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The Last of Us Online has been cancelled
- Thread starter Kawngi
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This makes me so sad. Factions was absolutely magnificent and I was really hoping to have TLOUII mechanics transfer over to a new Factions, would have been incredible.
I'm glad they're focusing on SP, and pleasantly surprised they confirmed they're working on more than one right now (Part III and New IP?). But my question is, why couldn't they do both?
Why not ramp up the studio to support a live service title AND work on the SP games?
I'm glad they're focusing on SP, and pleasantly surprised they confirmed they're working on more than one right now (Part III and New IP?). But my question is, why couldn't they do both?
Why not ramp up the studio to support a live service title AND work on the SP games?
Their last game released 3.5 years ago and the next new game hasn't even been announced. It's hard not to imagine what could have been if they didn't waste time and resources on Factions.
But a Naughty Dog set back 3+ years is better than a Naughty Dog live service machine that would never release a single player game again. I just wish they could have released a pared down version of what they have. Unless there were other issues with it I'm sure it would have been fun.
"So, we had two paths in front of us: become a solely live service games studio or continue to focus on single-player narrative games that have defined Naughty Dog's heritage."
The negative playtest makes me think that this project just wasn't resonating for how they conceive of the franchise now. Given the increased exposure because of the show, releasing a multiplayer shooter doesn't resonate with (1) the rest of their storytelling or (2) the current tonality of the show and accompanying media.
The right thing to do was probably to spin it off into another IP, but they'd already gone so far down one road, it didn't make sense to expend a bunch of resources on something that wasn't a lock to sell 10 million copies. After all, Bruce Straley isn't there to save the day anymore.
The right thing to do was probably to spin it off into another IP, but they'd already gone so far down one road, it didn't make sense to expend a bunch of resources on something that wasn't a lock to sell 10 million copies. After all, Bruce Straley isn't there to save the day anymore.
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Yes and they couldn't support the single player title while working on the multiplayer title hence the cancellation
I could say the same for your assumptions. You don't know geographical locations for folks, what their roles are etc to assume that you can magically ramp up new hires in excess of 500+ for a NA based studio. It's HARD to find the right fitting pieces for these kinds of long haul projects.
I can't blame them. Just a few days ago The Division 2 released a trailer about addressing game stability as among their Year 5 goals.
Hopefully, like with Uncharted 4, they can salvage some of the concepts and assets and for a head start on TLOU3.
Hopefully, like with Uncharted 4, they can salvage some of the concepts and assets and for a head start on TLOU3.
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That's a great update - but big oof for them even trying to go down that path in the first place.
It wasn't meant to be and they explicitly state that it would have taken resources away from their singleplayer projects, so… I'm glad it's gone!
Sony cancels games that are in pre-production all the time, most before they're even announced.
PS5 Exec: "We Cancel So Many Games"
"PlayStation embraces new ideas, and many of them fail."
www.gamespot.com
Motherfucker! this is what the stupid ass GAAS push has done to a great multiplayer mode now we will never see it
Probably, the real question is if both are in full production or not.
I don't believe the "We stopped because we wanna focus on single-player stuff you want!" at all lol. Thats just a easy way for them to scrap the project and keep good will with the fans.
Also it's a big shame that almost all MP modes have to be some sort of GaaS/live-service thing these days. Why couldn't this just be a good MP mode with some simple progression added onto the 2 like the roguelite mode was? Its a bummer
Also it's a big shame that almost all MP modes have to be some sort of GaaS/live-service thing these days. Why couldn't this just be a good MP mode with some simple progression added onto the 2 like the roguelite mode was? Its a bummer
Or, they couldn't make a GaaS work, like they said, because to support it would mean turning their studio into a content mill just for that GaaS, you know, like they said.
Sony's "pivot to GaaS" continues to go from strength to strength.
It's almost like they have a world class stable of AAAA prestige single player developers and they should stick to what they're good at.
It's almost like they have a world class stable of AAAA prestige single player developers and they should stick to what they're good at.
I expect much of this work to get picked back up in some way once Part III is finished (and remastered).
I read your post as talking about the specifics of the set-up. My misunderstanding.
The news basically has them saying that it wouldn't have been a mega cash cow because they don't have the resources to support it post launch unless they just abandon their single player output, and no support = game dead after a couple of months.
I'm sorry they went that far down the road on it but to hear them say what they've learned can be applied to future endeavours is good.. not a total waste of time then.
It's a win if it avoids them becoming another studio chasing GAAS lightning in a bottle. It's getting crowded and bloody and oversaturated. If anyone could have done it and in an interesting way, ND could have - but it is nice in a sense that a studio read the runes and realised what they'd have to become
Sony may be at fault for pushing so many of their teams in this direction
It's a win if it avoids them becoming another studio chasing GAAS lightning in a bottle. It's getting crowded and bloody and oversaturated. If anyone could have done it and in an interesting way, ND could have - but it is nice in a sense that a studio read the runes and realised what they'd have to become
Sony may be at fault for pushing so many of their teams in this direction
I mean there is nothing really to say that reason isn't valid. Their next single player games are going to be huge, and this GAAS game would have equally been a massive undertaking. They had to pick one.
Cancellations are devastating in this industry right now, from a studio output standpoint. We're not getting a ND game til 2026 at best...
Since it's cancelled, here's a main menu pic from it I had lying around.
Wow, they got Wendell Pierce for this?
Some of you really have issues
We getting one next month with a new mode.
God I would have lost my life to this game 🙃Since it's cancelled, here's a main menu pic from it I had lying around.
Is it possible to just release a multiplayer game/mode with a good number of maps and then just... let it be complete? Not every multiplayer game needs to be a GAAS. Not that this is something I think Naughty Dog should be focussing on, just a general observation.
All I'm hoping is that they retain w/e staff they've had for this MP project, maybe some elements is incorporated in their future project.
Moreover, it's better to stop before it's too late and you're obliged to keep sustaining and sinking resources into a project you don't believe in. On the other hand, I wonder how much the scope of the project got ballooned for it to never materialize as a product. Really unfortunate. Now I wist that TLOU P2 Remake's No return mode had some co-op element as you could pick different characters.
Moreover, it's better to stop before it's too late and you're obliged to keep sustaining and sinking resources into a project you don't believe in. On the other hand, I wonder how much the scope of the project got ballooned for it to never materialize as a product. Really unfortunate. Now I wist that TLOU P2 Remake's No return mode had some co-op element as you could pick different characters.
Seeing the battlepass up there already makes me not miss this.Since it's cancelled, here's a main menu pic from it I had lying around.
Thanks for sharingSince it's cancelled, here's a main menu pic from it I had lying around.
Sucks because I definitely wanted to play a refined version of Factions, with the improvements made in Part II, but if it is indeed true that the MP project would've heavily impacted development of their SP titles, then canceling it is definitely the way to go. SP is where ND shines.
Hopefully down the line they can repurpose what was developed into a nice, smaller MP game that doesn't need to be updated as frequently as a GaaS title.
Hopefully down the line they can repurpose what was developed into a nice, smaller MP game that doesn't need to be updated as frequently as a GaaS title.
Right I'm saying they chose on their principles as a single player studio. They could have focused on Factions at the detriment to their single player and probably would have been more profitable than they have ever been, but they chose single player. That's rad.