Naughty Dog Reportedly Cancelled Game That Caused It To Abandon Last of Us Multiplayer

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Two Back-to-Back Disappointments For Naughty Dog!

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  • Naughty Dog has reportedly cancelled yet another game.
  • This game replaced The Last of Us Multiplayer, with the same director leading the new project.
  • The studio still has two major games in development, including the recently revealed Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

Nearly two full years ago, Naughty Dog announced that it was moving on from its most ambitious live-service project. Following multiple years of development, The Last of Us Multiplayer was cancelled, and Naughty Dog promised to deliver the same passion to the fans through other projects.

According to a report, the studio was working on three brand new games until recently, but one of these games has also been cancelled internally.

Why it matters: The PlayStation team has been attempting to move away from IPs like Uncharted and The Last of Us for a while, but recent attempts have been problematic, to say the least.

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The Last of Us Multiplayer Was Said To Merge Online Gameplay And Storytelling

As reported by DanielRPK, a single-player project at Naughty Dog was cancelled three months ago.

Interestingly, this project was led by Vinit Agarwal for around one year, the same developer who was leading The Last of Us Multiplayer. Therefore, the recently cancelled single-player title is believed to have been the same game that replaced Naughty Dog’s live-service spin-off.

Vinit Agarwal also departed from Naughty Dog earlier this year after completing over 10 years of game development at the studio. His departure may have stemmed from two back-to-back cancellations, with the team struggling with its new projects in recent years.

Fortunately, the popular PlayStation studio is still working on two brand new games, one of which is Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. The identity of the second project is unknown for now, and director Neil Druckmann has asserted time and again that it isn’t The Last of Us Part 3, at least for now.

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The Last of Us Part 2 Came Out On PC Recently

Because PlayStation’s live-service ambitions have not been the most successful lately, fans might find themselves saddened by yet another cancellation from Naughty Dog. Perhaps the team would have been better off refining The Last of Us Online instead of moving on from the project altogether.

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