacommando ffs they don't have the rights to crash -_-

Obv they feel the engine they have is more than good enough for the first 3-4 years of the PS4 life cycle and with that they can focus their money on the games. As they said, when they hit a brick wall and feel they need to upgrade, they will, so all good.

I heard if it ain't broke don't fix it till it is , I heard that somewhere ? the movement in Uncharted was some of the best I ever seen if not the best !

Sounds good to me but they really should make a new engine about 3-4 years into next gen.

You know WHY companies switch engines between generations? Because a PS1 engine would look like garbage on ps2.

Not to mention, new engines allow you to better use the hardware, and add more depth and scope to your games.

Just compare GTA3 to GTA4. 4 feels so much more massive.

Anyway, thanks for letting us know your PS4 games will be fugly as hell, and not as large scale as other developers.

Love watching all these experts commenting on game engines as if they have any idea on what there talking about lol.

Intelligent strategy. Can't wait to see what happens.

Good decision. I'd rather they make good games rather than push the boundaries of the PS4, right off the gate. That'll come in time. Since publishers bitch about how expensive game production is, and that lead to DRM on XBox One to prevent used game sales, Naughty Dog doing what they can to optimise their resources is a good thing.

They put all their eggs in one basket with Uncharted, and luckily for us, they made it since they could've easily been lost to the shuffle.

"Naughty Dog will keep its engine tech for PS4 development"

"That turned out not to be true,".... Nice way of saying that it was all lies. :)

ND. Playstations ace in the hole. Their Lebron James of developers.

in my eyes NG made the ps3 what it is to this day & beyond with the last of us ... give them more money Sony so they can build a new team for a new engine now, while they take the current engine to the limits of next-gen ....DONT EVER LOOSE Naughty Dog SONY or there ppl....

YEAHHH

I trust you Naughty Dog. Preform your craft, and I'll buy your shit every time.

....its only money.

Have to admit... I find it a bit disappointing that they won't be totally revamping the engine to take advantage of the PS4 tech. I felt like the new engine on the PS3 was one of the things that gave them a major advantage in terms of visuals and presentation.

However, we won't know how well the new engine capitalizes on the new PS4 tech until we see Naughty Dog's first PS4 game... and I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt if they feel they don't need an entirely new engine.