I fail to understand how wasting TWO full years of Naughty Dog's time is less expensive than a C-tier support studio's time.
Time is money my friend, you said it yourself "After Herman came on, he saw the remake, wasnt impressed at all" ....so spend money on a bad game? So yea, its a waste of money if the C-tier team is making a shit game, sir...if the product is SHIT, it is a waste of money, it means you won't get a better return and it makes sense to just get a better team like ND if part of that team is waiting for The Last Of Us 3 engine to be finished or something.
So its less expensive cause they are looking looking at a fucking flop now, they are looking at a solid, polished, day 1, unit moving machine. Big difference.
Had they announced this game as a nice $40 budget title like the Ratchet remake
More clearly went into such a remake and they don't see this as a budget game...
$70 standalone makes it a Demon Souls quality title which it probably is
True and Fromsoft not doing the remake is irrelevant to all this tbh.
People want Bloodborne 2 from FromSoft. People want a new IP from ND. A next gen balls to the ball showpiece.
So.,...JUST like FromSoft is working on different games, ALL OF ND is not fucking making this.
1 team is working on the online game
Team that did Uncharted 4 is working on the new IP
Team that did The Last Of Us 2 is working on the engine for Last Of Us 3
A team is working on this remake, as they fucking can't work on The Last Of Us 3 AS ITS ENGINE IS NOT DONE!
So saying people want a new IP from ND, is like asking the doorman to help fix the building or asking the janitor to make the big mac. Its making it sound as if every last person in ND is making this, when I see no evidence of any of that.