{"id":47795,"date":"2023-05-27T08:05:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T08:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/multiplayer-delay"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:00:11","slug":"multiplayer-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/the-last-of-us\/multiplayer-delay","title":{"rendered":"Naughty Dog Presses Pause On The Last Of Us Multiplayer"},"content":{"rendered":"

In recent developments surrounding the highly anticipated The Last of Us multiplayer game<\/a>, questions about the game’s quality and long-term viability have surfaced. According to a report by Bloomberg<\/a> on 26 May 2023, the gaming studio Naughty Dog is reassessing the project’s direction, with only a handful of the original team still committed to its completion.<\/p>\n

Although the project hasn’t been officially scrapped, the majority of developers associated with it have been redistributed to different assignments within the company. In a statement to Bloomberg, Naughty Dog reportedly apologized for the delay, emphasizing that the game needs more time to meet the high expectations of the franchise’s fanbase.<\/p>\n

They reaffirmed that while the multiplayer version of The Last of Us may be momentarily on the back burner, they are not giving up on it. The studio later took to Twitter, explaining to 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.”<\/p>\n