Reportedly, the development of the highly anticipated Multiplayer game, The Last of Us, has hit a snag, with Naughty Dog scaling back its team. As per a Bloomberg report, to “reassess its quality and long-term viability,” publisher Sony has slowed down the project’s work that has been gestating for years. It also comes after Naughty Dog tweeted that the game needed more time to cook and announced an undisclosed brand-new single-player title, leaving fans expecting updates during the PlayStation Showcase event last week, but Naughty Dog was a no-show.
Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann had hinted in a blog post in January that they would reveal more information on the multiplayer game later this year, indicating it probably wasn’t aiming for a 2023 launch. While the title has not been cancelled, several developers have been reallocated to other projects. Bungie, the Seattle-based developer that Sony had acquired, has evaluated the game and raised concerns about its ability to engage players for extended periods, as Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has heavily invested in live-service games.
The Last of Us multiplayer game is the first project of the post-apocalyptic franchise where Druckmann is not serving as a lead writer or director. He stated in an interview that “What the team has put together is so cool. It’s very different from what I would do, but that’s part of the exciting thing about it, with other people playing in this world.” The game involves players being thrown into a new post-apocalyptic region with a companion and forced to experience its brutality while encountering new cast NPCs and a unique story.
While Naughty Dog had confirmed its next game back in March, it is unclear whether it is The Last of Us Part III. However, Druckmann hopes to see the story outline the studio has written for The Last of Us Part III to see the light of day. It is also unlikely for the studio’s next project to be an Uncharted game, and fans can expect some inspiration from Elden Ring specifically, its minimalist storytelling style, Druckmann said in an interview in January.
There are no release details available for The Last of Us multiplayer game as of now.
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