To celebrate the release ofUncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collectionon PC, Naughty Dog has taken time to reflect on its journey up to this point and also answered why it decided to makeA Thief’s EndandThe Lost Legacythe entry points to the series for PC gamers. As it turns out, porting over the first threeUnchartedgames would have required significant overhauls coming from the PS3, but in the future, Naughty Dog is more excited than ever to bring its games to the PC platform.
After eight months of waiting, PC gamers finally get to sink their teeth intoUncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, releasing on Steam and the Epic Games Store today. Earlyreviews for theLegacy of ThievesCollectionindicate that this is one of the best PlayStation ports so far, featuring plenty of PC-centric enhancements and quality-of-life improvements. Despite the glowing reviews, some PC gamers are still hesitant to jump into this release, seeing as the first threeUnchartedtitles are notably absent from the platform.
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In a PlayStation Blog post written by Naughty Dog Vice President Christian Gyrling, the executive addresses the concerns of the PC community while also laying out where the company will go from here. Naughty Dog still has plenty of admiration for the first threeUnchartedgames, stating that they still hold up narratively today, but would require “a major overhaul visually to stand up to modern PC releases.” Additionally, Gyrling says thatUncharted 4andThe Lost Legacywere easy candidates for PC conversions because they were developed on more modern hardware. Moreover, the company believes that eachUnchartedgame works well as a standalone entry, makingUncharted 4andThe Lost Legacyfine entry points for the series.
Going forward, Naughty Dog is excited about the future of its games on PC, stating that it deliberately worked with Iron Galaxy to “better understand PC development.” The work Naughty Dog and Iron Galaxy did forUncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collectionled to significant adjustments in the studio’s proprietary engine, leaving it better tailored and more flexible for the PC platform. Perhaps even leaving the door open for more ports in the coming years. Overall, Naughty Dog finds the experience to be a “transformative pivot point” for the company and an important milestone as it develops games for PlayStation 5 and PC.
While Naughty Dog’s dedication to the PC platform certainly shines through with its port ofUncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, some of what the company said today might be questionable to some fans. Many will note that theNathan Drake Collectionpacked in the originalUnchartedgamesand was released on the PS4, indicating that the work needed to convert a PS3 game to the x86 platform–which newer consoles and PC share–has already been done. Notably, Bluepoint Studios led that project, so there could likely be an unseen hurdle between Bluepoint and Naughty Dog that prevents those games from reaching new platforms. Either way,Uncharted 4andThe Lost Legacystill serve as fine entry points to the series, and PC gamers may have a lot to look forward to whenThe Last of Us Part 1releases on PC in the future.
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collectionis available now for PC and PS5.
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