{"id":2004218,"date":"2026-06-22T09:11:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T06:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2004218"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T06:11:16","slug":"the-last-of-us-part-2-will-get-multiplayer-later-this-year-but-not-from-sony-and-sadly-not-on-ps5-either","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2004218","title":{"rendered":"The Last of Us Part 2 will get multiplayer later this year, but not from Sony, and sadly not on PS5 either"},"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\">The Last of Us Part 2 will get multiplayer later this year, but not from Sony, and sadly not on PS5 either<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">So it is possible!<\/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-Part-2-Abby-Anderson.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Abby in The Last of Us Part 2\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"The-Last-of-Us-Part-2-Abby-Anderson.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><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=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\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\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-22T09:11:16+00:00\">June 22, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-2-multiplayer-mod?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          7 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>Multiplayer has been brought to life in The Last of Us Part 2. Not by Sony, sadly, but by an enterprising modder who&#8217;s released a new video showing some tense one-on-one shootouts.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Specilizer, a creator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-2-fan-uses-mods-to-try-and-change-the-games-story\">with a history of making modifications to The Last of Us Part 2<\/a>, the multiplayer kicks off with a September release date. The mod shows a lobby system as well as matches played out on both a custom map and  a map pulled from the story.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"25 Minutes of Gameplay - The Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Mod\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uYoB2mxUTZ0?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\/uYoB2mxUTZ0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">25 Minutes of Gameplay &#8211; The Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Mod<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch the 25-minutes of gameplay for this mod here.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uYoB2mxUTZ0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In development since January of this year, this mod was made following the announcement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-online-officially-cancelled-by-naughty-dog\">The Last of Us Online getting cancelled<\/a>. That project, reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-online-80-percent-complete-when-cancelled\">80 percent complete by the time it was culled<\/a>, had a loyal early base of players, many of whom were fans of the original Last of Us&#8217; multiplayer game mode. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-online-was-great-former-playstation-exec-says-but-naughty-dog-couldnt-make-it-alongside-new-ip\">Even former PlayStation president Shuhei Yoshida thought it was great<\/a>! Alas, it was not to be.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a series of videos documenting the development process of this multiplayer mod on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OaLqEWTyQoE\">Specilizer&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/a>, which provides further insight into the why&#8217;s and how&#8217;s of this project. It&#8217;s been a fairly long journey to get to this point, but to see it finally almost playable is certainly tantalising.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stealth-scavenging-crafting-and-clans-the-last-of-us-multiplayer-detailed\">If you&#8217;ve never played the multiplayer mode in the original Last of Us<\/a>, it was a great singular experience that actually managed to work quite well within the original game&#8217;s engine. If you&#8217;re feeling curious, and have a PC that can handle its sequel, maybe this multiplayer mod is a great way to get into it later this year.<\/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>Multiplayer has been brought to life in The Last of Us Part 2. Not by Sony, sadly, but by an enterprising modder who&#8217;s released a new video showing some tense one-on-one shootouts.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Specilizer, a creator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-2-fan-uses-mods-to-try-and-change-the-games-story\">with a history of making modifications to The Last of Us Part 2<\/a>, the multiplayer kicks off with a September release date. The mod shows a lobby system as well as matches played out on both a custom map and  a map pulled from the story.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"25 Minutes of Gameplay - The Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Mod\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uYoB2mxUTZ0?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\/uYoB2mxUTZ0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">25 Minutes of Gameplay &#8211; The Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Mod<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch the 25-minutes of gameplay for this mod here.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uYoB2mxUTZ0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In development since January of this year, this mod was made following the announcement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-online-officially-cancelled-by-naughty-dog\">The Last of Us Online getting cancelled<\/a>. That project, reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-online-80-percent-complete-when-cancelled\">80 percent complete by the time it was culled<\/a>, had a loyal early base of players, many of whom were fans of the original Last of Us&#8217; multiplayer game mode. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-online-was-great-former-playstation-exec-says-but-naughty-dog-couldnt-make-it-alongside-new-ip\">Even former PlayStation president Shuhei Yoshida thought it was great<\/a>! Alas, it was not to be.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a series of videos documenting the development process of this multiplayer mod on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OaLqEWTyQoE\">Specilizer&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/a>, which provides further insight into the why&#8217;s and how&#8217;s of this project. It&#8217;s been a fairly long journey to get to this point, but to see it finally almost playable is certainly tantalising.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stealth-scavenging-crafting-and-clans-the-last-of-us-multiplayer-detailed\">If you&#8217;ve never played the multiplayer mode in the original Last of Us<\/a>, it was a great singular experience that actually managed to work quite well within the original game&#8217;s engine. If you&#8217;re feeling curious, and have a PC that can handle its sequel, maybe this multiplayer mod is a great way to get into it later this year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Last of Us Part II The Last of Us Part 2 will get multiplayer later this year, but not from Sony, and sadly not on PS5 either So it is possible! 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