November 6th 2023.
It's been over a year since the concept art for the Last of Us multiplayer game was first released. Since then, Naughty Dog has promised to share more information, but has only offered a brief update about needing more time to work on the project. This has caused some to speculate that the project has been scrapped in order to focus on a new single-player game.
However, this past weekend, director Vinit Agarwal attempted to reassure fans that the game was still in development. In an unrelated tweet about clearing Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Agarwal wrote: "And so this tweet can live on in peace... yes, I'm still working on that game". Although he didn't specify which game he was referring to, it is assumed to be the multiplayer project.
Currently, Naughty Dog does not have any other games officially announced, although they are working on an unknown new title. Rumours of a Last of Us Part 2 remake or director's cut have been circulating as well.
The initial delay announcement was followed by reports that Sony had pulled a lot of staff from the project after receiving less than stellar feedback from Bungie. Then last month, Naughty Dog laid off at least 25 external developers, and the game was supposedly put "on ice".
The Last of Us multiplayer game has never been officially described as a live service game, but it was assumed to be one since the studio hired a monetisation director in 2022. Live service games aren't as popular as they were a couple of years ago, with Destiny 2's profits declining, so it is possible that Naughty Dog's game is undergoing a rethink, explaining the delay.
It's been two years since the game was initially announced, and we still know very little about it. The only reassurance we have is that Agarwal is still working on the game, although that doesn't necessarily mean it will ever be released.
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