The Last of Us' Naughty Dog Already Working on Next PS5 Exclusive

It's hopefully TLoU part 3. It seems silly to start the TV show without source material for a complete story.

I mean, last time ND presented a new IP was 10 years ago. It's already time for something new... Part III can arrive at the end of the generation in 2027/28.

Here me out, what if naughty dog isn't working on last of us part but a new ip.. What if visual arts isn't working on an uncharted game but the last of us part 3 and blue point is working on the next uncharted. I mean they teased a new uncharted game a couple week ago and do put out a tease like that it has to be further along than we think

@KaijuKaiser pretty clearly an uncharted game or tomb raider, but anyone who finished uncharted 4 knows who that could be.

They should move on from their previous IPs, that's obvious. I can imagine some soft sci-fi or an Alan Wake style story game.
I'm not really into fantasy games but knowing the quality of their products, that could go too.

Last of Us Part 2 Remake incoming.

We all know it’s TLOU Part III, although I really want to see a new IP from Naughty Dog.

Surely leave TLOS3 for the PS6, they can already get at least 2 more TV series from part 2, which is probably 4 or more years.
Like to see a new IP myself.

Exciting news, i ain’t an Uncharted fan, but for that fan base it would be nice to see that for them. I would take a Last of Us Part 3 all day. That series and God of War is why i even buy a PS. So for my own needs and wants that would be great, a new IP could be just the thing tho, it’s always great to see a new awesome IP start up. Whatever they make will be great, they are so talented.

I'm not convinced TLOU pt 3 is as easy of a sell (or surefire hit) with how divisive pt 2 was.

It may make sense for the TV show to feed the hunger for the IP (it's not like the existing games won't still sell well alongside new seasons), while they shift to new IP development to broaden Sony's portfolio.

You have to imagine Sony wants a surefire hit maker like ND to be introducing more IP so they have a stronger, broader portfolio. Anything with the ND logo slapped on it is gonna garner more interest (and higher sales) than anything the majority of their other studios would be putting out.

Hoping we actually see it on PS5 as an exclusive that pushes the system, versus coming up late 2027 and basically being cross gen for PS6.

With the delays we have seen lately this would not surprise me either though.

Cool more games is always welcome.word up son

I look forward to the last of us part 3.

Wasn't this the case before as well since they were developing uc3 and tlou simultaneously. I do hope that this news means that nd's output increases a bit.

Savage Starlight!!

uhh... yea... we knew that....?

@GamerStation257 I’ll not go with a full boycott, but where I live has rental services and I’ll just rent it.

It may not seem like that big of a deal, but I’ve bought every ND game for well over a decade including handhelds, but that stopped with TLoU Remaster Remaster.

I'll be genuinely disappointed if it's TLOU Part III.

TLOU 3, just do it.

Give gamers the Game and HBO more content for the TV show audience

Win, Win.

I really hope it’s a new ip

No matter what Neil says about Sony giving them autonomy, they are 100% telling him to make a part 3.

They don’t really have a choice.

Part II ended on basically a cliffhanger.

That wasn’t the case with the original game and frankly they probably should have stopped then. TLOU didn’t need a sequel.

But they didn’t do that; they made Part II so we need to finish the story. But Part III needs to be the final game in the franchise and then move onto a new IP.

SONY: Neil, you and your term have earned the right to make whatever you are collectively most excited about - just as long as its TLOU part 3.

@GamerStation257 I think pt2 is one of their best.

@OrtadragoonX I don't see how pt2 was a cliffhanger. The story of pt2 was fully complete and the only question was did ellie go back to jackson or not. which is meant to be open to interpretation. We also know Abby and Lev made it to Catalina Island

leave last of us 3 for the ps6 please. we need 5 years to digest the bitter sweet, noble failure that was the last of us 2. also, the time is ripe to tackle a new, fresh IP... a different genre entirely is in order. as a big fan of nd since the ps1 days, i am disappointed to see this obsessive focus on the last of us.

