Jason Schreier Rejects $300 Million Naughty Dog 'Anger' Claim After Social Media Distortion
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Updated · Push Square · May 25
Jason Schreier Rejects $300 Million Naughty Dog 'Anger' Claim After Social Media Distortion
2 articles · Updated · Push Square · May 25
Schreier said social media users twisted his reply about Sony's cost concerns into a false claim that the company is specifically angry with Naughty Dog.
His original exchange compared the cost of a potential Destiny 3 with a reader's reference to Naughty Dog spending 5-plus years and about $300 million on a single-player game.
On Reddit, Schreier said he had reported only that Sony had not greenlit Destiny 3 because of cost, and that saying Sony also had an issue with Naughty Dog's costs was not evidence of hostility.
The flare-up grew from a Reddit thread and spread across social platforms, underscoring how out-of-context posts can quickly turn routine budget scrutiny into a viral false narrative.
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