Naughty Dog has canceled The Last of Us multiplayer

broke down! Naughty Dog has halted development on The Last of Us multiplayer project, known internally as The Last of Us Online. The studio made the announcement via a blog post on its website Our website.

The entire project was canceled for a very poignant reason. The developer explains that he’s particularly proud of the whole concept. As a final project, The Last of Us Online will provide an absolutely amazing experience for players. Although Naughty Dog should equip the game with a lot of features after its launch Post-launch content To constantly expand and renew the experience.

According to Naughty Dog, development Post-launch content Be so extensive that the studio would have to put all their time and effort into it. This is for several years. As a result, Naughty Dog won’t have enough time for other projects, like the immersive, cinematic single-player games we’ve come to expect from the studio.

So there were two options. Either Naughty Dog will become a live service studio supporting The Last of Us Online for several years. Or the studio could stay true to its roots and continue to focus on impactful single-player games. Since single-player narrative titles are in Naughty Dog’s DNA, the studio opted for this.

Needless to say, Naughty Dog was devastated by the decision, as The Last of Us Online would be an ambitious project that would deliver a captivating experience. A game like this naturally needs a constant stream of updates, additions, expansions, events, and more. Something Naughty Dog didn’t want to give up single-player games for.

Why didn’t Sony allow post-launch content for The Last of Us Online to be developed by another studio with Naughty Dog working as a consultant? No idea. We may never know…