As the industry leans harder and harder into live-service models for its games, going from prevalent to prerequisite, it is all but assured that Naughty Dog's upcoming multiplayer The Last of Us game will keep pace with the growing trend. Blizzard's recent release of Diablo 4, the most recent example of a AAA live-service title, should be the touchstone for the upcoming The Last of Us title, as Naughty Dog cribs its successes and dodges its failures.