Update: Neil Druckmann has taken to the PlayStation Blog to confirm the delay to The Last of Us: Part II. The game will now be launching on 29th May, 2020.
"While we’re relieved that we won’t have to compromise our vision, we’re disappointed that we weren’t able to avoid this exact situation," Druckmann says. "We wish we could’ve foreseen the amount of polish we needed, but the size and scope of this game got the better of us. We hate disappointing our fans and for that we’re sorry."
Update: ZhugeEX, the Twitter user in question who originally tweeted out that unexpected news was on its way for a Sony first-party title, has responded to the news by saying: "A little over 3 months from the original date." If taken literally, this means that The Last of Us: Part II could now launch in either late May or early June.
Original story: Speculation of unexpected news concerning a Sony first-party project has been doing the rounds across the PlayStation community for the past 24 hours, and unfortunately, it looks like it's going to be true. Kotaku reports that The Last of Us: Part II has been delayed from its original 21st February 2020 release date to a launch a few months later in the Spring.
Sources have been in contact with the ever-reliable Jason Schreier to confirm the delay. "The news isn’t official yet, and Sony didn’t respond to a request for comment yesterday, but Kotaku has heard from two people familiar with goings-on at Naughty Dog that the game is bumped to spring."
If proven to be true, which it more than likely will be, it's a very strange move on the behalf of Naughty Dog and Sony. The follow-up to Joel and Ellie's original PS3 adventure was subject to a State of Play unveiling late last month that showed off a brand new trailer and a confirmed launch date. To suddenly delay the title just a few weeks later doesn't make a whole lot of sense to us. What was the point of the livestream reveal in the first place?
What do you think of this apparent delay? Are you happy the game is supposedly getting more time in development? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
[source kotaku.com, via twitter.com, blog.us.playstation.com]
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Well it's either this or Iron Man VR.
Maybe their adding the MP mode that everyone complained about.
The delay doesn't really matter, but it's weird this close to the announcement.
Hm, it’s a rumour for now but even so, it doesn’t make too much sense to me.
How weird to delay it, like, a month after announcing the release date.
It's for the best, though. Jan - Apr is a crowded period.
Well then they better have more Ellie editions up for sale then cause I missed out!
If true, it'll have to wait a lot longer for me because I'll be playing Cyberpunk 2077 for months.
@get2sammyb yep, that breaking my heart right now.. arrghhhhhh
Still, I am sure I'll find plenty of other stuff to say in the meantime but Feb release date seemed ideal for me.
If true, where does this leave Ghost of Tsushima ?
@oatmealwarrior92 maybe August or September
As much of a bummer as that is, it's probably for the best. It gives Iron Man and FF7 more roo to breathe, and launching in a less crowded window might do The Last of Us 2 some good as well.
Either way, we should all know by now that Naughty Dog releases their games when they're done, so a delay isn't that surprising.
That's weird considering ND just announced the release date.
Also we don't have spring in here.
that sucks if true.
i don't think they would delay because it's release period being to crowded because TLOU 2 will sell like hotcakes anyway. it would not suffer at all.
maybe they want to it to be a cross gen game releasing both for the ps4 and ps5 at the same time?
something must have happened development wise because you don't announce a release date with all the special editions if you have doubts regarding the release window being to crowded just a month before the delay.
I freaking called this when they announced the date 😂 “how soon until they delay the last of us” because naughty dog always does a month or 2 delay on all their recent games 😂
@jdv95 They may still feel that February was crowded so best to maximize sales elsewhere. Iron Man VR was coming out a week later so they may have needed to protect that.
Or it could come down to the fact that internally they've now decided to add more features to the game.
@AdamNovice could be.
but i would not bet on them adding the MP to the game though.
afterall they want to make that a stand alone game on it's own kinda.
it could suffer if they would now add it into the TLOU 2 instead of keeping the vision they have for the MP just because some people lost their minds over the fact that it would not be in part 2 itself.
( which is already forgotten by those same people)
If this delay is true, I don't think it's down to the busy release schedule. The Last of Us is a juggernaut and can hang with any popular franchise. I can only think it's due to some kind of unforeseen circumstance.
@get2sammyb yeah i thought Neil said he want make sure that he announce release date at right time when game is closer to release. ughh this is happening now
@jdv95 Well I'm just coming up with suggestions. I admit it does seem strange.
I would rather it be highly polished and the best it can possibly be than rushed.
Uncharted 4 was delayed multiple times. Originally slated for end of 2015 to March 18, 2016 to April 26 to May 10. It was worth the wait.
Probably in the minority here, but this is fine news by me. Still haven't actually broken the seal on my copy of TLOU!
there must be something really important they need to do if they delay it so soon after giving it a release date and when they went to so much trouble to announce the date the way they did
plus now it avoids the FFVII Remake
can i post a link to a youtube vid here?
FINAL FANTASY 7 is probably why.
Sony should make TLOU a PS5 launch title and take advantage of the fully power system. It will be a console seller and plus there are to many great games coming out next year. FF7, cyberpunk, personal royal, marvel avengers etc.
I can only think of something really bad with the game itself that needs to be addressed. But how it came up so close to the release date, and even after going public with the release date.
