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Fans of The Last of Us ignored Wednesday’s PlayStation Showcase empty-handed after anticipating to listen to something concerning a multiplayer version of the franchise, which has actually been discussed since 2018 and also was expected to be shown sometime this year. On Friday, Naughty Dog basically stated the concept, while still in growth, requires even more time and also has no launch home window in mind.
In a declaration published to Twitter, the workshop didn’t state that The Last of Us’ multiplayer game was forever postponed, yet neither did it state when or if this concept may in fact concern PlayStation. “As development has continued, we’ve realized what is best for the game is to give it more time,” the workshop stated.
— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) May 26, 2023
According to a record from Bloomberg, which struck along with Naughty Dog’s declaration (and also shows up to have actually motivated its magazine), the group working with The Last of Us multiplayer offshoot has actually been “scaled back after a recent evaluation,” which “many of its developers have been moved to other projects.”
Naughty Dog stated growth of this multiplayer outbreak from The Last of Us Part 2, which released in 2020, will certainly proceed. It’s likewise working with “other games in development, including a new single-player experience.” That’s fascinating, as back in January, workshop co-president Neil Druckmann stated they were done with the Uncharted franchise (in spite of intimations of a sequel there) and also were carrying on to brand-new points.
Fans assumed they would certainly obtain some word concerning The Last of Us’ stand-alone, multiplayer adjustment at Wednesday’s PlayStation Showcase primarily due to the fact that it’s been spoken about for as long and also, certainly, the collection simply obtained a big celebrity turn with a TV adaptation on HBO, which premiered in January and also covered in March.
The initial The Last of Us included an on-line multiplayer part called Factions, which included a selection of settings for approximately 8 gamers on revamped sections of the game’s project maps.
Source: Polygon
