Naughty Dog's The Last of Us series is the benchmark for open-world adventure games, with two games plus a live-action series from HBO, which has received quite good market feedback since its launch. In January next year, "The Last of Us 2" will also usher in a PS5 version.
However, earlier today, Naughty Dog officially released an announcement to officially confirm the news that the development of the multiplayer mode of "The Last of Us" has been discontinued. This means that the long-awaited new IP work of "The Last of Us" for many players has once again entered a quiet period. And just last month, project director Vinit Agarwal vowed that "the game has not canceled its development plans".
The news of the cancellation of the multiplayer mode of "The Last of Us" also quickly appeared on the trend of US push (hot search). From the concept map of this game to give players hope, to the revelation of the gameplay of 40 players in the same game, to the rumors of the cancellation of the project, to the clarification of the main creator's tweet, in the end, players still failed to see the shadow of the multiplayer mode of "The Last of Us".
In today's official response from Naughty Dog, they explained the reason for cutting the project: "In order to release and support the game, the studio had to invest all its resources in the coming years to guarantee the subsequent content, which would seriously affect the development of future single-player narrative games, so it was decided to cancel the project." ”
Some players were "heartbroken" about Naughty Dog's half-ass, complaining that they hadn't released a new game for four years. (The last work was released in 20 years, and there are obviously no new games in sight this year) Cutting a game that has been in development for several years is seen as a "waste of resources and energy".
Of course, there are those who are in favor. Thinking that even if you cut this item, you are actually stopping losses. After all, Naughty Dog's advantage lies in the shaping of a single-player story, which is actually very different from multiplayer gameplay. If the quality of the final product cannot be guaranteed, it is better not to have it from the beginning.
There have been many single-player games in the past that have introduced multiplayer modes, and R-star's GTAOL is undoubtedly the most successful, and there is no one. The continuous enrichment of online content and the continuous update of the game for ten years still make people covet the work today. However, most of the online gameplay of single-player games is difficult to succeed, including another open-world masterpiece "Red Dead Redemption 2" by R-star.
It is worth mentioning that "The Last of Us" actually has a multiplayer game, which was originally supported on PS3 and PS4 consoles. The texture of the game is the same as the original "The Last of Us", except that the various numbers and icons on the UI interface are a bit dramatic.
After a few years of operation, Naughty Dog shut down the multiplayer server on PS3, and now only PS4 can experience the multiplayer mode of The Last of Us Remake. The multiplayer mode gameplay that was cut this time is itself based on the work developed by "The Last of Us 2".
There is no way to know how far the multiplayer mode has been developed. But it doesn't matter, Naughty Dog has decided to focus on single-player games. It's just that I don't know who will meet the players first in the live-action series of "The Last of Us 2" and the new game of Naughty Dog.
So what is everyone's attitude towards the multiplayer mode of single-player games?