A new IP would be great. TLOU P3 can wait for now.

Its going to be another the last of us game. I hope they return to uncharted but the last of us is too big a cash cow for them. I would like them to try something different outside of crash,uncharted and tlou but if they really have to play safe i'd rather it be uncharted..

If it was a new IP Neil would have said to manage LOU expectations. He’s fairly honest in interviews.

It’s Part 3 folks.

Anything but part 3 please, part 2 kinda killed my excitement for the franchise. A new IP would be great

ND worked on both Uncharted and TLOU at the same time. They are a big company. I wouldn't be surprised if they were working on something not long after Lost Legacy. So I expect something other than Factions and TLOU3 to be revealed soon-ish.

I don't think they picked TLOU 3, I think they might be talking about the rumoured Sci-fi game.

@UltimateOtaku91
Ellie in space?

@GamerStation257 I wish people would stop saying they're going to boycott something. Absolutely tiresome.

Before the show became a hit I expected a new IP. However considering how popular the show turned out to be, TLOU3 feels like an inevitability. Playstation and HBO don't want a GoT situation on their hands again.

Love Naughty Dog, but really want to see a new IP.

I for one am hoping for a completely new IP from them. TLOU and Uncharted are both great games but a new installment of either just seems unnecessary and a wasted opportunity to do something new.

In fairness, @ED_209, for Part 3 to arrive in time for 2027/2028 ND would already have to be well involved in making it right now. I cannot imagine that much less than 3 years would be required for them to get it to the standard of the previous entries...

@BeerIsAwesome because somebody else is already making it.

You know they made other things right. You don’t need to put The Last of Us in the headline.

"most excited about" .... Jak and Daxter then?

@ED_209 and you think that this new game will arrive sooner?

I think we will be lucky if next ND game (outside of TLOU MP game) will be out before 2027.

Next? They haven’t done one ps5 exclusive yet…

@GamerStation257

And its just your opinion.

We are moving in circles. There are no facts just opinions.

I think its a supirior story than Part 1. The very predictible father daughter bonding story... but Part I is important for the emotional investment otherwise we wouldnt feel the rage we feel in Part 2.

It's likely Last Of Us 3, but there's a chance it could be Jak And Daxter.
He talked about how the team was split between making J&D and Last Of Us 2 a few years back and now he said it was the game they're most excited about.....it's not impossible we see Daxter again.

While I like the Last Of Us 2 I do agree TLOU has the best story wise, it's a far more less predictable story obviously unless you've played it. While the Last Of Us 2 story is given away within the first 30 minutes.
I hope ND are working on a new IP & do what Guerrilla Games did, a new IP totally different to TLOU or Uncharted.

See, what Naughty Dog does is take film and TV genres and improve upon them in game form, and they've done Treasure Hunter and they've done Zombie/Apocalypse and refreshed and made them incredibly accessible.

So what I want to see is them tackle something new taken from film and TV and improved upon. Might not be much point in westerns because of how Rockstar did that, I was wondering whether they might tackle Sci-fi or perhaps a World War setting as it's something that has been done a lot, but their team could take a different approach, especially for a war film game. Not just endless shooting CoD and Battlefield style, but something with much more character and a personal feel.

Please god don't be another TLOU game after this mp one! Do something new for gods sake.

@GamerStation257 I suggest you get that pitchfork ready then LOL

I think it will be a Part 3. Need to wrap that series up and get the next game out in time for a season 4 for the TV series. If they start working on it now it should be ready before then.

Also wouldn't be a good idea leaving it too late to make it otheriwse there would be a big leap from Part 2 that they could end up remastering Part 1 and 2 just to try look as good as 3. If they can get the third game done, it will free them up to move onto new IPs.

Can't wait to see something from them that is not the last of us or uncharted.