@Morenoj1220 that would only work if it still releases on the ps4.
they can't just market the game on ps4 for such a long time to than just announce it will be a ps5 exclusive.
and yes it would sell consoles but they would still lose way more sales by leaving out the ps4 market.
what about this delay doesn't make sense to the editors? i doubt they did this on purpose so to be pouty about it is odd. two months is a fairly long time so they must have found a big enough reason and/or problem with the game that warranted it. either that or they no longer liked their release date and decided to create some more space around it.
@Morenoj1220 it is probably too late for that. the game has been built from the ground up to take advantage of the ps4/pro. to shoehorn it onto the ps5 with some superficial performance boosts would be sad. also, are you saying it should be exclusive to ps5 only? that would be the most alienating and kick in the teeth sony moment ever so no thanks! the ps5 enhanced port will likely come, but not for at least a year or more after the ps4 release.
@jdv95 I forgot to mention to also release on ps4 also. I’m just thinking on how well this game would it be if it was built for ps5 with the power it will have but also release for PS4.
@Morenoj1220 that would be awesome indeed.
@Morenoj1220 no.. everyone want get PS5 on launch day but shipment shortage gonna be huge problem for every countries that over 10 millions people want play TLOU 2 on ps5
what? for christ sake, why announce a release date and then delay it further Anyway?
@huyi maybe it is Business decision by Sony
https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/10/24/the-last-of-us-part-ii-comes-to-ps4-in-may/ And there we have it... new date confirmed!
I just don't get how they didn't see that they needed more time for polish. Strange.
It's the correct decision. Credit to them. Can't wait to play it. I have the special edition preordered.
At least they're delaying it now and not a month from release.
@jdv95 it's not gonna release at the same time on ps4/5. 5 won't be here till at least late 2020,even then it'll probably just be an announcement.
I'm glad ND came out to not only say certain parts of the game needed more time but also that they don't want to stress their workers out. ND have had huge crunch periods in the past so hopefully their understanding that now.
i'm not particularly bothered, i'll play it whenever it comes out. delays happen of course, but it is slightly embarrassing that a month after having a big press blowout and annoucing the release date, that it's decided it needs three months more.
I'm ok with this. Delay the game until the ps5 for all I care. Just make sure it works at launch unlike wwe 2k20 or nba 2k20, oh put in multiplayer.
Thank you.
@ApostateMage same here, I don't see myself playing much else when that comes out for some time
Hey somebody told me Sony didn't want to release Days Gone and TLOU2 within a year so that must be the reason.
Haha
Jk
Someone realized, omg we are too close to Days Gone release and they are so SiMiLaR... haha
Oh my heart hurt hearts so much.
Not a big deal at all. Gives them more time to polish it.
@get2sammyb Re: State of Play unveiling
Only since nobody else mentioned it yet somehow - it's almost the exact same thing that happened to FFXV; big announcement event w/ a release date, then delay it a month later.
Hopefully it turns out better than FFXV. It better anyway.
Guess Gods & Monsters scared them off. Oh wait.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/10/ubisofts_open-world_adventure_gods_and_monsters_appears_to_have_been_delayed
I am going to wait for the ps5 remaster anyway...i just started on The last Guardian. Cool game. Has nothing to do with this topic, but who cares.
Edit: ofcourse! it has the same two words, now i know why i felt the urge to mention it.
Shame, but not a worry.. Maybe Factions coming out at same time?
Rather a delayed game then a broken or bad game.
Ah, my Birthday. That shall be a good 30th Birthday gift.
@Playstation5 yes but it's a bad one, why announce a release date be unsure and then change it anyway?
Gutted but Cyberpunk and FF7 Remake were gonna make my already burgeoning backlog worse.
I trust ND so i know they must have a good reason for this.
@Neolit Hahaha if I gotta be honest Ellie was quite annoying. I mean I get it you're extremely loyal but that bad guy in the snow area just wanted to be friends at first 😆 I mean he was Dutch Van Der Linde gang bad but like them, he could've been nice if Ellie gave him chance.
Good, now I'll be able to give FF VII remake the attention it deserves.
Rather have a polished game, sounds good to me. No other game even compares, guess I just have to play the overhyped Cyberpunk until then.
I am a bit surprised but not disappointed because I have about 10+ big games to play still (I'm am very behind, even more now since I discovered the Borderlands games) So I don't mind at all.
Strange to be delayed now as mentioned but I'm actually happy about this. It's gonna give a few other games room to breathe. Also, the extra polish can only help.
Annoyingly though, I've just started replaying TLoU in preparation for 2. I should have waited until nearer the release date.
Hurts to hear especially since Doom Eternal has just been delayed, but if it's gotta be done it's gotta be done.
@Flopsy You are joking right? They were busy making Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy for the past 5 years. AAA games don't grow on trees you know.
@Netret0120 yeah you are right, at least we have cyberpunk to look forward to in the meantime.
I want this game on a disc. So hopefully this delay will remove the need for a huge day one patch and the usual, soon after release, updates that attempt to fix stuff.
I'd rather it late than not finished. I've no problem with this at all.
I have 100% trust in Naughty Dog. Never change.
Disappointing, but on the bright size it gives me more time to play thru my backlog of older games.
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