{"id":603999,"date":"2026-05-26T02:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T02:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/603999\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T02:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T02:32:11","slug":"absurd-social-media-misquotes-journalist-erroneously-claims-sony-is-angry-at-naughty-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/603999\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Absurd’: Social Media Misquotes Journalist, Erroneously Claims Sony Is Angry at Naughty Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'Absurd':<\/a><\/p>\n

A fairly tame exchange between reliable Bloomberg<\/a> journalist Jason Schreier and a reader has resulted in a bunch of bad actors on social media saying Sony is \u201cangry\u201d with Naughty Dog.<\/p>\n

It all somehow started on Bluesky<\/a> a few days ago, when Schreier shared his exclusive report on Bungie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Company that has no issue letting Naughty Dog spend 5+ years and $300 million on a single player title now concerned about spending money on a new MMO shooter with a built in fanbase, just fantastic<\/p>\n

\u2014 Gavo (@gavowastaken.bsky.social)<\/a> 2026-05-22T00:17:11.832Z<\/a><\/p>\n

Oh they definitely have an issue with that<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier.bsky.social)<\/a> 2026-05-22T00:19:01.628Z<\/a><\/p>\n

For those who missed it, the Washington studio is wrapping up support<\/a> on Destiny 2<\/a>, and doesn\u2019t have a new project in the pipeline. Layoffs are expected at the Sony subsidiary<\/a>, while it continues to support Marathon<\/a> and plan out what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n

Many pondered why the team hadn\u2019t immediately started working on Destiny 3, especially after the completion of 2024\u2019s The Final Shape<\/a>, which ostensibly concluded the looter shooter\u2019s storyline.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe answer, as it usually is, is how much money it would take,\u201d Schreier wrote on Bluesky<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A reader replied<\/a>: \u201cA company that has no issue letting Naughty Dog spend 5+ years and $300 million on a single player title is now concerned about spending money on a new MMO shooter with a built in fanbase, just fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n

To which Schreier said<\/a>: \u201cOh they definitely have an issue with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fairly innocuous exchange, right? Like, you\u2019ve got to imagine Sony is concerned about how long it\u2019s taking to make these games \u2013 especially as budgets have ballooned this generation.<\/p>\n

Well earlier today, a Reddit<\/a> thread popped up misrepresenting Schreier\u2019s words, insinuating he was saying PlayStation is unhappy specifically with Naughty Dog.<\/p>\n

Jason Schreier recently commented that Sony is reportedly upset with Naughty Dog over no new game releases in the entire PlayStation 5 Generation thus far, and the gigantic budget of Intergalactic:<\/p>\n

“Oh they definitely have an issue with that.” pic.twitter.com\/5AJkcVeZuf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DomTheBomb (@DomTheBomb) May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

This, of course, was catnip for social media, and it went everywhere for an hour or so before Schreier responded.<\/p>\n

Writing on Reddit<\/a>, he said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wouldn’t need any clarification if people would stop just posting my replies out of context with wildly misleading tweets and headlines.<\/p>\n

I reported that Sony hadn\u2019t greenlit Destiny 3 because of the cost. Someone said something about Sony having an issue with Destiny 3\u2019s cost but not Naughty Dog’s costs. I said of course they had an issue with Naughty Dog\u2019s costs.<\/p>\n

And somehow that was misinterpreted by wide swaths of the Internet to mean that Sony is angry at Naughty Dog? Absurd.\u201d<\/p>\n

The problem with stories like this, and the reason I often try to debunk them, is they go viral on social media \u2013 often without any clarification or correction.<\/p>\n

This leads to false narratives spreading, and unfortunately people rarely ever look into the actual sources.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a surprise to learn Sony is concerned about lengthening dev cycles and inflating budgets, but the way Schreier’s comments were misinterpreted made this seem like a much more dramatic story than it actually is.<\/p>\n

[source bsky.app<\/a>, via reddit.com<\/a>, x.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\tSee Also<\/p>\n

\"Sammy<\/p>\n

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n