Report: The Last Guardian to be finished by team led by Knack creator

Mark Cerny of Sony Computer Entertainment is reportedly now leading the development team on The Last Guardian. Stewart Gilray, founder of Just Add Water, hinted at the Cerny’s new position on June 8.

“I did hear a funny story about The Last Guardian,” Gilray said on the PS Nation podcast, “It’s a certain somebody’s software team (working on it), and that certain somebody is the guy who helped out with the architecture of the Vita and PS4. I’m led to believe that he’s- his team is now running Last Guardian to finish.”

While Cerny wasn’t mentioned directly, Cerny worked as lead system architect for the PS4. Shuhei Yoshida, head of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, also said in a 2013 Gamescom interview with Eurogamer Digital Foundry that Cerny was “heavily involved in the core development of the Vita.” Furthermore, Cerny was lead designer for Knack, a PS4 launch title.

With the addition of Cerny to the development team, perhaps we will see The Last Guardian again at this year’s E3, despite our own Ozzie Mejia adamantly arguing that we won't. According to UK newspaper, The Guardian, “We have very good authority that this will be the year that Team Ico finally presents its follow-up to much loved classics Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.”

The Last Guardian first premiered at E3 2009 and the game has been missing from other game shows since. Over the past six years, Sony has again and again had to reassure fans that The Last Guardian is still in development. Sony inadvertently let The Last Guardian trademark expire early this year and renewed it shortly after. 

Report: The Last Guardian to be finished by team led by Knack creator