A dedicated Last of Us fan has launched a petition urging developer Naughty Dog, Sony, and even stakeholders to revive the game's multiplayer spin-off that was canceled in 2023. Commonly known among The Last of Us players as Factions 2, the online game was originally planned as a multiplayer mode for the second installment before evolving into a separate project, only to be halted by the developer altogether.
Naughty Dog had to make a tough decision back in 2023, shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic. The studio had to choose between splitting its resources between two projects, The Last of Us Online and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, or focusing on just one. In the end, it chose to cancel the spin-off and channel all its resources into Intergalactic. Nevertheless, a large group of fans wants Naughty Dog to reverse this decision.
A former Naughty Dog developer who spent nearly seven years at the company hints at one potential location in The Last of Us 3.
Created by Kristopher McCabe, the petition titled "Release The Last of Us Online" has already gained support from hundreds of users on Change.org, with the number of signatures continuing to rise. "For over...
