Back at Summer Games Fest 2022, Naughty Dog announced a new multiplayer Last of Us game alongside the PC port of the first game's remake. Few details were given, just that it began as a mode for The Last of Us Part II, but eventually outgrew that to become its own title. It appears now, however, it is being scaled back down, as Naughty Dog redirects resources elsewhere and reassesses the viability of the live service.

Naughty Dog confirmed the delay on Twitter, writing that the game needed more time and they would continue developing the project alongside "other games...including a brand-new single-player experience." They did not confirm if the new game is related to previous IPs or if it will be wholly original.

The Last of Us fans,

We know many of you have been looking forward to hearing more about our The Last of Us multiplayer game. We're incredibly proud of the job our studio has done thus far, but as development has continued, we've realized what is best for the game is to give it more time.

Our team will continue to work on the project, as well as our other games in development, including a brand-new single-player experience; we look forward to sharing more soon.

We're grateful to our fantastic community for your support - thank you for your passion for our games, it continues to drive us.

Sources speaking to Bloomberg have reported that the delay was prompted by Sony themselves. Sony purchased Bungie early last year, in part, to work on their upcoming slate of live-service games, and asked Bungie to evaluate the live-service titles in development. Bungie questioned the long-term viability of the project, which led to Naughty Dog scaling it back and reassigning some staff.

 

[x65943]

Last of us 3 incoming, this time we get to brutally slay Ellie and play as an even more unlikeable unknown character - hurrah!

But seriously I suspect it will be a good game, they would be smart to at least cater a little more to their core audience

 

[Foxi4]

Last of us 3 incoming, this time we get to brutally slay Ellie and play as an even more unlikeable unknown character - hurrah!

But seriously I suspect it will be a good game, they would be smart to at least cater a little more to their core audience

It’s time to stop, no need to fuck up a good thing. For better or worse, that story has concluded, if anything, they could do a wholly different cast with some cameos. If they connect them in any way, you’ll just end up with the prequel trilogy. Better yet, maybe they can make something new and interesting - they could try making it fun this time too.

 

[CoolMe]

they would continue developing the project alongside "other games...including a brand-new single-player experience."

ND please give us Jak 4, pretty pleeeease!

 

[stanleyopar2000]

I’m thinking it’sa reboot to uncharted. Did anyone notice when Sony was showing off their studios in that announcement there was a plain UNCHARTED logo without and sub title?

 

[tpax]

Oh, another singleplayer Naughty Woke game. How exciting.

 

[guily6669]

Hope it's something new and fresh too instead of another Last of Us...

Unless the game is lesbians licking each other from start to end then I'd want another LU 3 (joking).

Anyway I can't say I liked much character design of Last of Us 2 specially how the kid looked in it from the 1st to the 2nd, it's not how I thought she would look...

 

[Flame]

I thought the last of us 2 was the last. But more last to be had. How long can this last?

 

[x65943]

I thought the last of us 2 was the last. But more last to be had. How long can this last?

Sounds like a couple that struggles to break up

The last of us, the last of us 2, the actually for real last of us this time (I pinky swear)

 

[hippy dave]

Good news for single-player, um, players

 

[Reploid]

Game? Doubtful. Glorified movie? More like it.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Something that isn't Uncharted or Last of Us. :/

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Last of us 3 incoming, this time we get to brutally slay Ellie and play as an even more unlikeable unknown character - hurrah!

But seriously I suspect it will be a good game, they would be smart to at least cater a little more to their core audience

What if: The Last of Us - The Show The Game

 

[urbanman2004]

We don't need another The Last of Us... The way the story played out on TLoUP2 was a fuqing travesty to say the least...

 

[master801]

No one wants to admit it, but they've been falling since Uncharted.

 

[Marc_LFD]

We don't need another The Last of Us... The way the story played out on TLoUP2 was a fuqing travesty to say the least...

True, but you know, a TLoU where I'd get to play as Pedro Pascal would be pretty cool.

 

[urbanman2004]

True, but you know, a TLoU where I'd get to play as Pedro Pascal would be pretty cool.

That's almost as weird as the "Street Fighter: The Movie" game: life imitating art, but turned back into art ‍♂

 

[Viri]

Oh, another singleplayer Naughty Woke game. How exciting.

I sure hope it has lots of forced slow walking sections!

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We don't need another The Last of Us... The way the story played out on TLoUP2 was a fuqing travesty to say the least...

I only played TLOU 1, and got bored half way, when they got up to the snow part, and you play as the girl. I just gave up playing, because it felt like a slog.

 

[pustal]

No game has been announced and the biggots arer already triggered.

 

[Veho]

A prequel co-op game set in the start of the apocalypse could be interesting. Group of people trying to escape a major city and reach some remote safe location while evading zombies tHe iNfEcTeD on one side and the army on the other. Maybe a Dishonored mechanic where if you kill too many soldiers or healthy humans they start hunting you down in larger numbers, so stealth and evasion is encouraged when dealing with them, while with zombies all bets are off. And of course the mechanic to bait/herd zombies towards military road blocks so you can sneak past in the ensuing chaos. That would be fun.

Sounds like a couple that struggles to break up

The last of us, the last of us 2, the actually for real last of us this time (I pinky swear)

Last Of Us 7: I WIsh I Knew How To Quit You.
Last Of Us 8: We Will Never Ever Ever Be Back Together
Last Of Us 9: Don't Be His Friend, You Know You're Gonna Wake Up In His Bed In The Mornin'
Last Of Us 10: I Can't Remember To Forget You

 

[17hitcombooo]

I thought the last of us 2 was the last. But more last to be had. How long can this last?

the last of us 3: the lastest of us