Our last developer just hired Fortnite’s Director of Monetization.
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The multiplayer The Last Of Us game is almost certainly a free-to-play live service title, as Naughty Dog hires an expert in battlegrounds.
Considering they announced it years ago, we still know virtually nothing about Naughty Dog. The last multiplayer game from us. It doesn’t yet have a name or a release date, though it’s assumed to be aimed for 2023.
What he does have, though, is a highly experienced monetization director, having just joined Naughty Dog as Fortnite’s senior systems designer, after spending more than seven years at Epic Games.
His new role at Naughty Dog is Principal Monetization Designer, so either The Last Of Us game will have microtransactions or something else Naughty Dog is currently working on will do instead.
It’s long been assumed that the multiplayer game is one of the 10 Live Service titles that Sony says it’s working on, though, like everything else, it’s never actually been confirmed. Is.
The new hire was first noticed by Insider Gaming, who noticed that his LinkedIn profile had changed to reflect his new job.
The profile describes his previous role at Epic Games as ‘building the foundation of Battle Pass’ growth strategy, delivering great value for the product to as many players as possible.’
Given the name of the new character in Naughty Dog, it seems pretty clear that he was hired for a similar skill.
It’s unclear when more official news will come about Naughty Dog’s future plans, but they were part of Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Festival, so there’s a good chance they’ll be attending The Game Awards next month.
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