Coming off the success of Crash Bandicoot, Naughty Dog co-founders Jason Rubin and Andy Gavin decided to sell the studio to Sony in 2001, a decision Rubin believes has enabled the studio to achieve the incredible heights it has in the years that followed.
On the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Rubin acknowledged that it wasn't an easy decision to sell Naughty Dog to Sony, saying he and Gavin "definitely agonized over it."
Rubin recalled the moment when he and Gavin first considered selling the company, a time at which Crash Bandicoot was doing incredibly well for PlayStation and former Sony exec Kelly Flock suggested they "think about safe harbor."
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On the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Rubin acknowledged that it wasn't an easy decision to sell Naughty Dog to Sony, saying he and Gavin "definitely agonized over it."
Rubin recalled the moment when he and Gavin first considered selling the company, a time at which Crash Bandicoot was doing incredibly well for PlayStation and former Sony exec Kelly Flock suggested they "think about safe harbor."
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