Naughty Canine, the famend developer behind franchises corresponding to Uncharted and The Final of Us, has launched an announcement on its multiplayer title in The Final of Us universe. Within the publish, the developer says it wants extra time than initially forecasted for the multiplayer undertaking, however softens the blow by teasing an unannounced single-player-focused sport.
“We all know lots of you’ve gotten been wanting ahead to listening to extra about our The Final of Us multiplayer sport,” the assertion reads. “We’re extremely happy with the job our studio has completed so far, however as improvement has continued, we have realized what’s finest for the sport is to present it extra time. Our staff will proceed to work on the undertaking, in addition to our different video games in improvement, together with a model new single-player expertise; we look ahead to sharing extra quickly. We’re grateful to our implausible neighborhood in your assist – thanks in your ardour for our video games, it continues to drive us.”
This assertion comes on the heels of a report from Bloomberg, which communicated troubles on the event of the title. In line with the report, the event staff has been scaled again whereas the studio’s management decides on a course.
This multiplayer undertaking was initially in improvement as a mode for The Final of Us Half II, just like the multiplayer mode of the unique The Final of Us. Nevertheless, because the scope of each the single-player marketing campaign and the multiplayer mode expanded, Naughty Canine made the decision to prioritize the single-player marketing campaign, which got here out in 2020. In June 2022, Naughty Canine introduced that the multiplayer element was now a standalone undertaking and shared a chunk of idea artwork (above). Earlier this 12 months, Naughty Canine launched one other new piece of idea artwork (beneath) and promised extra particulars on the standalone multiplayer undertaking later this 12 months.
Naughty Canine’s most up-to-date all-new sport, 2020’s The Final of Us Half II, acquired common important acclaim with a 93 on Metacritic however has confirmed divisive amongst gamers. Within the time since that launch, Naughty Canine has launched the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Assortment, which included remastered variations of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s Finish and Uncharted: The Misplaced Legacy, and The Final of Us Half I, a remake of The Final of Us and The Final of Us: Left Behind. Maybe the most important influence The Final of Us has had in 2023 got here within the type of the primary season of the HBO sequence starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, which garnered widespread reward.
There is no phrase on after we’ll hear extra from Naughty Canine on both this multiplayer sport or the single-player undertaking it talked about on this assertion, however with this week’s PlayStation Showcase neglecting to say any of the studio’s initiatives, it may very well be some time earlier than we all know substantial particulars.
