Industry Expert Gives Judgement on the Last of Us Multiplayer Cancellation Rumors

Is the Last of Us multiplayer game canceled? Or is it just on ice and has a chance of launching sometime in the future? Ever since Naughty Dog laid off a bunch of developers, the Internet has been overflown by the news of this project suffering due to all those layoffs.

There have been a number of rumors regarding the same. The most prominent one shocked everyone when a person on X said that Naughty Dog had canceled this online game. Is it really canceled, though? Jason Schreier, one of the most prominent leaders in gaming, has something to say about it.

It looks like a bunch of people have some misconceptions about The Last of Us Multiplayer

When it was made official that Jim Ryan would be stepping down as president of Sony PlayStation, people were not surprised. Fans did not love the fact that he was pushing for an online-only library of PlayStation first-party titles. There are a number of online games in development at Sony PlayStation Studios. From Bungie to Guerilla, everyone seems to be working on at least one such title.

The Last of Us multiplayer, or Factions, is one such game. After the Jim Ryan news broke out, the first thing that happened was Naughty Dog’s firing of their contractors. Then they fired the monetization expert they had hired to work on the multiplayer game. And eventually, people started wondering if this game was canceled. But Jason Schreier decided to speak up on this matter and made one thing clear: the account spreading these cancellation rumors is “a random Twitter” account, and no one is significant.

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And this has really put things in perspective. People often post stuff on X when they see it trending. It’s all about getting reactions for them, and by spreading this Last of Us rumor, they sure got a reaction. The best ways to get information on the internet are either by getting it officially from the developer or from someone who is known for making reliable statements.

Where is the game, though?

While Jason might have dismissed the rumors of this cancellation in a cryptic manner, one thing is still not clear: where is this game anyway? The Last of Us Part 2 was released back in 2020. It’s been three years since its launch; there’s got to be something Naughty Dog is working on.

They have not talked about The Last of Us multiplayer in a while; the last fans got some news about was a while ago when a developer mentioned how it would have heavy story elements. They have not even teased it in a while. If it is not canceled, let’s hope fans get to see it soon enough.

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