The Last of Us Online's game director Vinit Agarwal has shared that the multiplayer spin-off game was scrapped in part to make room for Naughty Dog's next single-player offering, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
Per an interview with Lance E. Lee, the canceled game's director reveals the project was essentially a victim of the post-Covid video game boom. As he explains, PlayStation and countless other publishers saw gamers spending more time and money in online games than ever – no surprise there, everyone was stuck inside – but the dramatic growth didn't last long once lockdown had ended.
