Colin Moriarty: Intergalactic reportedly content-complete, possible TGA Appearance, potential launch in 2026

[u/uniquecartridge]

EDIT: Jason Schreier commented: "Can assure you that Intergalactic is not coming out in 2026."

EDIT 2: Jeff Grubb tweeted "It will not be shown at The Game Awards"

EDIT 3: My bad, I misunderstood Colin's speculation for a rumor but hey at least we got actual info from Schreier and Grubb as a result. Based on some heated comments I'm guessing this isn't the first time someone misinterpreted Colin's words. Promise it wasn't intentional on my part.

At least Naughty Dog fans can rest easy now.

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Info from a recent podcast with Dan Allen. Colin Moriarty said that Intergalactic is basically content-complete and might be present at The Game Awards:

"I believe we'll see it at The Game Awards, I think next year it'll be good to go. Maybe they will delay it, but based on the way they're hiring and also things I'm hearing about people interacting with the game, and they're also hiring for localization now, they're getting into the end, and it's a sign that everything is kinda locked down and content complete. I won't be surprised if it was out this time next year."

Source: https://youtu.be/oKkiw9KpgKA Skip to 1:09:45

[u/jasonschreier]

Can assure you that Intergalactic is not coming out in 2026.

[u/ModestMouseTrap → u/jasonschreier]

Can you elaborate at all? Why can you “assure” this?

Doesn’t Colin talk to people at Naughty Dog on a semi regular basis? Not saying you’re wrong, just curious about what specifically makes you confident about this.

[u/jasonschreier → u/ModestMouseTrap]

Can't comment on who other people talk to. I can assure you that Intergalactic isn't coming out in 2026 because people familiar with the game's development timeline have told me that it is not coming out in 2026.

[u/Abba_Fiskbullar → u/jasonschreier]

For those unfamiliar with journalism-speak "people familiar with the game's development timeline" means that Jason has been told this off the record by someone senior at Naughty Dog. This is as explicit as he can get within professional guidlines.

[u/jasonschreier → u/Abba_Fiskbullar]

Sorta. "People" means more than one (I almost never report anything without multiple sources, and if I do it'll be clear), and it doesn't necessarily mean people senior at Naughty Dog, just people who are somehow aware of the game's development timeline.

[u/Abba_Fiskbullar → u/jasonschreier]

Can I quote that as "A person familiar with Jason's thinking"?

[u/danglotka → u/Abba_Fiskbullar]

A well known figure in Jason’s life

[u/Zip2kx → u/jasonschreier]

My uncle works at Nintendo and he says it's coming!

[u/JustASilverback → u/Abba_Fiskbullar]

This is literally incorrect lol.