{"id":28204,"date":"2023-01-05T18:30:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T17:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1764423"},"modified":"2023-01-06T12:25:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:25:18","slug":"last-of-us-2-multiplayer-is-the-factions-sequel-still-happening","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/last-of-us-2-multiplayer-is-the-factions-sequel-still-happening\/","title":{"rendered":"Last of Us 2 multiplayer: Is the Factions sequel still happening?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Toby Saunders\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 05 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>In what feels like an age ago, Naughty Dog confirmed that it was working on a standalone Last of Us 2 multiplayer game. It\u2019s been a while since it was confirmed and fans are wondering what has happened to the project and whether or not the Factions sequel is still happening.<\/p>\n<p>The game is set to be a large-scale follow-up to the Factions multiplayer mode of the original Last of Us on PlayStation 3. While it was sad that we didn\u2019t get the mode as part of TLOU 2, it seems we could be in store for something even better.<\/p>\n<p>Naughty Dog is working hard behind the scenes to deliver a standalone multiplayer experience that is \u201cambitious,\u201d \u201cfresh,\u201d and rooted in what the studio does best with stories, gameplay, and characters. Colour us intrigued.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for the latest updates on The Last of Us 2 multiplayer game and to find out whether it is still happening or not, as well as our best guess as to when we might see more of it materialise.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Is the Last of Us 2 multiplayer still happening?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Yes<\/strong>, the Last of Us 2 standalone multiplayer game is still happening. Naughty Dog confirmed the existence of a standalone Last of Us online multiplayer game in June 2022 but has kept quiet on the project since. Fortunately, it is still very much on the way \u2013 and it can\u2019t come soon enough.<\/p>\n<p>As of 4th January 2023, a brand-new piece of concept art was shared by Neil Druckmann on <a href=\"\/\/www.naughtydog.com\/blog\/the_last_of_us_10th_anniversary_kickoff&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">the Naughty Dog blog<\/a>. It\u2019s very The Last of Us and even features a crumbling, rusty cruise ship. It gives us an idea of the scale and scope of what we can expect from what promises to be a fully-fledged, large-scale online game. Check out the new concept art below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1764424\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/The-Last-of-Us-2-multiplayer-image-2762a6f-e1672939728306.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>Druckmann doesn\u2019t only show just a piece of concept art. He explains in the blog post that \u201clater this year\u201d Naughty Dog \u201cwill begin to offer [us] some details on [its] ambitious The Last of Us multiplayer game\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>With the 10th anniversary of the original game coming this June, we think that might be a good time for the studio to give us more details on the multiplayer game.<\/p> <p>We are told, too, that \u201cthe project is shaping up to be a fresh, new experience\u201d from the development team, \u201cbut one rooted in Naughty Dog\u2019s passion for delivering incredible stories, characters, and gameplay\u201d. Sorry, that might not have made the wait any easier.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll update this page with any new information that comes to light, but until then, we can just imagine the large-scale online multiplayer experience something as dramatic as The Last of Us can offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hungry for more gaming? 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