El exdirector de The Last of Us Online promete que sus futuros proyectos verán la luz tras el dolor de la cancelación

Vinit Agarwal, exdirector del cancelado juego multijugador de The Last of Us de Naughty Dog, prometió en redes sociales que ninguno de sus futuros proyectos volverá a ser cancelado. Destacó los elogios continuos de excompañeros de equipo, quienes lo calificaron como el mejor multijugador en el que han trabajado, y agradeció a la comunidad de The Last of Us por su apoyo.

Durante el fin de semana, Agarwal compartió su determinación en redes sociales, señalando que resulta 'increíble' la cantidad de antiguos colegas de Naughty Dog que aún lo contactan para destacar la calidad del proyecto. 'Sigue siendo el mejor juego multijugador al que han jugado nunca', escribió, prometiendo: 'Nunca permitiré que aquello en lo que trabaje no vea la luz del día de nuevo'. También expresó su gratitud a la comunidad de The Last of Us por su 'apoyo y confianza' (Eurogamer.net). Esto se produce tras las revelaciones previas de Agarwal en un podcast sobre la cancelación del juego, que estaba terminado en un 80% después de siete años y fue descartado en medio del giro de Naughty Dog hacia títulos para un solo jugador como Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. El multijugador independiente, derivado del modo Factions original tras el lanzamiento de The Last of Us Part II (2020), sufrió retrasos y fue archivado oficialmente en diciembre de 2023.

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