So if you were really looking forward to playingThe Last of Us 2 in a multiplayer environment, even if it took a fan-made mod, we hate to be the ones to squish that dream like an oversized mushroom. But squish we must, because the fan-made mod has been canned by creator Speclizer after what he describes as “a letter on behalf of Sony Interactive Entertainment requesting for the mod not to be released.”
This is a somewhat odd way of phrasing what could have easily been a legal demand, especially when one considers that (as community notes on the Twitter announcement point out) the mod had paid supporters on Patreon. Speclizer also hopes that fans will follow him along to other projects that he embarks upon which are unrelated to modding. So bad news for anyone who had been looking forward to trying out the mod, but at least the end result involved no legal battles or serious drama.
Hey everyone, as you all know, the TLOU 2 Multiplayer mod that has been in development since January was supposed to release this month. Unfortunately I recently received a letter on behalf of Sony Interactive Entertainment requesting for the mod not to be released. Extremely sad…
— Speclizer (@Speclizer_) September 13, 2026
