Naughty Dog gave The Last of Us followers quite a lot of morsels to chew on for The Last of Us Day (which was beforehand often known as Outbreak Day previous to Covid) between the picture of the upcoming HBO present and extra merch. There was just one replace on the gaming facet of the franchise, which pertains to the mysterious multiplayer challenge the staff has been hiring up for. Naughty Dog lastly spoke very briefly about this on-line recreation, however didn't decide to any form of launch window.
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Senior Manager Communications Rochelle Snyder spoke concerning the recreation in a submit on the Naughty Dog web site. Snyder addressed the query that Naughty Dog in all probability has gotten requested probably the most since The Last of Us Part II’s launch: “What are you doing with The Last of Us right now?”
“In short, we’re working on it — we see the community comments as many of you clamor for multiplayer and want updates,” mentioned Snyder. “For now, we’ll say that we love what the team is developing and want to give them time to build out their ambitious project, we’ll reveal more when it’s ready! To that end, we’ve been busy growing our team inside the kennel since The Last of Us Part II launched and are currently in full swing of hiring for MP-related positions (hint hint), so if you or somebody you know qualifies for anything you see on our jobs page, apply!”
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Given that the staff continues to be on a hiring spree for the multiplayer recreation it's making, it’s nonetheless seemingly fairly early and received’t be out quickly, particularly because the submit additionally mentioned Naughty Dog was being given time to “build out [its] ambitious project.” There’s no official phrase on precisely what this multiplayer The Last of Us recreation can be, however some datamined information have pointed to a battle royale being within the recreation in some unspecified time in the future. It’s been fairly a while so it’s unclear if any of that will be sooner or later title, too.
Naughty Dog additionally allegedly has different tasks within the works, which may be splitting up the staff. A Bloomberg report from April acknowledged that Naughty Dog was engaged on a remake of The Last of Us. There are varied, weak rumblings a couple of new IP additionally within the works, however these principally seem to be fan theories run amok as they aren’t backed up by sufficient proof.
