據遊戲媒體Insider Gaming報道，索尼互動娛樂（SIE）已向《最後生還者2》多人遊戲MOD製作者Speclizer發函，要求其不得發布該模組。Speclizer此前曾展示過這款MOD，並在今年6月放出實機演示影片。面對索尼的要求，Speclizer表示「非常難過」。
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 that this never got to see the light of day but I hope you'll continue to follow me onto the next project, this time something of my own. Thank you all for the incredible amount of support over the last year. I hope to bring you something bigger and better soon! https://twitter.com/Speclizer_/status/2099250091206873093
消息傳出後，相關帖子留言區迅速湧入大量期待該MOD的玩家，不少人對索尼的干預表示強烈不滿，負面評論接連出現，甚至有人開始尋找其他途徑，希望能讓這款模組最終面世。不過，也有用戶指出，Speclizer曾在Patreon上為該多人模組設置付費訪問門檻，這種做法必然違反版權規範。
頑皮狗曾在2020年初開發《最後生還者》線上模式項目，但最終在2023年終止開發。直到今天，仍有不少粉絲對此耿耿於懷。彭博社記者傑森·施賴爾曾表示，該項目被砍前開發進度已有80%，最終因索尼收縮「長期運營型遊戲」投入而取消。
