We’re still reeling from the cancellation of Naughty Dog’s ambitious and mysterious multiplayer The Last of Us Online, and the news comes ahead of the weekend, ending months of speculation. Announced. Now, an image that a notorious leaker has been rolling around could either serve as a remedy or make the situation even worse.
dusk golem I posted a personal photo of what is believed to be the game’s main menu screen. Reset erapacked with all the live service bells and whistles you’d expect in this modern era of gaming, quickly began to spread. Social media. Everything we’ve seen so far, including the seasonal rotation of content, the battle pass, and the premium store, is wearing The Last of Us skin.
This makes the swimming-with-the-shark reality of games like Fortnite and Call of Duty, which both Sony and Naughty Dog have been involved with, feel much starker in contrast. How did a studio known for cinematic single-player excellence manage to catch up and satisfy a mainstream audience that expects meaningful new content quickly? Factions, The Last of Us 2013’s multiplayer offering has been around for a long time. Expectations are very different these days.