In the case of Sony and Naughty Dog, it's my understanding that Naughty Dog serves two purposes. One is that they are a game studio that makes games but the oth

In the case of Sony and Naughty Dog, it's my understanding that Naughty Dog serves two purposes. One is that they are a game studio that makes games but the other is that they're a technology development studio that exports common tech for other Sony game studios to make their games with. While I'm on the side of Lisp and C++ makes me itchy, I can understand why that would be a hard sell.