Final week, Sony printed a seemingly innocuous little bit of fluff, touting its long-term “inventive leisure imaginative and prescient” in broad phrases, together with some interviews of key staff. Neil Druckmann, studio head of Sony’s Naughty Canine, was a kind of — and his interview made waves within the sport world. Based on the interview, Druckmann stated AI may “create nuanced dialogues and characters” and in addition stated that the brand new sport Naughty Canine was creating (however hasn’t formally introduced) “may redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming.” Some mighty robust and probably controversial statements from the top of a studio beloved for its The Final of Us and Uncharted franchises.
Downside is, Druckmann was wildly misquoted by his personal employers. Just a few days after Sony printed its interview, Druckmann took to X and stated “this isn’t fairly what I stated.” He then went full Ellie-in-revenge-mode on Sony, posting a bit of the unique interview transcript. (He was truly fairly well mannered if we’re being trustworthy — even the highly effective can solely chunk the hand that feeds so arduous.) Regardless, issues right here don’t add up.
In enhancing my rambling solutions in my latest interview with SONY, a few of my phrases, context, and intent have been sadly misplaced. Properly, this is the complete lengthy rambling reply for the ultimate query about our future sport… pic.twitter.com/tVuxX3LYJF
— Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) May 25, 2024
Gaming reporter Stephen Totilo shared his personal comparability of what Druckmann stated and what Sony printed, bolding the phrases in Sony’s reply that Druckmann by no means stated — and people phrases have been nearly all of the quote. Sony mainly put phrases in his mouth and printed them, kicking off a traditional gamer freakout.
To be truthful, if I used to be Druckmann, I might be fairly pissed too. Have a look at this butchery!
When you’re curious (about what he stated; and the way I spend a Friday night time when my spouse and children are away), this is a comparability of the unique reply and the edited one.
Many adjustments
No shock, this was minimize: “Not as a result of video games have to be motion pictures, or they have to be TV reveals” pic.twitter.com/FkxNkqQPY2
— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) May 25, 2024
Now, 5 days later, Sony has eliminated the interview from its website totally. Nevertheless, they did not simply delete the web page — they left it up with an apology to Neil and the Naughty Canine group “for any adverse affect this interview may need brought about.”
My favourite bit is definitely this:
In re-reviewing our latest interview with Naughty Canine’s Neil Druckmann, we’ve got discovered a number of vital errors and inaccuracies that do not characterize his perspective and values (together with subjects corresponding to animation, writing, know-how, AI, and future tasks).Sony
So all the things he stated about animation, writing, know-how, AI and future tasks had errors. Hey, at the least they nailed his identify and title.
For the morbidly curious, you may nonetheless learn the “interview” on archive.org.
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