Shuhei Yoshida announced that Naughty Dog has played the canceled The Last of Us online project and found the game great.
Former PlayStation President Shuhei Yoshida developed by Naughty Dog and canceled in 2023 The Last of Us Online He explained that he experienced his project and liked the game quite. Yoshida stressed that the experience was quite impressive, although the project was canceled. Naughty Dog chose to focus on the new science fiction game Intergalactic: The Hericetic Prophet by canceling this project.
Why Canceled The Last of Us Online?
Planned as the multiplayer component of The Last of US Part II, The Last of Us Online has long been named as “factions .. However, Naughty Dog decided to stop the project due to difficulties in the development of live service games. After Bungie’s consultancy on live service games, Naughty Dog decided that this kind of project could not continue.
Yoshida said in a statement that Naughty Dog is willing to develop this project, but changed its priorities to use the studio’s resources more efficiently. Instead, it was announced last year that the Intergalectic project, which was announced at The Game Awards event and inspired anime productions.
Although Shuhei Yoshida praised The Last of Us Online project, it is a cautious approach to live service games. Yoshida criticized PlayStation’s decision to concentrate on live service games and drew attention to the difficulties of such games. He also reminded that Sony has recently canceled two live service projects.
Although the cancellation of The Last of Us Online has been disappointed among fans, Naughty Dog has been able to attract attention with its new projects. Shuhei Yoshida’s comments on the potential of this project continue to arouse curiosity about the canceled game.