The Last Of Us Multiplayer Is Still In Development, Says Game Director

The Last of Us Multiplayer, the untitled game that wasrecently reported to be “on ice”, is still in the works. That’s according to aNaughty Doggame director, who commented on the project after being bombarded with questions about the state of its development.

Vinit Agarwal, the game director for The Last of Us' “online project”, as it’s referred to in his bio, revealed that he’s still working on the game via Twitter. He made this known in an unrelated post about his progress inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, writing, “And so this tweet can live on in peace… yes, I’m still working on that game.”

The Last of Us Multiplayer, sometimes referred to as The Last of Us Factions 2, was meant to launch alongsideThe Last of Us Part 2, but was separated into its own game. However, we haven’t heard much about its development since, other than reports from a month ago suggesting that work had been put on pause.

Agarwal’s wording here might suggest that rather than being put on hold completely, development has instead just slowed down, albeit not enough to give the director nothing to work on. The only unreleased game in his bio is the online The Last of Us title, so that has to be what he’s referring to. It’s also something that fans are begging for scraps of information on, given that it’s been more than three years since Part 2 launched.

“And so this tweet can live on in peace… yes, I’m still working on that game.”

However, this doesn’t mean we should go expecting a bunch of The Last of Us Factions news anytime soon. As we recently discovered through another Naughty Dog employee’s LinkedIn profile,a remaster of The Last of Us Part 2 is likely in development as well. While this would hardly be an overhaul of the entire game, given that it hasn’t been with us very long at all, it would likely feature improvements exclusive to current-gen hardware. After all, Part 2 onlyjustmissed thePlayStation 5, and unlike other games released around this time, hasn’t received an upgrade just yet.

In any case, hopefully, whatever we get next goes down better than The Last of Us Part 1’s port to PC.That was a disaster at launch, falling far below what many of us have come to expect from the studio over the years.

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