{"id":1904829,"date":"2026-04-27T08:43:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1904829"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:43:54","slug":"following-games-cancellation-the-last-of-us-multiplayer-director-vows-hes-never-going-to-let-what-i-work-on-not-see-the-light-of-day-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1904829","title":{"rendered":"Following game&#8217;s cancellation, The Last of Us multiplayer director vows he&#8217;s &#8220;never going to let what I work on not see the light of day again&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-last-of-us-part-2\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Last of Us Part II<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Following game&#8217;s cancellation, The Last of Us multiplayer director vows he&#8217;s &#8220;never going to let what I work on not see the light of day again&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Former colleagues still say how &#8220;amazing&#8221; the project was.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/The-Last-of-Us-Online-concept-art-showing-a-female-aiming-a-gun-over-the-edge-of-a-balcony-railing.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The Last of Us Online concept art showing a female aiming a gun over the edge of a balcony railing\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"The-Last-of-Us-Online-concept-art-showing-a-female-aiming-a-gun-over-the-edge-of-a-balcony-railing.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"320\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Naughty Dog<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-27T08:43:54+00:00\">April 27, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-multiplayer-director-game-cancellation-vow?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          12 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"0c572159-82f9-4872-97a4-3e35c4c919df\" data-name=\"The Last of Us Part II\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Last of Us Part II\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Last of Us Part II\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Last of Us Part II\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Last of Us Part II\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Last of Us Part II\" title=\"Follow The Last of Us Part II\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Last of Us Part II<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The former director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/naughty-dog\">Naughty Dog<\/a>&#8216;s cancelled The Last of Us multiplayer game has vowed he will never let something he works on &#8220;not see the light of day again&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Vinit Agarwal said it was &#8220;wild&#8221; how many of his former Naughty Dog team still get in contact with him to say &#8220;how amazing&#8221; The Last of Us Online was going to be.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Last of Us Part II - PS5 Enhanced Performance Patch Trailer 4K60\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HyiwEvEm7Yo?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HyiwEvEm7Yo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Last of Us Part II &#8211; PS5 Enhanced Performance Patch Trailer 4K60<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Last of Us Part 2 &#8211; PS5 Enhanced Performance Patch Trailer 4K60. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HyiwEvEm7Yo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s &#8220;still the best multiplayer game they&#8217;ve ever played&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vinixkun\/status\/2047932214181265713\">Agarwal wrote on social media<\/a>, before adding: &#8220;Never going to let what I work on not see the light of day again.&#8221; The former Naughty Dog director closed by thanking the Last of Us community for their &#8220;support and confidence&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-online-80-percent-complete-when-cancelled\">Agarwal claimed The Last of Us&#8217; online project was roughly &#8220;80 percent&#8221; finished when it was cancelled<\/a>. At this time, he revealed he found out about its cancellation just 24 hours before the public announcement. &#8220;It was soul crushing,&#8221; Agarwal said. &#8220;It was just unfortunate and they had to do that because they have to control the messaging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Naughty Dog concept art for The Last of Us Online showing a large and derelict cruise ship\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Naughty-Dog-concept-art-for-The-Last-of-Us-Online-showing-a-large-and-derelict-cruise-ship.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7795637198622274\" width=\"1550\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Naughty Dog concept art for The Last of Us Online showing a large and derelict cruise ship\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Naughty-Dog-concept-art-for-The-Last-of-Us-Online-showing-a-large-and-derelict-cruise-ship.png\" height=\"871\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7795637198622274\" width=\"1550\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Naughty Dog<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the release of The Last of Us Part 2 in 2020, developer Naughty Dog had plans to launch a standalone multiplayer game. Prior to the base game&#8217;s PS4 debut, the developer confirmed this multiplayer aspect would not be released alongside Part 2, as had been expected. