Update 2: Off the back of the entire thing leaking, Sony has officially announced The Last of Us Part II Remastered. As previously reported, it launches on the 19th January, and will feature graphical improvements, a brand new, roguelike survival mode, and the ability to explore some cut content.
But perhaps the most important piece of information is that if you own The Last of Us Part II on PS4, you'll be able to upgrade to the remaster for $10. This falls in line with Sony's previous upgrade paths for titles like Ghost of Tsushima. What's more, you can transfer your save data from the PS4 version.
Developer Naughty Dog has also shared a bunch of screenshots, which we've embedded below.
Update: According to yet more leaks, The Last of Us Part II Remastered will launch on the 19th January, 2024. The date is included in a trailer that's been discovered through the PlayStation Network's backend. The trailer makes no mention of a PC version — just PS5.
Original Story: Following on from earlier reports that The Last of Us: Part II is almost certainly getting a PS5 remaster, the rumoured title has now leaked through the PlayStation Store (or more specifically, sites like PS Deals that utilise unpublicised data from the PlayStation Network).
Officially titled The Last of Us Part II Remastered, this PS5 re-release will boast "a host of graphical improvements", 4K resolution in Fidelity Mode, improved load times, and full DualSense controller functionality.
All the stuff you'd expect, then, but this remaster apparently takes things further. The product description describes 'No Return' — "a roguelike survival mode" in which "you choose your path through a series of randomized encounters".
It continues: "Play as a host of different unlockable characters, some never-before playable in The Last of Us franchise, each with unique gameplay traits. The variety of challenges feature different foes and memorable locations from throughout Part II, all culminating in tense boss battles." Given how good Part II's combat system is, this could be a really cool addition.
There's more, though. "Lost Levels" will also be included, allowing you to "explore early-development versions of three new levels not seen in the original". Loads of developer commentary is bundled in as well, and there's even a new "Guitar Free Play" mode where you can unlock additional instruments. Fair enough.
At the time of writing, the remaster doesn't have a set release date. It's possible (perhaps even probable) that we'll get one during The Game Awards next month.
What do you make of all this? Would all of these new features tempt you to return to The Last of Us: Part II? Or are you just desperate for a totally new Naughty Dog game? Prepare yourself for pain in the comments section below.
[source psdeals.net, via twitter.com]
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sounds ok but not if they plan to seel it for 70
@DualWielding Yeah it's all going to come down to the price.
So it has extra content and seems much more worth the second purchase than TLOU 1 remake, though people will still complain.
This game squeezed all the graphical awesomeness out of the PS4 and still looks better than most PS5 games to date. Unless the remaster squeezes all the awesome out of the PS5, I do not see the point in upgrading.
I'm in as long as the price is reasonable. It is simply one of the best games I've ever played.
I also think its hilarious that any mention of PC is a ghost town, the Jimbo Ryan era is officially OVER lol
Well that sounds pretty damn great. I've been holding off a replay just in case a remaster happened and i'm glad i did.
@UltimateOtaku91 If is $70 people better complain and if there's no upgrade path then I hope we take it to the streets 😊
Also, it's missing the thing the game needs the most... an option to play Ellie's and Abbey's campaing as separate things
Look, is this needed? No, of course not. Will I still buy it? Absolutely! TLOU2 is probably my favourite game of all time, so if there’s an ultimate version of my ultimate game, I have to have it. It will also be a great excuse to replay it as it’s been a while. Take price out of the equation and TLOU1 is still a great time on PS5 and I’m glad I bought that.
"Cut levels" is a bit clickbaity, no?
Surely lost levels, as in the report itself, would be better.
Depends on the so called three lost levels.
If they full real levels with real game play, like levels in the real game with shooting etc then maybe it has got my interest a little.
Pretty cool, but man naughty dog must have the worse luck when it comes to leaks. The game awards is starting to look like a lot of ps games are going to show. Tlous 2 remaster, gow spinoff title, death stranding 2 is highly likely, and I think we could possibly see either Stella blade or rise o ronin since is due soon
@DualWielding
I feel like it’s illogical to think this will be any less than $70, based on the patterns we’ve seen:
1. The only PS5 game Sony hasn’t made $70 was Miles, but with how well it sold, I’d bet they’ve regretted that.
2. TLoU Remake was $70.
3. There was major backlash over TLoU part 1 being $70. Then, it sold millions of copies.
4. TLoU part 2 really didn’t sell great, relatively speaking—compared to TLoU part 1 especially, but also to other recent PS exclusives; so, I’m sure Sony would love to make as much money as possible on this remake.
