Naughty Canine, the famend developer behind franchises resembling Uncharted and The Final of Us, has launched an announcement on its multiplayer title in The Final of Us universe. Within the publish, the developer says it wants extra time than initially forecasted for the multiplayer mission, however softens the blow by teasing an unannounced single-player-focused recreation.

“We all know lots of you’ve been wanting ahead to listening to extra about our The Final of Us multiplayer recreation,” the assertion reads. “We’re extremely happy with the job our studio has completed to this point, however as growth has continued, we have realized what’s greatest for the sport is to provide it extra time. Our workforce will proceed to work on the mission, in addition to our different video games in growth, together with a model new single-player expertise; we sit up for sharing extra quickly. We’re grateful to our implausible neighborhood on your help – thanks on your ardour for our video games, it continues to drive us.”

This assertion comes on the heels of a report from Bloomberg, which communicated troubles on the event of the title. In keeping with the report, the event workforce has been scaled again whereas the studio’s management decides on a route.

This multiplayer mission was initially in growth as a mode for The Final of Us Half II, much like the multiplayer mode of the unique The Final of Us. Nonetheless, because the scope of each the single-player marketing campaign and the multiplayer mode expanded, Naughty Canine made the decision to prioritize the single-player marketing campaign, which got here out in 2020. In June 2022, Naughty Canine introduced that the multiplayer element was now a standalone mission and shared a bit of idea artwork (above). Earlier this 12 months, Naughty Canine launched one other new piece of idea artwork (under) and promised extra particulars on the standalone multiplayer mission later this 12 months.

Naughty Canine’s most up-to-date all-new recreation, 2020’s The Final of Us Half II, acquired common vital acclaim with a 93 on Metacritic however has confirmed divisive amongst gamers. Within the time since that launch, Naughty Canine has launched the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Assortment, which included remastered variations of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s Finish and Uncharted: The Misplaced Legacy, and The Final of Us Half I, a remake of The Final of Us and The Final of Us: Left Behind. Maybe the most important impression The Final of Us has had in 2023 got here within the type of the primary season of the HBO sequence starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, which garnered widespread reward.

There is not any phrase on once we’ll hear extra from Naughty Canine on both this multiplayer recreation or the single-player mission it talked about on this assertion, however with this week’s PlayStation Showcase neglecting to say any of the studio’s initiatives, it may very well be some time earlier than we all know substantial particulars.