Why is The Last of Us’ Multiplayer taking so long? Well, judging by everything Naughty Dog is saying, this is one of its biggest ever projects. A piece of concept art was released as part of Summer Game Fest, with more news to follow next year. Speaking with Geoff Keighley, co-president Neil Druckmann reiterated multiple times just how ambitious this project is.
“We can finally announce that we’re creating something much larger than a mode,” senior communications manager Rochelle Snyder wrote on the PS Blog. “We’re thrilled to share a piece of concept art from our upcoming multiplayer experience, which is an extremely ambitious undertaking. We’re growing our studio significantly to ensure we build this full-scale, standalone game, with its massive scope and immense world, in a way that fans have come to expect from The Last of Us and Naughty Dog.”
The game appears to be set in San Francisco, and will feature a full story. This is undoubtedly one of Sony’s live service projects, and looks to be a multiplayer game on a completely new scale. “We aim to make our newest entry into multiplayer inviting to new players while still a thrilling challenge for more of our seasoned fans. There will be more news to come next year, and we cannot wait to introduce you to the team behind this new experience!”
[source blog.playstation.com]
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This is going to be something else! Absolutely can't wait.
Well, there are two things that make this still appealing... 1)it's last of us... 2) it's naughty dog.
@MattSilverado 3) It's going to be awesome?
Where is God of war? There's 6 months left in the year
Wouldn't expect anything less from the folks over at ND. This is going to be a masterclass in multiplayer experiences that will set the standard.
I'm still sticking to my prediction from years ago that it's a persistent world MMO.
@Americansamurai1 we probably get a god of war state of play end this month or beginning of July.
Looks like a Battle Royale is in (and they would be quite dumb to not include that since it fits the setting).
If Sony have a lot of rich story driven live service games Sony will be the king of live service and single player games. I want Sony to dominate the gaming industry again .
That image screams BR with the city burning around them.
Neal saying that there was a story and new characters for the MP game actually left me intrigued.
It's staggering to me that we're still not hearing about this until next year, but then I'm not sure if I'll even play it. It takes a lot for an online game to get me - basically, can I play most of it on my own?
I think the fear here is that it's going to take so much manpower to maintain.
Life service games require a LOT of maintenance. Hopefully Sony and Naughty Dog can get a support studio to maintain it so Naughty Dog can get back to work on their usual games.
@get2sammyb It's sounding like something very special.
I'm trying to stay grounded because we haven't seen anything yet, but the more I hear the more I like.
Plus, the original Factions was crazy good. I remember thinking the first time I played it that if they had set it in an online world it could be the online game that finally hooks me.
Fingers crossed.
@patronmacabre Sony are growing they’re studio’s and theses live service games will probably help pay for the Growth of they’re studios.
Might convince me to finally get ps plus.
Sounds ambitious...maybe too ambitious. I hope they don't forget what made the original Factions special is all. I'm rooting for you Naughty Dog!
@Milktastrophe
If there was any doubt where the future of PlayStation lies, here's what Sony's top AAA single player developer is focused on. Best of luck to them, and Playstation's live-service venture as a whole. Reeeaaally don't see The Last of Us IP being able to compete with Fortnite, but it could probably find a niche. Question is if that niche is already satisfied with stuff like Planetside 2 and EVE Online.
I don't know. Well, I would assume most any PlayStation live-service game doesn't have the market they think it does and most will crash and burn regardless of quality. But what do I know...? I'm just some guy looking forward to whatever Twisted Metal thing they're working on.
Pushed reply way too early. I agree though. I think there will be survival online mechanics and maybe some type of base building like other online survival games.
Based on the art it seems it maybe something similar to The Division but with Factions paint on it.
Hopefully they get Bungie involved pretty quickly. This has HUGE potential if the gameplay and modes are varied and developed.
Getting seasonal stories and overarching world changes like Destiny plus various modes like BR, Factions, Camp management, solo PvE content, etc would be REALLY GOOD.
@get2sammyb It's the only game that can get me into online multiplayer... 🤣
All sounds really exciting.
It was announced way too early with no info though.
I’ll take this as the real announcement I guess.
It seems like it might have a campaign co-op element to it. It isn't too far fetched, in most of the last of us you're accompanied by an AI partner, so it could just as easily be another human.
@JJ2 i feel like it started off smaller then they kept adding to it , and by that point you might as well make a full on game around that idea. and i'm pretty excited to see what they can do with it. hopefully they show off other factions part of the last of us universe , like the rattlers who were shown off at the end of part 2.
Gonna be day one for me.
So hyped. ND seems to be wanting to up the bar in mp.
I am really excited about this. This may be similar to Division but on steroids with a more engrossing story, crafting and stuff. As other said, this become much bigger than initially planned and become a standalone project
@Korgon
As long as I can beat other players to death with bricks I’ll be satisfied.
Why do i think this is going to be the division with zombies (clickers)
Which I suppose wouldn't be a bad thing
So The Division X The Last of Us.
hmmmm this smells like another battle royale in the making... hope I'm wrong.
@twitchtvpat
Yeah I just need a good ambitious (large scale) mp tps and I feel they might deliver on this.
I don’t play fps because I can’t stand first person view only.
I see this being a lot like The Division but with The Last of Us factions in it in a much bigger scale. Should be good if it is!
"...more news to come next year...", so when will this actual game ever release? Before TLOU Part 3 I would assume.
@pharos_haven @mrbone @RudeAnimat0r @UltimateOtaku91 @Teddie-bear It definitely gives off some serious Division vibes, which is an upside imo.
Especially when combined with Naughty Dog's expertise at crafting narratives/stories.
@KidBoruto Agreed. I enjoyed the Division so I'm looking forward to seeing if this will be like it. Would be interesting to see if we can build the clan from saving NPC survivers and gain supplies in competitive fights against real players.
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