Summary
According to a notable leaker, development on the PC port forThe Last of Us Part 2 Remasteredwas completed several months ago. PlayStation released the remaster of the critically-acclaimedThe Last of Us Part 2earlier this year exclusively on PS5, packing in graphical improvements, cut levels, a brand-new No Return roguelike mode, and more. However, developer Naughty Dog has been oddly quiet about a PC release for the title.
Naughty Dog releasedThe Last of Us Part 2in 2020 as one of the final first-party titles to bookend the PS4 generation. The game was a massive critical and commercial success, and even went on to win the coveted Game of the Year award that year. Although it was embroiled in a lot of controversy,The Last of Us Part 2achieved impressive sales figures, selling over 10 million copies as of 2022. Earlier this year, Sony released a remastered version of the game, and like withThe Last of Us Part 1remake, many expected a PC version to be announced alongside it, but it never ended up happening.
The Last of Us Part 1launched on PCabout six months after its debut on PS5, but no such confirmation was given forThe Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. Surprisingly, though, a new report from credible insiderbillbil-kun writing for Dealabsalleges that PlayStation has been sitting on a PC port forThe Last of Us Part 2 Remasteredfor at least seven months. The leaker claims that development on the port started in 2021 and has been completed since “at least” November 2023. It’s currently unknown why Sony is refraining from announcing the PC port, especially since 2024 marks four years since the game’s launch on PlayStation.
PlayStation May Be Waiting for Season 2 of the TV Series
The leaker theorizes that Sony may be holding off onThe Last of Us Part 2 Remastered’s PC port to launch it alongsideseason 2 ofThe Last of UsTVseries, which is set to premiere in the first half of 2025 on HBO. This is a likely theory, considering Sony’s pattern of releasing games adjacent to its PlayStation Productions projects in the same approximate timeframe.The Last of Usseason 2 will adapt the story ofThe Last of Us Part 2, so it’d make sense for the PC port to release around the show’s debut.
Season 2 ofThe Last of Usis currently filming, and if everything remains on track, Sony could release a trailer for the show in the second half of the year, and this announcement could formally revealThe Last of Us Part 2 Remastered’s PC port alongside it as well. For now, though,PC players only haveGod of War Ragnarokto look forward to in September 2024.
