Days Gone Director Unhappy With PlayStation 30th Anniversary Video

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Days Gone Director Unhappy With PlayStation 30th Anniversary Video



Key Takeaways

  • Days Gone director John Garvin disapproves of PlayStation’s 30th anniversary trailer for omitting Bend Studio’s games.
  • Well-known Bend Studio franchises like Syphon Filter and Days Gone are entirely missing from the tribute trailer.



Days Gone writer and director John Garvin has complained about PlayStation’s 30th anniversary celebration video leaving out games developed by Bend Studio. The recently-released video is just over two minutes long and pays tribute to several PlayStation characters and franchises, including some from third-party developers, but Bend Studio games like Syphon Filter and Days Gone were oddly overlooked.

Despite facing a myriad of technical issues and lukewarm critical reception at launch, Days Gone carved out a sizable fanbase for itself in the five years it’s been on the market. However, reports of internal turbulence at Bend Studio ultimately led to the cancelation of a Days Gone sequel a few years ago, and the team is currently focussing its efforts on a brand-new IP. Days Gone fans continue to rally for the shelved sequel to this day, and director John Garvin, who exited Bend Studio in 2020, apparently isn’t very happy with the cancelation either.


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Garvin has attracted notoriety in recent years for his somewhat displeased stance against Sony, with the Days Gone director even lambasting an Astro Bot cameo of Deacon St. John, the protagonist of Days Gone. Now, Garvin has yet again taken to social media to express discontentment over the absence of Bend Studio’s contributions in PlayStation’s 30th anniversary tribute video. In a recent post uploaded to Twitter, Garvin parodied the trailer’s numerous “It’s About…” taglines with an “It’s about…ignoring Bend Studio” remark.


Days Gone Director Upset Over Missing Bend Studio Representation in PlayStation Anniversary Trailer


The former Bend Studio director then said that the 30th anniversary trailer makes no acknowledgment of Syphon Filter and Days Gone, making it seem as if they “never happened.” The omission of Bend Studio’s two most prominent franchises is quite bizarre, especially since the team has been under Sony’s ownership for decades. The Syphon Filter franchise may have been dormant for a long time, but so have Resistance, Infamous, and Twisted Metal, and they were all featured in the trailer. Therefore, Syphon Filter could’ve slotted in with these legacy PlayStation franchises and honored Bend Studio in the process.

On the other hand, both Sony and Bend Studio have somewhat distanced themselves from Days Gone and John Garvin in recent years, so the game’s exclusion from the trailer might be a result of that decision. Still, Syphon Filter was deserving of consideration at the very least for a spot in PlayStation’s 30th anniversary festivities, and the reasons behind its omission may never be known.

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