""I traveled with members of my team to Shenzhen, China, in July 2024 to discuss a variety of partnership opportunities with Tencent and its game studios, including Aurora Studios. With respect to Aurora Studios, we went into the meeting under the impression that they wanted to do a potential collaboration for The Last of Us," Courtemanche said in the filing."
"No other specifics regarding the possible Last of Us project were disclosed in the document. Instead, Courtemanche says that Aurora presented a slide showing images of a Horizon collaboration in that 2024 meeting, which he argued Sony had already soundly rejected previously. In late 2023, Naughty Dog announced that The Last of Us multiplayer game had been canned, with the developer focusing on single-player games going forward."
Olivier Courtemanche provided a sworn declaration in Sony Interactive Entertainment's lawsuit against Tencent detailing a July 2024 Shenzhen meeting. PlayStation Studios mobile personnel met with Tencent and Aurora Studios to explore partnership opportunities, and Aurora approached the meeting under the impression of pursuing a potential Last of Us collaboration. Aurora presented a slide showing images of a Horizon collaboration that Sony had previously rejected. No additional specifics about a Last of Us mobile project were disclosed. Naughty Dog canceled The Last of Us multiplayer in late 2023 and has focused on single-player titles while the franchise also has a successful HBO adaptation.
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