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Updated · Screen Rant · Jun 29

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune Remake Surfaces in The Last of Us Part II Files, Showing 1 Datamined Slice

Updated

Updated · Screen Rant · Jun 29

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune Remake Surfaces in The Last of Us Part II Files, Showing 1 Datamined Slice

Q: Did the canceled Drake's Fortune remake prove the original's design is too outdated to modernize for today's gamers?

Not definitively. The rumor, if accurate, suggests the project was paused because *Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune* would need heavier redesign work than Sony and Naughty Dog wanted to take on at the time, not because it was impossible to modernize. The key claim comes from unconfirmed datamining and podcast reporting that Sony’s Visual Arts Support Group built a prototype slice around 2018 or 2019 using *Uncharted 4*-level visuals. According to that account, the team found that the first game’s levels, pacing, and set-pieces would require substantial modernization, and Naughty Dog instead moved toward *The Last of Us Part I*, which was seen as needing less structural rework. That points to cost, scope, and production priorities more than a verdict that the original design was beyond saving. In fact, the argument for a remake cuts the other way: *Drake’s Fortune* is often seen as the *Uncharted* entry that would benefit most from one because its shooting, encounter design, and traversal feel older than later games. Many successful remakes have updated similarly dated mechanics while preserving the core appeal. What the rumor does indicate is that a faithful visual upgrade likely was not enough. To satisfy today’s players, *Drake’s Fortune* may need deeper changes to combat flow, level layout, and spectacle. Until Sony or Naughty Dog confirms the project and its fate, though, it remains speculation rather than proof that the game is too outdated to remake.

3 articles · Updated · Screen Rant · Jun 29

A datamined “slice” of an Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune remake was reportedly found in The Last of Us Part II files, pointing to a possible revival of the 2007 original.
The leaked segment allegedly shows the sequence where Nate and Elena are shot down in Sully’s plane, but rendered with visuals comparable to Uncharted 4.
Fan reaction split quickly: some said Drake’s Fortune is the Uncharted game most in need of a remake, while others argued they would rather see a brand-new entry such as a long-rumored Uncharted 5.
No official confirmation has emerged from Naughty Dog or PlayStation, leaving the find alongside other recent Uncharted rumors as unverified evidence that Sony may revisit the franchise.