After being silent since January 2023 and having been absent during the recent PlayStation Showcase 2023 earlier this week, Naughty Dog has finally given an official update and statement.

In their latest official statement (via Twitter), Naughty Dog asks for “more time” to work on the development of the The Last Of Us multiplayer game. Surprisingly, they also confirmed that they are currently working on a “brand new single-player experience”, which they “look forward to sharing more soon”.

The full statement reads:

The Last of Us fans,

We know many of you have been looking forward to hearing more about our The Last of Us multiplayer game. We’re incredibly proud of the job our studio has done thus far, but as development has continued, we’ve realized what is best for the game is to give it more time.

Our team will continue to work on the project, as well as our other games in development, including a brand new single-player experience; we look forward to sharing more soon.

We’re grateful to our fantastic community for your support thank you for your passion for our games, it continues to drive us.

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— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) May 26, 2023

In other related content, courtesy of HBO Asia, we were also lucky enough to be the only Malaysian media to participate in interviews with Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, Merle Dandridge and Gabriel Luna. You can also check out our spoiler-free review of the entire season by heading over here.

It’s been a big year for Naughty Dog’s The Last Of Us franchise, with Season 1 of HBO’s The Last Of Us now available and The Last Of Us Part 1 launching on PC in March 2023.