It was Naughty Dog who wanted to make The Last of Us Online
, by Thibaut
Shuhei Yoshida is back with another Sony bomb. The former president of PlayStation Studios (and then head of indie games) spoke about The Last of Us Online, a multiplayer title that ended up being cancelled in December 2023.
During his interview on Last Stand Media's YouTube channel (via Patreon), Yoshida says he was able to play it before it was cancelled. He adds that the game was "great", but that then Naughty Dog was caught in the reality of supporting such a big project.
"The idea for The Last of Us Online came from Naughty Dog and they really wanted to make it. But Bungie explained [to them] what it takes to make live service games, and Naughty Dog realised, '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 then declined to comment on the recent cancellation of the live service titles from Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games. "Yeah, it sucks", the former PlayStation member simply said.
Source: patreon.com