It wasn’t Naughtydog or Sony’s idea to make it, it was VASG that started the project on their own because they wanted to make their own game. They figured this was the perfect project for them since they do all the animation and motion capture stuff anyway and this would put them on the level of bluepoint. When Sony found out they had Naughtydog take over as the leads. Which is why people got mad.
ok wow...this totally justifies remaking a remastered game in my head now