{"id":1959637,"date":"2026-05-28T11:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1959637"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:04:49","slug":"a-pragmata-sequel-well-of-course-capcoms-game-director-would-love-one-but-alas-he-is-not-the-only-one-who-decides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1959637","title":{"rendered":"A Pragmata sequel? Well, &#8220;of course&#8221; Capcom&#8217;s game director would love one, but alas, he is &#8220;not the only one who decides&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pragmata\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Pragmata<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">A Pragmata sequel? Well, &#8220;of course&#8221; Capcom&#8217;s game director would love one, but alas, he is &#8220;not the only one who decides&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">The only way out is Hugh.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/20260528120351-01KSQ41K7ZKNVSKWSAHS6ZYS3X.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Diana from Pragmata looks towards the camera while holding a drawing she has done of herself over the lower half of her face\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"20260528120351-01KSQ41K7ZKNVSKWSAHS6ZYS3X.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-28T11:04:49+00:00\">May 28, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-sequel-of-course-director-would-love-one?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          6 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"d1fa1a57-5244-448f-b2c6-f85875a30c5c\" data-name=\"Pragmata\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Pragmata\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Pragmata\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Pragmata\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Pragmata\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Pragmata\" title=\"Follow Pragmata\"><br \/>\n  Follow Pragmata<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Pragmata&#8217;s director would &#8220;of course&#8221; love to make a sequel to Capcom&#8217;s space-based small girl and astronaut starring game, but he isn&#8217;t the only person who needs to give it the green light.<\/p>\n<p>After years of waiting and a fair smattering of delays, Pragmata finally released in February. Thankfully, it was worth the wait. The game was critically acclaimed on its debut, and went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-surpasses-1m-copies-sold-in-two-days\">sell 1m copies in just two days<\/a>. That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-2m-sales-milestone-hugh-diana\">number rose to 2m earlier this month<\/a>. So, will Capcom capitalise on the momentum, and potentially bring us Pragmata 2 as part of a new franchise?<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Pragmata &#8211; Official Eight Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zsjbIa__BfI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This question was posed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/of-course-the-director-of-pragmata-would-love-a-sequel-but-hes-not-the-only-one-who-decides-that-at-capcom\/\">GamesRadar<\/a>, who recently spoke with Pragmata director Yonghee Cho and producer Naoto Oyama. Both developers were quite guarded with their responses, but it certainly sounds like if the opportunity was to present itself, they would love a Pragmata sequel.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I honestly don\u2019t know what the future holds. Like you said, it\u2019s only been a month since Pragmata went on sale, so honestly, what I&#8217;m focused on is just trying to get as many people to experience Pragmata as I can,&#8221; Oyama replied, diplomatically. &#8220;I&#8217;m focused on Pragmata itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Director Cho gave a bit more hope with his answer, saying &#8220;of course&#8221; he&#8217;d love to see a Pragmata sequel realised. &#8220;But I\u2019m not the only one who decides, so unfortunately I can&#8217;t really comment beyond that,&#8221; Cho added, before noting that this was his &#8220;own personal opinion on the matter&#8221;, so we shouldn&#8217;t read too much into it.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hugh and Diana from Pragmata sitting on the floor together\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/20260528120141-01KSQ3WQBAT7VR641XE7YF07G3.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Hugh and Diana from Pragmata sitting on the floor together\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"20260528120141-01KSQ3WQBAT7VR641XE7YF07G3.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But, there is reason to be optimistic about the future of Pragamata. After all, earlier this month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-success-hugh-diana-future\">chief operating officer of Capcom USA Rob Dyer appeared to suggest Pragmata could become a franchise<\/a>, saying the studio now has &#8220;another IP&#8221;. Personally, I would love to see more Pragmata &#8211; I very quickly fell in love with both Diana and Hugh when I played earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Haven&#8217;t played it for yourself yet and want to know more? Our Dom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-review\">awarded Pragmata four stars in their review<\/a>, calling it &#8220;a proudly experimental gamble&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Pragmata&#8217;s director would &#8220;of course&#8221; love to make a sequel to Capcom&#8217;s space-based small girl and astronaut starring game, but he isn&#8217;t the only person who needs to give it the green light.<\/p>\n<p>After years of waiting and a fair smattering of delays, Pragmata finally released in February. Thankfully, it was worth the wait. The game was critically acclaimed on its debut, and went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-surpasses-1m-copies-sold-in-two-days\">sell 1m copies in just two days<\/a>. That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-2m-sales-milestone-hugh-diana\">number rose to 2m earlier this month<\/a>. So, will Capcom capitalise on the momentum, and potentially bring us Pragmata 2 as part of a new franchise?<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Pragmata &#8211; Official Eight Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zsjbIa__BfI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This question was posed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/of-course-the-director-of-pragmata-would-love-a-sequel-but-hes-not-the-only-one-who-decides-that-at-capcom\/\">GamesRadar<\/a>, who recently spoke with Pragmata director Yonghee Cho and producer Naoto Oyama. Both developers were quite guarded with their responses, but it certainly sounds like if the opportunity was to present itself, they would love a Pragmata sequel.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I honestly don\u2019t know what the future holds. Like you said, it\u2019s only been a month since Pragmata went on sale, so honestly, what I&#8217;m focused on is just trying to get as many people to experience Pragmata as I can,&#8221; Oyama replied, diplomatically. &#8220;I&#8217;m focused on Pragmata itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Director Cho gave a bit more hope with his answer, saying &#8220;of course&#8221; he&#8217;d love to see a Pragmata sequel realised. &#8220;But I\u2019m not the only one who decides, so unfortunately I can&#8217;t really comment beyond that,&#8221; Cho added, before noting that this was his &#8220;own personal opinion on the matter&#8221;, so we shouldn&#8217;t read too much into it.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hugh and Diana from Pragmata sitting on the floor together\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/20260528120141-01KSQ3WQBAT7VR641XE7YF07G3.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Hugh and Diana from Pragmata sitting on the floor together\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"20260528120141-01KSQ3WQBAT7VR641XE7YF07G3.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But, there is reason to be optimistic about the future of Pragamata. After all, earlier this month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-success-hugh-diana-future\">chief operating officer of Capcom USA Rob Dyer appeared to suggest Pragmata could become a franchise<\/a>, saying the studio now has &#8220;another IP&#8221;. Personally, I would love to see more Pragmata &#8211; I very quickly fell in love with both Diana and Hugh when I played earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Haven&#8217;t played it for yourself yet and want to know more? Our Dom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-review\">awarded Pragmata four stars in their review<\/a>, calling it &#8220;a proudly experimental gamble&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Pragmata A Pragmata sequel? Well, &#8220;of course&#8221; Capcom&#8217;s game director would love one, but alas, he is &#8220;not the only one who decides&#8221; The only way out is Hugh. 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