Days Gone trilogy plans confirmed by developer

It seems that Days Gone might forever be Sony’s forgotten child despite fans desperate to see a sequel after being left on a cliffhanger from the original game.

Days Gone was initially released for the PlayStation 4 in 2019. Despite the game showing signs of promise, it struggled to perform on PS4 with its demand of hundreds of freakers (aka zombies) being on the screen at a single time on the ageing console. Some gamers were also put off by its slow-burn story.

Check out the Days Gone trailer below!

However, the experience of Days Gone improved greatly with the free new-gen update on PlayStation 5 in 2020 boasting an improved 4K resolution and targeted 60 frames per second. Days Gone also benefited from a PC release in 2021 which came with all the bells and whistles one would expect from a high-end gaming system.

Sadly, in terms of a sequel, it seems that Sony has no intention of greenlighting the project despite fans forming a passionate petition pleading for it to happen. The dismissiveness from Sony is even more baffling when you consider that Days Gone has shifted a reported and respectable, eight million copies.

Yet despite the unwillingness to greenlight Days Gone 2, the former game director at Bend Studio, John Garvin revealed plans on Twitter to release a trilogy. “I wrote a cliffhanger into the ending of Days Gone with the full intention of there being a trilogy (NOT just a sequel),” said Garvin replying to a fan.

I can’t speak for @JakeRocket but sure … as you all know, I wrote a cliffhanger into the ending of #daysgone with the full intention of there being a trilogy (NOT just a sequel) I talk about it here https://t.co/RPgkXfHMWb https://t.co/5q5JO69Iua

— John Garvin (@John_Garvin) June 24, 2024

In another tweet, Garvin revealed that he had worked on a pitch for Days Gone 2 for weeks, which included a script draft, a map and concept art. Yet, it seems that no matter how small, Garvin still has a glimmer of hope that we might at least get a sequel.

“Maybe in a couple of years when the IP is gathering dust and they’re sure they’re done with it, they'll [Sony] licence it to other devs… but again, not holding my breath,” he tweeted. “If nothing else I’d love to write a novel or graphic novel, so at least you fans would get closure to the cliffhanger.”

Even though I never warmed to it initially, I loved my playthrough of Days Gone, so much so that I got a platinum trophy for it and I would love to see a sequel. Sadly, however, much like John Garvin, I won’t be holding my breath waiting for that to happen.

For the time being at least, we just have to make do with playing the original Days Gone on PC and PlayStation.