Summary
A credible insider has shared bad news about the release window ofIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Naughty Dog has yet to divulge any timeline forIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’slaunch, but if this new rumor is true, the game may be further away than some fans think.
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophetis not only Naughty Dog’s next game, it’s also the studio’s first foray into spacefaring sci-fi adventures. Having debuted at The Game Awards 2024,Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’s reveal trailer showcased the game’s strong retrofuturistic vibe and teased a plot centered around a mysterious planet. More recently, director Neil Druckmann provided somemore insight intoIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, revealing that faith and religion play a big role in the game’s narrative, and that Naughty Dog wants players to feel lonely in its universe.
Druckmann also said that Naughty Dog has aways to go forIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, possibly hinting that the game won’t release in 2026 as many fans currently theorize. Now, this notion has been backed up by reliable industry insider Jason Schreier, who recentlystated in a ResetEra threadthat neitherIntergalactic: The Heretic ProphetnorThe Witcher 4will launch in 2026. The latter has since been confirmed by CD Projekt Red itself, lending further credence to the possibility thatIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophetwon’t be out before 2027 at the earliest.
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’s Reveal Trailer Already Pointed to a 2027 Launch
Interestingly, shortly after the game was formally announced in December 2024, Naughty Dog fans did find some clues hinting at a2027 release window inIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’s reveal trailer. At the time, these clues were dismissed by many as mere coincidences, but it now seems that they might have been on to something. That said, Naughty Dog hasn’t officially stated anything that confirms a 2027 (or later) launch timeline forIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, but given Schreier’s near-impeccable track record, a 2026 release appears quite unlikely now.
ShouldIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophetlaunch in 2027, it would mark over two, possibly even three years since the game’s initial reveal. This wouldn’t be too far off fromThe Last of Us Part 2, which took around three and a half years from reveal to release. Oddly, Naughty Dog did say in recent years that it wants toreveal games closer to release, butIntergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’s rumored launch timeline doesn’t quite line up with that mission statement. Hopefully, the studio will have some answers before the end of this year.