5. Sounds like they’re adding a good bit of new stuff.
Or, I could be wrong.
I will gladly buy this at $70. I’m not saying everyone has to, but I find the complaining and “outrage” very frustrating. Does no one realize that Sony’s single player cinematic type games are dying—or at least becoming much less common? The business model simply limits profitability per player when compared to GAAS games. There’s a reason Sony is one of the only ones doing them.
If we want to keep getting these SP games, people have to stop the outrage at things like this. At the bare minimum, charging $70 for a remaster or remake—esp one with a new game mode and new extra content—is no worse than charging $20 for a simple Fortnite skin that probably took a few hours to make.
Like part I it will all come down to price and/or if there is a chance to upgrade our current copies. If they are charging 70 plus no way to upgrade then they can shove it in the same place that they shoved Naughty Dog's talent
@JSnow2 your probably see a PC release closer to the second season.
Just focus on making Last of Us 3 please
Also would be good if the three lost levels are woven into the game at different points in the storyline and in the right places.
@Dragonaged
Totally agree with that.
Will be fours years in 2024 since we have seen anything new or a little showcase of what any new game ND are producing.
@Maddie47 let the people have their opinions ffs
Excellent news.
Lost levels sounds very interesting if legit.
It would have been the perfect opportunity to launch Factions too. A shame it won't happen, but the main game is outstanding anyway so I won't complain.
The first three months of 2024 are going to be absolutely jammed though.
Next gen I'm definitely getting two consoles instead of three.
I'm a sucker for the best game ever made, so I'm down to pay $70 for this. Plus, it sounds like it's getting way more than I thought it would. RE Mercenaries style mode No Return sounds awesome. Love to see lost levels and developer commentary. I think the coolest feature they could add would be to remix the story however you want, play through your own designed timeline of events . Or just give us one cool alternative directors cut.
This is a great game that I don't feel like I need to revisit yet, and if I did I would just play my PS4 version.
Just waiting for something new of substance from 1st party...
Absolutely will be buying this a second time! I also hope they release a steelbook to go alongside it. That and the extra content would make a full price purchase worth it.
I wonder if the roguelite mode with new playable characters is them salvaging what value they can from the development and assets from Factions and bundling it in here before they cancel it?
I will be shocked if i isn't full price.
As it’s a remaster rather than a remake I am hoping for some kind of upgrade path, rather than it being full price, but who knows!
Just give us an upgrade path. That's all I ask.
Quite an accomplishment for this series with just 2 games to be sold 5 different times.
My favorite game ever I'll be buying it.
$70 brand new, 25/30 for upgrade maybe if you own the original version?
Why?? Like literally what’s the point
@Jayslow Still nothing compared to Skyrim and GTA 5.
@Juanalf That's fair, although no one is being forced to buy the game at £70, you can either buy it cheaper physically new or second hand, or digitally several weeks after release when it's on sale. So far this gen not once have I paid £70 for a new game.
@Maddie47 Why should people keep thwir opinions to themselves, specially in a comment section... Made exactly for people to share their opinions, as you just did?
Oh boy I hope they've learned their lessons from part 1 remake even if this part 2 remastered is getting more stuff. Can smell £70 or £60. If they have learned hopefully it's massively reduced if already purchased the PS4 version or at the very least half of £70 if already have the game. Wasn't expecting all the extra stuff added to it, depends what the extra stuff contains and how good it is
Can they give us a barebones Factions 2 included please? At least fix all the glitches in the original and repack it in?
Honestly don’t care anymore. Naughty Dog have been milking The Last of Us franchise for way too long now considering there are only two games and a TV show. Yes, I enjoyed both of them but they were fine as they were and should I wish to play them again I’m happy with the originals. Explore unfinished levels? A new mode? It’s all just smoke and mirrors to get people to cough up more money for the same game which, let’s not forget, resulted in a tidal wave of hatred and vitriolic slander regarding certain narrative choices that was pathetic at best …
… but I digress, I’ll play a Part 3, another Uncharted game or, god forbid, a brand new game with no Nate or Joel in sight but please just leave it behind and move in now. Seems this Naughty Dog doesn’t know any new tricks!
ngl, I'm down to buy and if it means not having to deal with those load times...
Ps blog just announced $10 upgrade path. Not bad!
https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-coming-to-ps5-on-january-19-2024/
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@hi_drnick yeah Lost Levels sounds good — a little known fact, did you know The Last of Us 2 in Japan was originally a game called Doki Doki Panic...
@Maddie47 “You’ll get your $70 “remaster” of a 3 year old game and you’ll like it!”
