Summary
A new leak suggests that Naughty Dog’s award-winning gameThe Last of Us 2could be coming to the PlayStation 5 at some point in the near future.The Last of Us 2launched on the PS4 in 2020, earning rave reviews from critics, though some story beats proved controversial with hardcore fans of the franchise.
Sony and Naughty Dog have re-released the originalLast of Usgames multiple times. This included aLast of Usremaster that brought the PS3 game to the PS4, plus afull-blown remake calledThe Last of Us Part 1that saw Ellie and Joel’s grim adventure remade for the PS5. Now it seems thatThe Last of Us 2could be getting a similar treatment, as there is evidence to suggest that the game could be getting remastered for Sony’s newest hardware.
As discovered by Insider Gaming, Naughty Dog Lead Outside Artist Mark Pajarillo made mention of the unannouncedLast of Us 2: Remasteredon his LinkedIn profile, though it has since been updated to remove any mention of the game. Pajarillo’s profile didn’t provide any other details aboutwhatThe Last of Us 2: Remasteredmight entailor when it could release. However, one has to assume that the game will be coming to PS5 at the very least, and a PC port shouldn’t be ruled out either.
Sony broughtThe Last of Usto PCthroughThe Last of Us Part 1, with the PC port of the game coming out some odd months after the PS5 version released. Sony has made it clear that it plans on bringing more of its PlayStation exclusives to PC, and soLast of Us 2coming to PC is a matter of when, not if. While many would likely be satisfied if the PS4 version of the game was ported to PC, a remaster with improved graphics and other potential enhancements could make the game even more appealing to PC gamers.
IfThe Last of Us 2: Remastereddoes exist, and it does come to PC, then hopefully it avoids making the same mistakes as the previous game.The Last of Us Part 1on PC launched with multiple issuesthat dragged the experience down for PC gamers. Post-launch updates patched things up, but it was still disappointing for many PC gamers that the game launched in a much worse state than its PS5 counterpart.
Time will tell ifThe Last of Us 2: Remasteredis real or not, but there should be plenty more for fans of the franchise to look forward to in the years ahead. Even thoughThe Last of Usmultiplayer game is reportedly running into some serious problems, Naughty Dog is rumored to be working onThe Last of Us 3, while HBO is prepping a second season ofThe Last of UsTV series.
The Last of Us 2: Remasteredis rumored to be in development.
MORE:The Last of Us Multiplayer and Last of Us Season 2 Are in The Same Boat Right Now
