20 Things You Didn't Know About Uncharted

8. Getting Crash Bandicoot In Uncharted 4 Wasn't As Easy As You'd Think

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Naughty Dog

Before Uncharted, Naughty Dog was known as the studio that developed the Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter games.

With Crash in particular, they helped make the PlayStation brand the household name it quickly became, so when the furry little troublemaker made a surprise appearance in Uncharted 4, you probably assumed that the logistics behind said appearance were relatively simple. A PlayStation icon making a cameo in a PS4 exclusive... easy, right?

Well, not so much, apparently.

According to directors Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann (via VentureBeat), getting Crash in Uncharted 4 was "pure luck of the draw". At first, they were told that it couldn't happen, and so, the team started working on a different old-school game to include instead. Fortunately, negotiations then took a more positive turn, and they were given the go-ahead to use Crash.

Activision has owned the rights to the character for quite some time, which is probably what caused that initial holdup.

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