Naughty dog’s canceled the last of us multiplayer game was ‘great’: yoshida

Former Playstation Executive shuhei yoshida has opened up on Naughty dog’s cancelled The last of us multiplayer Game, Xbox Launching Its Games on PlayStation, and More in a Recent Interview. Yoshida, who retired from Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sie) Last month, said the last of us online was “great” but the studio could not have dedicated the Required Resources for a Live Service Title with Jeopardising Its Next Project Project. Naughty dog ​​canceled the last of us multiplayer title in December 2023 and instead chose to focus on its next Single-Player Game.

The last of us online was ‘great’

Appearing on the Sacred Symbols+ Podcast (via Push square), Yoshida touched upon the decision to abandon development on the multiplayer title, say heing he “played the game and it was great”.

“The Idea for the Last of Us Online Came from Naughty Dog And They Really Wanted to Make It,” Yoshida said on the paywalled Episode of the Podcast Published Wednsday. “But bungie explained (to them) what it takes to make live service games, and naughty dog ​​realized, ‘Oops, we can’t do that! If we do it, we can’t make intergalactic: the heretic prophet. ‘ So that was a Lack of Foresight. “

Yoshida’s comments fall in line with Reporting from May 2023 That Claimed Destiny Maker BungieA Veteran Developer of Live Service Titles, Had evaluated the last of us online and raised concerns about the Multiplayer Project’s Ability to Caeep Players ENGEP Players.

Folling the assessment, Sonyy And Naughty Dog Had Scled Back The Team Working on the Project. The report had come after Naughty Dog’s Announcement that Online Game Needed More Time and Confirmation that it was also worked on a brand-new single-Player Experience.

Months Later, in December 2023, Naughty Dog announced The last of us online has been canceled. The Studio said it was excited by direction the game Projects.

“In ramping up to full production, the massive scope of our ambition became clear. To release and support the last of us online we we have to put all our Studio Resources Games. So, we had two paths in front of us: become a suolely live service games studio or continue to focus on single-Player Narractive Games That Have Defined Naugty Dog ‘ Said at the time.

In its announsement, the studio had also confirmed it was working on “More than one” brand new single player game. One of that there was Finally revled to be Intergalactic: The heretic prophet At the Game Awards 2024. The sci-fi action -Dventure Title does not have a release date, but the Sony-Owned Studio Said It Had Been Working on It Since 2020.

Yoshida on Xbox Games Coming to PS5

Separately, yoshida also talked about Microsoft’s Decision to launch its first-party games on Ps5The Former Sony Executive, Who Once Oversaw PlayStation’s first-Party Outlay Before Heading Its Independent Games Initiative, Said (Via Vgc, Xbox Games coming to ps5 was a “win for playstation owners”.

“Looking at the Install Base of Xbox Hardware, It’s kind of natural to understand what they are doing, and it’s pretty straightforward,” Yoshida said. According to Him, it would be “impossible” to maintain first-party development on a minority platform, as game developers and Studios Wanted their Titles to Reach a Bigger Audence.

Xbox sales have been declining as microsoft has Pivoted to launching its first-party games on rival platforms. After Announcing some of its games for PS5 and Nintendo Switch in Early 2024, The Xbox Parent Has Continued to Release More of Its Exclusive Titles on that.

This year, the company has alredy confirmed that first-party titles forza Horizon 5, Age of Mythology: Retold and Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition Today Launch on PS5 SOON. BeThesda’s Indiana Jones and the Great CircleThat launched as an xbox and pc exclusive in December 2024, is set to Arrive on PS5 in 2025. And upcoming first-party title Doom: The Dark Ages will simultaneously release on Pc, Xbox Series S/X and PS5 on May 13, 2025.

Yoshida, an industry legend and a playstation veteran of 31 years, retired From Sie last month. The Executive Had Been Serving President of PlayStation Studios Until 2019, Before Being Put in Charge of Sony’s Independent Developer Initiative.