Does Naughty Dog intend to offer The Last of Us stand alone multiplayer free-to-play? In any case, this is what suggests a job offer where the studio indicates that it is looking for a Live Ops Producer for a multi-oriented title, the candidate must have already proven itself in terms of AAA, free-to-play and game service. However, according to the latest news, the only project declared to meet these criteria is the next multiplayer mode of The Last of Us. Afterwards, it may very well be that Naughty Dog is working on something else entirely. Moreover, today, we learned that Sony Interactive Entertainment was in the process of setting up a whole new development team which will be required to collaborate with PlayStation Studios Visual Arts and the studio on a AAA game.
“What I can tell you is that the game is as huge as any single player game we’ve made, and even bigger in some of its aspects.explained Neil Druckmann (the director of the series) about the multiplayer mode of The Last of Us during the Summer Game Fest 2022. It has its own story – in fact, the way we tell it is unique to this game. It also introduces new characters and takes place in another location in the United States. Vinit Agarwal, Anthony Newman and Joseph Pettinati – Uncharted and The Last of Us veterans – are leading the project, and you’ll see more of them next year.“