Metro: Last Light bevat geen multiplayer bij lancering.

4A Games, de ontwikkelaar van de Metro-serie, heeft vandaag via de website van de game aangekondigd dat Metro: Last Light bij de lancering geen multiplayer zal bevatten. Het multiplayerteam is samengevoegd met het team dat achter de campaign-modus zit, zodat de focus 100 procent op de singleplayermodus ligt. 

“Throughout the development of Metro: Last Light a small, dedicated team had been working on a number of multiplayer prototypes,” aldus 4A. “After E3, we decided to fold this multiplayer team back into the main group and focus 100% of the studio’s resources on the single player campaign. As a result, Metro: Last Light will not ship with a multiplayer component."

“Fortunately, we never dedicated too many resources to the MP component beyond prototyping – it never entered full production. By making the decision when we did, we think the single player campaign will benefit as a result.”

4A zegt, in reactie op de meningen van de E3-demo, dat het publiek zeker geïnteresseerd is in de multiplayer, maar dat de fanbase de singleplayermodus het meest boeit.

“We feel this is the right decision for the game, we are gamers at the studio and really wanted to bring the world of Metro to life in a multiplayer environment. It was a decision made by us at 4A from the outset and THQ have since been supportive every step of the way, including our decision to put multiplayer on hold."

“In hindsight, it was probably a mistake to announce it when we did, but we’re an enthusiastic team and wanted to be open about what we were making. We don’t like throwing away work though, it’s a project we could potentially return to after Metro: Last Light ships.”

Metro: Last Light ligt begin 2013 in de schappen voor PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 en pc.