Naughty Dog’s troubled The Last of Us multiplayer sport remains to be being labored on in line with its sport director.
As reported by Eurogamer, Naughty Dog’s Vinit Agarwal posted on X/Twitter (beneath) about Super Mario Bros. Wonder, however seemingly so he would not get hounded for solutions about The Last of Us multiplayer sport he revealed he was nonetheless engaged on it.
“So this tweet can stay on in peace… sure, I’m nonetheless engaged on that sport,” Agarwal stated. Though he did not seek advice from The Last of Us’ multiplayer immediately, the the inference is obvious.
I did it! Wow that was exhausting, simply 300+ Marios lifeless within the course of.
And so this tweet can stay on in peace… sure, I’m nonetheless engaged on that sport. pic.twitter.com/a5Avx9Xl8H
— Vinit Agarwal (@vinixkun) November 4, 2023
Confirmation The Last of Us multiplayer sport remains to be being labored on at Naughty Dog comes six months after reviews emerged it had undergone setbacks on the developer. Taking benefit of its lately acquired studio Bungie’s multiplayer experience, Sony reportedly had it analyse Naughty Dog’s work earlier than it deemed “what’s greatest for the sport is to offer it extra time”.
This response adopted a Bloomberg report that alleged the standard and long run viability of The Last of Us multiplayer sport had come into query, with solely a small group of builders persevering with to work on it. Given this replace arrived at the least two years after Naughty Dog started work on the sport, many believed it will by no means see the sunshine of day once more.
Agarwal’s affirmation that he is nonetheless engaged on it due to this fact comes as one thing of a shock to some, however it’s removed from an official assertion from Naughty Dog or Sony on the way forward for The Last of Us multiplayer. The authentic PlayStation 3 sport’s 10-year anniversary even got here and went with none sport growth updates.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