@Northern_munkey to be fair, though, the last of us 2 did not perform exceptionally well for them — at 10m+ units, that is less than half the sales of god of war (2018) and less than a third of spiderman. last of us 2 total sales are actually comparable to ghost of tsushima which is suprising considering the latter was a new IP and did not have the same level of hype and anticipation as the last of us sequel. i honestly don't know if i feel confident calling the last of us a cash cow franchise all considered. successful? absolutely... but meeting sales expectations? probably not. sure, it may yet reach 15m+ total sales after the pc port is released, but that is a still a far cry from a juggernaut IP. ultimately, i don't think last of us 2 sales were a factor in deciding their next game and i certainly hope they branch out and do something else since the franchise has become a bit worn at this point.

in one of the playstation commericials, there is a very short clip of a female character exploring a cave or ruins... seems like it could be uncharted 5 (with drake's daughter as the protagonist), although i have a feeling that project will be passed on to another studio with nd acting as a support studio or consultant.

@Porco i cant agree tbh with the sales from the original game,the remaster,the remake of the remaster,the 2nd game and thats probably going to be remade for the ps5 at some point,the tv series and the inevitable 2nd series. If the last of us isnt a cash cow then i dont know what is..fair play they came up with an idea and a story thats managed to keep people invested in it but i wish they would turn their obvious talent to something new.

Being one of a seemingly small minority not interested in either TLoU games or TV show, I would prefer a new IP as well.

I just hope they don't get forced into a part 3 because of the recent hype before they have a good story to tell. I'm also hoping those old rumours about Naughty Dog working on a sci-fi game are true and that's what they went with

@Fiendish-Beaver @Godot25 - Naughty Dog confirmed that they're able to produce multiple games at the same time now. If the next game is a new IP (and it's already in full production), I bet that there's a smaller team already working on TLOU3 if that's on the plans.

I wish part 3 the last of us with joel coming back as a zombie or infected as we know, and kill EVERYONE in the game. after that a game about another infestation or zombie or even better... in space like dead space but with more freedom. Yap a open world will be good.

Already? Presumably they would have started a long time ago?

@ED_209 One team is working on TLOU MP game. Other team is working on new IP (probably). TLOU MP game is supposed to be live service, so you need to support it after launch with new content. So TLOU MP team won't be suddenly be able to make another game.

My guess is
TLOU MP game 2024 (at best)
new IP 2027

@PhantomMenace84 loved the ending myself. Hopefully PT3 focuses solely on Abbie.

@SolaceCreed if the 2nd game spans 2 seasons they got more then enough time to do. they aren't exactly rushing to film the 2nd season.

@BeerIsAwesome uncharted is done at naughty dog ,but another studio has taken the game over.

reading the interview they said they restructured the studio so they can work on more then one game. so with that they are prob working on the new game along with finishing up the mp last of us game , once the mp game is done , i'm sure that team will start on the 3rd last of us game.

@Godot25 i feel like they've been working on the new game already for a while , so 2025 isn't out of the question.

@GamerStation257 yeah. Mechanically and technologically the game is a marvel. They worked the hell out of that team. But its always the story thats divisive with people. I personally like the revenge story more than any of their other games. But i also don't think anyone can say it's objectively a poorly written story.

I find every single one of their games technically impressive but boring and beige.

@twitchtvpat I don't think so.
Even in 2021/2022 it sounded like ND have not yet decided what they want to do. From interviews and stuff like that. I guess that main chunk of studio was working on TLOU MP game and remake of first game.

Also, game productions are just longer now. SSM made Ragnarok - basic sequel, in almost 5 years. Same for Guerrilla with HFW. In PS3 era studios were able to make this kind of sequel in 2 years.

So if SSM/Guerrilla needed 5 years for sequel, do you really think that Naughty Dog would be able to produce new IP (if it is new IP) in less? I really doubt that tbh. But I admire your optimism.

@Godot25 i guess we'll find out