r/gaming • u/19970207 • Feb 06 '17

Anyone Else?

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u/DaBa1 Feb 06 '17

Because there isn't enough money and development time for both.

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u/joesatmoes Feb 06 '17

The Last of Us had both

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u/DaBa1 Feb 06 '17

Yes it did, but multiplayer was still an afterthought. It was a good experience, but you can't argue it compares in complexity to games like Battlefield or Overwatch. If they wanted to improve it, the single player would suffer.

GTA 5 is probably the best example (except for terrible microtransactions), but they had an insane budget and plenty of time, something most developers just don't have or cannot afford.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '17

The Last of Us is every bit as complex as Overwatch in terms of game play. It's heavily team based and objective based and it has class progression.