A Days Gone 2 petition from two years ago is closing in on a landmark of 200,000 signatures, showing PlayStation that there is substantial demand for a sequel. Released in 2019, Days Gone from Bend Studio released to a 71 on Metacritic, a decent score but not for first-party PlayStation games which often land anywhere between 85 and 95. That said, despite the game stumbling with critics and suffering a messy launch, it sold very well. Typically, if a game sells very well, especially a new IP, a sequel is a lock, but PlayStation has shown in the past it’s willing to pull the plug on games that don’t land with critics and so far it looks like Days Gone will be the most recent example of this. And this is where the petition comes into play.
“There are millions of people who want Sony PlayStation to approve Days Gone 2,” reads the petition. And I want all the fans to sign this…