- Tencent reportedly pitched a new ‘The Last of Us’ project to PlayStation.
- The teams met, but the idea could never turn into a reality due to some reasons.
- The Chinese company was more interested in developing a Horizon-like game.
Sony and Tencent are one of the biggest names in the gaming industry. Currently, Sony has a lawsuit filed against the Chinese giants for ripping off Horizon games; however, it seems things weren’t always hostile between the two.
According to the court documents, Tencent wanted to make a new The Last of Us game with Sony, but the plans couldn’t fall through, and the company then went on to make Light of Motiram, copied from the Horizon franchise.
Why it matters: Tencent owns some big multiplayer projects, so we could’ve had the Last of Us multiplayer from a completely different source. Unfortunately, the idea was called off before it could go any further.
In a court filing today (via The Game Post), the Head of Mobile at PlayStation, Olivier Courtemanche, revealed that he and his team travelled to Shenzhen, China, to discuss a ‘The Last of Us’ project with Tencent.
He revealed that Tencent first pitched a Horizon collaboration with Sony called ‘Project Z’, but Sony formally rejected the idea. Later on, the team had another meeting for The Last of Us, but it didn’t turn out so well.
Despite Tencent’s initial interest, when Courtemanche went to the meeting, they were shown a female protagonist with some grainy screenshots that resembled the Project Z game the company had pitched earlier.
So, before all the controversy took place, both the companies wanted to create The Last of Us together, but maybe creative and ideological differences came in the way, which never led the project from going beyond that stage.
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