Shuhei Yoshida is a man that needs no introduction, being one of the most influential figures in PlayStation’s history and the gaming industry as a whole. Having spent over three decades at Sony, he played a key role in shaping the company's first-party game development,

Former PlayStation boss, Shuhei Yoshida, praised the canceled Last of Us Online project but expressed concerns about the live-service trend. Did you know that The Last of Us Part II was initially conceived to feature a multiplayer component titled The Last of Us Online? It was then known as " Factions" until Naughty Dog canceled it in 2023.

One of the biggest bummers of this entire generation was the cancellation of The Last of Us Online, or Factions as it’s perhaps better known. Naughty Dog announced it was working on a standalone version of its popular The Last of Us multiplayer prior to the release of The Last of Us: Part 2.

Former PlayStation head Shuhei Yoshida has said Naughty Dog's cancelled multiplayer game 'The Last of Us Online' "was great" when he played it, and explained the studio chose to cancel the project in order to focus on 'Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet'.