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/naughty-dog-confirms-the-last-of-us-2-wont-have-multiplayer-after-all\">Back in 2019<\/a>, Naughty Dog explained its efforts to evolve The Last of Us Part 1&#8217;s multiplayer Factions mode for the sequel &#8220;grew beyond an additional mode that could be included with our enormous single player campaign&#8221; and therefore it would release separately.<\/p>\n<p>The project then hit a number of stumbling blocks, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/naughty-dog-says-the-last-of-us-multiplayer-game-needs-more-time\">Naughty Dog stating more time was required in May 2023<\/a>. But, despite this, the studio maintained the game was coming up until December 2023, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-online-officially-cancelled-by-naughty-dog\">The Last of Us&#8217; standalone multiplayer project was ultimately cancelled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in Naughty Dog news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-troy-baker-weve-not-seen-the-last-of-joel\">The Last of Us actor Troy Baker recently suggested we will see Joel again<\/a>, &#8220;whether that be Naughty Dog or somebody else&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The former director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/naughty-dog\">Naughty Dog<\/a>&#8216;s cancelled The Last of Us multiplayer game has vowed he will never let something he works on &#8220;not see the light of day again&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Vinit Agarwal said it was &#8220;wild&#8221; how many of his former Naughty Dog team still get in contact with him to say &#8220;how amazing&#8221; The Last of Us Online was going to be.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Last of Us Part II - PS5 Enhanced Performance Patch Trailer 4K60\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HyiwEvEm7Yo?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HyiwEvEm7Yo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Last of Us Part II &#8211; PS5 Enhanced Performance Patch Trailer 4K60<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Last of Us Part 2 &#8211; PS5 Enhanced Performance Patch Trailer 4K60. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HyiwEvEm7Yo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s &#8220;still the best multiplayer game they&#8217;ve ever played&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vinixkun\/status\/2047932214181265713\">Agarwal wrote on social media<\/a>, before adding: &#8220;Never going to let what I work on not see the light of day again.&#8221; The former Naughty Dog director closed by thanking the Last of Us community for their &#8220;support and confidence&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-online-80-percent-complete-when-cancelled\">Agarwal claimed The Last of Us&#8217; online project was roughly &#8220;80 percent&#8221; finished when it was cancelled<\/a>. At this time, he revealed he found out about its cancellation just 24 hours before the public announcement. &#8220;It was soul crushing,&#8221; Agarwal said. &#8220;It was just unfortunate and they had to do that because they have to control the messaging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Naughty Dog concept art for The Last of Us Online showing a large and derelict cruise ship\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Naughty-Dog-concept-art-for-The-Last-of-Us-Online-showing-a-large-and-derelict-cruise-ship.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7795637198622274\" width=\"1550\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Naughty Dog concept art for The Last of Us Online showing a large and derelict cruise ship\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Naughty-Dog-concept-art-for-The-Last-of-Us-Online-showing-a-large-and-derelict-cruise-ship.png\" height=\"871\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7795637198622274\" width=\"1550\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Naughty Dog<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the release of The Last of Us Part 2 in 2020, developer Naughty Dog had plans to launch a standalone multiplayer game. Prior to the base game&#8217;s PS4 debut, the developer confirmed this multiplayer aspect would not be released alongside Part 2, as had been expected. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/naughty-dog-confirms-the-last-of-us-2-wont-have-multiplayer-after-all\">Back in 2019<\/a>, Naughty Dog explained its efforts to evolve The Last of Us Part 1&#8217;s multiplayer Factions mode for the sequel &#8220;grew beyond an additional mode that could be included with our enormous single player campaign&#8221; and therefore it would release separately.<\/p>\n<p>The project then hit a number of stumbling blocks, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/naughty-dog-says-the-last-of-us-multiplayer-game-needs-more-time\">Naughty Dog stating more time was required in May 2023<\/a>. But, despite this, the studio maintained the game was coming up until December 2023, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-online-officially-cancelled-by-naughty-dog\">The Last of Us&#8217; standalone multiplayer project was ultimately cancelled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in Naughty Dog news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-troy-baker-weve-not-seen-the-last-of-joel\">The Last of Us actor Troy Baker recently suggested we will see Joel again<\/a>, &#8220;whether that be Naughty Dog or somebody else&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Last of Us Part II Following game&#8217;s cancellation, The Last of Us multiplayer director vows he&#8217;s &#8220;never going to let what I work on not see the light of day again&#8221; Former colleagues still say how &#8220;amazing&#8221; the project was. 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