Jeff Ross, the director of Days Gone who left Bend Studio in 2020 after two decades at the company, tweeted that the game has outsold Ghost of Tsushima. His post came after developer Sucker Punch announced that the Samurai adventure had sold over 8 million copies since launching in July 2020. In the time since Days Gone arrived on Steam in May 2021, it’s sold over a million more copies. But Ross says selling more units than Ghost of Tsushima wasn’t enough to satisfy Bend Studio management. Last year, Bloomberg reported that developer Bend Studio made a pitch for Days Gone 2 in 2019 but was turned down due to the original’s mixed reception and long development time. “Although the first game had been profitable, its development had been lengthy and critical reception was mixed, so a Days Gone 2 wasn’t seen as a viable option,” the publication wrote. Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed that Bend Studio is now working on a new IP that builds “on the deep open-world systems that they developed with Days Gone.” Hopefully, this one will be better received. Days Gone was one of the many games discounted as part of the recent Steam Winter sale. This writer bought it and has been quite impressed so far, definitely one of those titles that fall in the very good if not great category.
