Again in June 2022, when Naughty Canine lastly confirmed that The Final of Us was coming to PC, it additionally introduced {that a} new, standalone multiplayer sport based mostly on The Final of Us was in improvement too. It was initially meant to be an growth for The Final of Us 2, however Naughty Canine’s Neil Druckmann stated on the time that it had “advanced past the crew’s ambition,” and so the choice was made to show it right into a standalone sport as a substitute. Platforms weren’t introduced on the time, though we speculated that the dwell service facets of the sport would make it an excellent candidate for a PC launch.
Extra info was promised for 2023, and at present we acquired it, but it surely’s in all probability not what any TLOU fan hoped for. Naughty Canine introduced Friday that the sport is not able to be proven but, and apparently will not be for some time to return.
“We all know a lot of you’ve been trying ahead to listening to extra about our The Final of Us multiplayer sport,” the studio stated. “We’re extremely pleased with the job our studio has accomplished so far, however as improvement continued, we have realized what’s greatest for the sport is to present it extra time.
“Our crew will proceed to work on the venture, in addition to our different video games in improvement, together with a brand-new singleplayer expertise; we sit up for sharing extra quickly.”
In response to a Bloomberg report, Naughty Canine dad or mum firm Sony has really slowed improvement of the venture and diminished the variety of individuals engaged on it whereas it reassesses its high quality and viability. That is not an incredible signal for a sport that is been in improvement for 3 years already.
Curiously, the Bloomberg report says the choice to pump the brakes on Naughty Canine’s multiplayer sport was prompted by a special Sony studio: Bungie, the developer of Future 2. Sony reportedly requested Bungie to try all its dwell service video games (presumably as a result of Bungie focuses on that form of factor) and it apparently had some doubts in regards to the long-term viability of The Final of Us multiplayer.
The sting of The Final of Us multiplayer’s slowdown is blunted considerably by the announcement of an all-new singleplayer sport, which has lengthy been the place Naughty Canine excels. Sadly, it’ll possible be a very long time earlier than it involves PC: PlayStation boss Jim Ryan stated final week that whereas Sony desires to proceed bringing video games to PC, it additionally stays dedicated to “growing the variety of PS5-exclusive titles and staggering the discharge of the PC model.”
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