Stray’s hero is based on a real stray cat: this is his story

BlueTwelve Studio and Annapurna Interactive will release the game on PC and PlayStation on July 19.

The fact that Stray is available on PC and PlayStation consoles remains nothing and less. Title BlueTwelve Studio Created by Annapurna Interactive, it opens tomorrow, but before the long-awaited day arrives, those in charge wanted to provide us with more details about her mother cat.

In a post on the official PlayStation blog, we read how Swann Martin-Raget, the producer of the development team, revealed how the character who entered this cyberpunk world came to be. based on a real stray cat. Although Stray’s doesn’t have a name, the name of the cat it inspired: Murtaugh.

Murtaugh, the stray cat who inspired Stray’s

This animal is one of the cats owned by the co-founders (Viv and Koola) and found on the streets near Montpellier, France. hidden under a car. It was taken from there and is now much better, also nicknamed “The Boss” and has been very supportive during development.

Another cat spent most days at workBut it’s not Murtaugh the cat helping the animators, but rather Oscar, the pet of one of the team members. they wanted the behavior looks as much like a real cat as possibleand for that, Oscar was at the studio almost every day and was recorded to try to copy their in-game attitude.

Oscar

Finally, the BlueTwelve Studio team doesn’t want to say goodbye without mentioning another cat: June. This too was in the studio most days To help revive Stray’s mother cat, though they describe him as the “studio chief, manager, president and responsible director” responsible for keeping the team working right.

June

Players will have to wait very little to control the cat, as Stray is launching it. 19 July It’s on PC, PS4, and PS5, but physical versions will take a little longer to arrive. Note that if you subscribe to PS Extra or Premium, the two new tiers of the PlayStation subscription model, you can access the game from the service catalog at no additional cost.

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