When a fan-made multiplayer mod for The Last of Us Part 2 was quietly shut down by Sony in September 2026, it marked the closing of a second door — the first being Naughty Dog's own cancelled official multiplayer in 2023. A modder named Speclizer had spent months building what the publisher would not, only to be asked to stand down before the work could reach the public. In the space between corporate rights and community longing, this moment asks a quiet question: who bears responsibility for the experiences that never get to exist?