Days Gone 2 pitch included a "shared universe with co-op play" - Gamesradar

Days Gone 2 could have had co-op play, Days Gone game director Jeff Ross has revealed. .

Speaking with God of War creator David Jaffe during a livestream (as transcribed by VGC), Jeff Ross said that he had been working on a pitch for Days Gone 2, but that he didn't think that the status of a potential follow-up had even been confirmed, implying that his NDA with Sony prevented him from talking about it further.

Ross eventually left Sony Bend, citing personal reasons that had "nothing to do with the status of the sequel.".

While Ross didn't comment on the future of the series, he did reveal a handful of factors that might have lead Sony to think twice about commissioning another game!

Sony Bend almost tripled in size during development, from 45 to 120 employees, and while the project's starting budget was "big," the final cost was "a much higher number." Sony never released sales figures for Days Gone, but Ross described the game as a commercial success in spite of its critical reception, which he labeled a "bloodbath." .

A report last week stated that Sony Bend's Days Gone 2 pitch had been "unsuccessful" in the aftermath of the 2019 release, and that the studio was now working on a new project.

The door doesn't seem to have officially closed on Days Gone 2, but given the first game went over budget for a Metacritic score far below what Sony usually expects of its first-party games, it doesn't seem like the series' future is particularly bright.