Naughty Dog’s deliberate multiplayer game set on this planet of The Last of Us isn’t any extra. The studio introduced Thursday that it has “made the incredibly difficult decision to stop development on” what it’s been calling The Last of Us Online.
“We know this news will be tough for many, especially our dedicated The Last of Us Factions community, who have been following our multiplayer ambitions ardently,” the studio stated in a publish on its web site. “We’re equally crushed at the studio as we were looking forward to putting it in your hands.”
The Last of Us Online was, at one level, speculated to be revealed to the general public this yr. The studio had launched a handful of items of idea artwork for the game, however by no means confirmed gameplay.
Naughty Dog stated builders on the studio had been in pre-production on The Last of Us Online because the growth of The Last of Us Part 2, which it shipped in 2020. The on-line game was “unique and had tremendous potential,” the studio stated, nevertheless it was additionally a frightening job that it didn’t have the sources to dedicate to.
“In ramping up to full production, the massive scope of our ambition became clear,” the developer defined. “To release and support The Last of Us Online we’d have to put all our studio resources behind supporting post launch content for years to come, severely impacting development on future single-player games. So, we had two paths in front of us: become a solely live service games studio or continue to focus on single-player narrative games that have defined Naughty Dog’s heritage.”
Naughty Dog does have a separate and brand-new single-player game within the works; the studio teased this undertaking again in May when it advised followers The Last of Us Online wanted extra time to develop. The studio additionally plans to launch The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered for PlayStation 5 in January.
In its announcement, Naughty Dog supplied a silver lining for The Last of Us Online’s formal cancellation: (*2*)
Naughty Dog stated way back to 2018 that it deliberate to ship a multiplayer part for The Last of Us Part 2, a game that was first introduced means again in 2016.
The authentic The Last of Us launched with multiplayer part of its personal again in 2013, which was additionally accessible within the PlayStation 4 model, The Last of Us Remastered. TLOU’s Factions mode used deathmatch and crew deathmatch game varieties discovered in lots of multiplayer video games, and layered a metagame and story on prime.
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