Absolute state of the industry.
@CP2 I don’t think their cinematic games are dying. If anything they’re more popular than ever. That’s why we’re still getting them. Nintendo does it too. That’s true they want to get into GAAS but they don’t want that to be what they’re known for. I’ll probably gladly buy this for $70 too though. I was worried about getting part 1 for $70 but the games too good not to. And part 2 imo is better.
https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-coming-to-ps5-on-january-19-2024/
$10 upgrade for PS4 version owners confirmed!
Lost levels......guitar play........WOW!
So ....it will be OK if we pay 80 euros for a remake.
This is a joke.
11 years remakes and remasters.
ENOUGH Naughty dog!
@DualWielding it'll be a premium full price game as they justify it with all the extras.
Does TLoU2 need a remaster? No.
Will I buy it? Also no, its asinine to relaunch a $70 dollar game released less than half a decade ago, put some """upgrades""" on it and call it a remaster.
Just vote with your wallets people, the sound of money going away is stronger than any words you can utter.
Looks like we've found Game Awards 2024's GotY winner and 2024 hasn't even begun yet
I honestly don’t care if the game is $70.00 — it’s an instant buy for me. I have the platinum for both games and I’ll definitely replay this and get the platinum once again. The first one is my favorite game of all time, and the second one is just in a league of its own. Hopefully, they will make more games set in this universe because there are so many stories that could be told. I’d love a DLC of Ish at some point, or even a standalone game.
They uploaded the trailer in YouTube https://youtu.be/Ye3st9z6jQY?si=vJazCOJCMQjRzp1_
Too bad they didn’t go with directors cut, remaster seems to break peoples brains for some ***** reason
I wasn't going to pay 70$ for this (love the cover art though) but the 10$ upgrade path is something I would do. Looks like I will re-play this in January.
Naughty Dog's website says owners of the PS4 game can upgrade for $10 USD, so people can relax. They won't relax, but... they can.
This game arguably still has better graphics than any 1st party Xbox exclusive and it launched on PS4 lmao.
I'll gladly fork over that $10 to see what naughty dog has done with it.
A 10 dollar upgrade path including the PS4 disc version and you can import your old save file?
I was already all in but for a tenner it's a no brainer for me.
@JSnow2 If that the case... Buying Nixxes was completely pointless. They're a PC porting studio, that what they do.
I'll bite at $10.
$10 for all that in the upgrade? Noice!
I appreciate the €10 upgrade path. I already own the PS4 version and I know I wouldn't be prepared to pay full Price for this.
Pretty stoked for this. I’ll buy Part 1 and upgrade Part 2 when I decide to replay them consecutively. Been wanting to replay both for awhile now!
I have the PS4 version still in shrink wrap. I think I paid around £7. I have never played TLOU2 so I'll definitely pick this up.
However, Naughty Dog, please start doing new things. The Uncharted series is my favourite ever and you're one of my favourite developers ever. But I want you to do more than just remakes. Give us fans something new.
I bought TLOU2 dirt cheap in a sale a while back and never got round to playing it even though I enjoyed the first one and the series so at an upgrade for a tenner I'll probably jump on the hype train and play it for the first time then!
Roguelike mode sounds pretty fun.
Gotta wonder if that's where some of the assets/environments of the (maybe) cancelled Factions 2 game went.
You can take my 10 bucks Mr Naughty dog. Glad to see there’s an upgrade path. They should have done this for part 1 but better late than never.
Well that's the biggest no Brainer 10 Bucks I'll spend.
So happy there's an upgrade path.
wow didn't think it was just 10 bucks since you already got the original for 15 or so in a sale, cool
Okay I can do $10 so fine Sony I'll bite! I still would like to see a new IP from ND soon but I'll nibble on these scraps on the mean time
im relieved this is only $10, its a nice price for the roguelike, lost levels and 4k
How about let me transfer my game to my digital PS5 since I bought The Last of US Part 2 on disc for the PS4.
Over the moon at this upgrade path with the extra mode and other features added too. Couldn't be more happier at this announcement as a fan of this game. New IP and Part 3 in the near future in any order and ND will be back on top, just gonna take a little time, Factions 2 as well if or when it happens🐶🐕
Are they redoing the graphics like they did with part 1. It looked really nice. I havent played the second one. Does it look like a full upgrade like the first one on ps5 to you guys?
That's $10 I'll gladly spend.
