The Last of Us co-director responds to backlash over his controversial comments, claims his "words, context, and intent were unfortunately lost"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Sony) Naughty Dogco-president and The Last Of Us co-director Neil Druckmann has set the record straight on some of his recently controversial statements. Earlier this week, in an interview withSonyat the company’s corporate strategy presentation, the director reportedly said he was working on a “dream project” that was the studio’s “most thrilling yet,” before adding that the currently unannounced game“could redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming”- a statement that read as overly boastful to some since, y’know, gaming is already mainstream. Druckmann has now tweeted to set the record straight, explaining that “some of my words, context, and intent were unfortunately lost” as the published interview edited down his “rambling answers.” In other words, Sony published quotes that apparently never left Druckmann’s lips. The full answer embedded below doesn’t include …