Naughty Dog are a California-based studio founded well before even the PS1, in 1984. They're also one of the earliest first-party developers as Sony acquired them in 2001. An easy decision considering the critical and commercial success of their Crash Bandicoot IP on PS1.
ND had a good PS2 generation with the Jak & Daxter IP. But it was the PS3 gen, with the Uncharted trilogy and The Last of Us, where their prestige grew to the point that many consider them the premier PlayStation studio. This continued into the PS4 gen with sequels in both IP.
Like Insomniac, Naughty Dog have released the most first-party PS5 games with 4. Unlike Insomniac though, all 4 are remasters/remakes of PS4 Uncharted/TLOU games. While nice, these PS5 editions are somewhat unnecessary as the PS4 versions still play great on PS5.
ND were meant to have already released their first new PS5 game with The Last of Us Online. However, this was cancelled 4 years into development, therefore wasting over half the PS5 generation. Since then, ND has announced their first new IP in over a decade - Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. It's a religious-themed, third-person action-adventure that takes gameplay inspiration from Elden Ring and is likely to release around 2027/28.
It's very likely that Intergalactic retains the industry-defining quality Naughty Dog is known for, but the fact remains that Naughty Dog are almost certainly only releasing 1 new game on PS5 and it's shipping in its final years. Other first-party developers like Insomniac have already begun supplanting them this generation, which was unthinkable when TLOU released in 2013. Hopefully they're able to return to form on the PS6.
Genre: Action-Adventure
Release Date: Jan 28, 2022
Days Since Their Last Game: 741
Metacritic Score: 87
Genre: Action-Adventure
Release Date: September 2, 2022
Days Since Their Last Game: 218
Metacritic Score: 89
Genre: Action-Adventure
Release Date: January 19, 2024
Days Since Their Last Game: 505
Metacritic Score: 90
Genre: Action-Adventure
Release Date: Unreleased
Days Since Their Last Game: N/A
Metacritic Score: N/A