As the multiplayer team iterated on their concept for The Last of Us Online during this time, their vision crystalized, the gameplay got more refined and satisfying, and we were enthusiastic about the direction in which we were headed. 'The multiplayer team has been in pre-production with this game since we were working on The Last of Us Part II – crafting an experience we felt was unique and had tremendous potential. We wanted to share with you some background of how we came to this decision.

We’re equally crushed at the studio as we were looking forward to putting it in your hands. '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. 'There’s no easy way to say this: We’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to stop development on that game. 'We realize many of you have been anticipating news around the project that we’ve been calling The Last of Us Online,' reads the update from Naughty Dog.

The studio said this decision was made so it could focus on single-player narrative games instead of continuing work on this game and be forced to become solely a live service games oriented studio.

Naughty Dog announced The Last of Us Online has been cancelled. By William D'Angelo, posted on 14 December 2023 / 4,373 Views

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