DespiteThe Last of Us: Part 2beingannounced during PlayStation Experience 2016last year, Naughty Dog has revealed very little about its hotly anticipated game. Although fans know that the game will focus on Ellie and will be about hate (rather than love), just a few details are known.
But one major new detail aboutThe Last of Us: Part 2may have just been confirmed by some Naughty Dog job listings. On Twitter, the game’s co-lead designer Anthony Newman posted a list of open job positions at the developer, including game designers for multiplayer systems and multiplayer layout.
The full description of these jobs make no mention ofThe Last of Us: Part 2or any other game. In fact, none of the positions name any games at all. However, the hired designers will be working on Naughty Dog’s “next multiplayer game” and the background in Newman’s image is a photo of Ellie from the game’s announcement trailer. All signs point toThe Last of Us: Part 2having some sort of online multiplayer component.
The first game in the series featured multiplayer, allowingThe Last of Usplayers to take part in deathmatch as well as capture game modes. Although they were not the biggest draw to the game, with its emotional and gripping story being the main selling point, many did enjoy the multiplayer content that Naughty Dog offered them. And despite the developer not having made any official announcements about multiplayer inThe Last of Us: Part 2, it would make sense for the developer to build on the first game’s foundations.
AsThe Last of Us: Part 2still doesn’t have an official release date or even a release window, Naughty Dog may have plenty of time to show off the multiplayer modes. But multiplayer is just one of many details that the developer will have to explain, highlight, and reveal. For example, there is still speculation about where the game is set, with fans piecing togetherclues that point to Seattle.
Even core gameplay aspects are up in the air, with the developer teasinghorseback combat, but it has yet to show any of it in action. Naughty Dog will surely show off this sort of single-player content before it details anything about multiplayer, but the suggestion that online features will be included is good news to those who appreciated them the first time around.
