History Trivia / Uncharted

* KillerApp: A big chunk of the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3's mainstream success after the console's botched launch can be attributed to the ''Uncharted'' games, especially as Sony was losing exclusive third-party support from franchises like ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'', ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'', and ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', while the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 was receiving exclusives like ''VideoGame/Halo3'', ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'', ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'', ''VideoGame/{{Crackdown}}'', ''VideoGame/MassEffect'', ''VideoGame/DeadRising'', ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 4'', ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenII2008'', and ''VideoGame/BioShock'' (though many of these games were eventually ported to the [=PS3=] later on). To put it simply, ''Uncharted'' allowed for the [=PS3=] to keep up with the Xbox 360, and was more or less the console's largest anchor throughout the seventh generation, with only ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'', ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', and fellow Naughty Dog game ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' having a comparable impact to the ''Uncharted'' games during that generation.

* DoingItForTheArt: The team at Naughty Dog could be called insane for the amount of work they put into these games. From doing motion capture and dialogue recording ''at the same time'' to squeezing every last bit of power out of the current UsefulNotes/PlayStation's Cell Processor, the effort they go through to produce these amazing experiences goes far, far beyond what is required to make these games a success. So much so, in fact, that it's [[TroubledProduction gotten a rather notorious reputation, with many developers dropping out due to burnout.]]
** The fan film by Allen Ungar was done as a passion project and a chance for Nathan Fillion to assume the role he had been rallying to take in a real ''Uncharted'' cinema project.

* KillerApp: A big chunk of the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3's mainstream success after the console's botched launch can be attributed to the ''Uncharted'' games, especially as Sony was losing exclusive third-party support from franchises like ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'', ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'', and ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', while the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 was receiving exclusives like ''VideoGame/Halo3'', ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'', ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'', ''VideoGame/{{Crackdown}}'', ''VideoGame/MassEffect'', ''VideoGame/DeadRising'', ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 4'', ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden II'', and ''VideoGame/BioShock'' (though many of these games were eventually ported to the [=PS3=] later on). To put it simply, ''Uncharted'' allowed for the [=PS3=] to keep up with the Xbox 360, and was more or less the console's largest anchor throughout the seventh generation, with only ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'', ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', and fellow Naughty Dog game ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' having a comparable impact to the ''Uncharted'' games during that generation.

* KillerApp: A big chunk of the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3's mainstream success after the console's botched launch can be attributed to the ''Uncharted'' games, especially as Sony was losing exclusive third-party support from franchises like ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'', ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'', and ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', while the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 was receiving exclusives like ''VideoGame/Halo3'', ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'', ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'', ''VideoGame/{{Crackdown}}'', ''VideoGame/MassEffect'', ''VideoGame/DeadRising'', ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 4'', ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden II'', and ''VideoGame/BioShock''. To put it simply, ''Uncharted'' allowed for the [=PlayStation=] 3 to keep up with the Xbox 360, and was more or less the console's largest anchor throughout the seventh generation, with only ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'', ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' having a comparable impact to the ''Uncharted'' games during that generation.

* KillerApp: A big chunk of the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3's mainstream success after the console's botched launch can be attributed to the ''Uncharted'' games, especially as Sony was losing exclusive third-party support from franchises like ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'', ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'', and ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', while the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 was receiving exclusives like ''VideoGame/Halo3'', ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'', ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'', ''VideoGame/{{Crackdown}}'', ''VideoGame/MassEffect'', ''VideoGame/DeadRising'', ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 4'', ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden II'', and ''VideoGame/BioShock''. To put it simply, ''Uncharted'' allowed for the [=PlayStation=] 3 to keep up with the Xbox 360, and was more or less the console's largest anchor throughout the seventh generation.

* DoingItForTheArt: The team at Naughty Dog could be called insane for the amount of work they put into these games. From doing motion capture and dialogue recording ''at the same time'' to squeezing every last bit of power out of the current PlayStation's Cell Processor, the effort they go through to produce these amazing experiences goes far, far beyond what is required to make these games a success. So much so, in fact, that it's [[TroubledProduction gotten a rather notorious reputation, with many developers dropping out due to burnout.]]

* FakeNationality:
** Creator/RobinAtkinDownes voices the Peruvian Atoq Navarro.
** New Jersey-born James Sie as the Indonesian Eddy Raja.

* FakeNationality: Creator/RobinAtkinDownes as the Peruvian Atoq Navarro.

* DoingItForTheArt: The team at Naughty Dog could be called insane for the amount of work they put into these games. From doing motion capture and dialogue recording ''at the same time'' to squeezing every last bit of power out of the [=PS3=]'s Cell Processor, the effort they go through to produce this amazing experience goes far, far beyond what is required to make these games a success. They don't just go the extra mile, they pave the road for everybody else.