It's official: Naughty Dog has stopped development of The Last of Us Online

In the autumn, there were many rumours that the multiplayer game in the universe of The Last of Us had fallen into production hell and the project was frozen. However, now Naughty Dog has given an official comment to explain everything.

Here's What We Know

The studio has stopped developing the game. They started creating it back when they were working on The Last of Us Part II. In general, Naughty Dog was satisfied with the direction of The Last of Us Online, but during the active phase of development, it became clear that the release and support of The Last of Us Online would require all the company's resources for many years, which would seriously affect the development of future single-player games.

So, the developers had two options: to become a studio specialising only in online games or to continue to focus on single-player story-driven games that have defined Naughty Dog's legacy.

The studio also said that the experience and investment in technology gained through this game will help in the development of others. Naughty Dog is currently working on a brand new single-player game.

Source: naughtydog