@TheCollector316 💯
I’ll definitely be buying the $10 upgrade: it’s one of my all-time favorite games, so this is a no-brainer. Looking forward to all the extra content, but what I really cannot figure out is how they can possibly make it look better graphically. With the remaster of Part 1, yes; the graphics of the PS4 version were outdated and the remaster of Part 1 is a definite and strong visual improvement. But Part 2 is already one of the most visually stunning games that exists (exceeded in my opinion only by Horizon Burning Shores) : I just can’t imagine much room for improvement in that regard. We shall see, I suppose. (But I remember thinking the same thing when the Horizon Burning Shores DLC came out, given how good the base Forbidden West game is visually: “how could they possibly improve it?” But Burning Shores definitely upped the ante visually; hopefully this remake will be able to do the same!)m
Edit: might be spending more than $10 anyway, because I just read the full announcement, which includes info about the “The Last of Us Part II Remastered W.L.F. Edition!” https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-coming-to-ps5-on-january-19-2024/
Ergh... to call it boring is an understatement. Does naughty dog even make new games anymore? What is happening to this studio?! They used to make 3 Uncharted's (and one TLOU) in one generation. Went down to one Uncharted and one TLOU and now nothing at all in 3 years of ps5. Like... what is going on?! Did they let go of Amy Hennig for this?! Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
What is naughty dog doing? They are starting to resemble a studio that would be under take2 or EA or something. I hope they are actually working on something decent.
@Ward_ting
Not bad. Witcher upgrade was nice like that.
MIght see if I can get a cheapo copy of the PS4 version used the upgrade for the 10.
Never played either though I own 1 on the PS3. I'll grab that one cheap used eventually as well.
I don't mind it. There are a lot of us that never played these games or had a PS4 or whatever. I'm sure ND is working on other things. Devs can have more than 1 thing working at a time.
I am shocked they aren't charging full price...I haven't played it yet ..I've had it in the cellophane wrapping for like 2 years lol
Not since the infamous reveal of GTA V's PS5 port have I ever felt this little excitement for anything. Truly a momentous achievement, Sony.
Just grabbed a new copy of the PS4 disc for 20$. So 10$ for the update and 30$ seems reasonable for a game I've never played that folks seem to think is a very good experience.
I'm sick of open world stuff so going for more curated games that don't last 100 hours. I hope this is a nice 8 hour time that I can finish.
A remake and a remaster of The Last of Us series, but we still have no idea when Naughty Dog will actually release an actual new game. They've hit it out of the park so far this gen...
The only real positive here is the fact that they are only charging $10 for the upgrade. One could still argue that these things should be free, but for better or for worse this is still better than the ridiculous $70 price tag for Part 1.
@sword_9mm 😅 it’s more like 25-30 hours, but still jam packed and very good
@Nem Almost like making PS3 games and making PS5 games are two different things. Games take far longer to make nowadays especially the games the likes of ND and R* put out.
@Shstrick
Yeah I know; I just want something I can play through the story and be done. I don't need a big map and all that.
I still need to get to playing the Uncharted bundle. I still need to play the side game with the chick (forget her name) and Uncharted 4. Still longer than 8 hours but still nice to play a game that isn't 'go to icon do thing'....
TLoU2 is amazing, that's one of the few games I'd want to replay. $10 upgrade path, nice!
I would like to see a new Naughty Dog game, of course. I don't care if it's a sequel or a new franchise, I'd just like to see a new game. But this is still awesome.
The game is still too fresh in my mind for me to want to replay it again. What if they remastered some old games instead?
Reading some of the comments that were posted before the update that there is a 10 dollar upgrade path is actually quite funny. I love it how certain some people are over things.
This a good deal and all, but I do wish we'd hear more about a new game already.
What a Joke seriously and I read some comments people not complain about this . Guys come on this is not good. This game will out exactly same original one ovw I forgot you can play guitar as much as you want..
The price is a pleasant surprise. It's exactly where it should be, but a pleasant surprise none the less.
Looks like I'll be replaying TLOU2 in January!
It looks practically like the PS4 version with the PS5 patch. And that was such a long linear experience that I think the devs had a reason to cut content. There are so many new fantastic games out there, I will play them instead.
@sword_9mm it's... More like 20-30 hours depending on your level of completionism. You're in for a treat, though!
I must say that $10 upgrade path seems more than fair. Happy I don't have to pay $70 for it. Just grab TLOS2 on sale.
Forgive me if I'm wrong but everyone complaining about the £70 mark... why wouldn't one just find a cheap copy of the original and pay the extra £10 on top for the upgrade?
@TheIdleCritic the first comments were from the original article before they announced the pricing.
@Balosi Ah.
I'm happy with the upgrade path and this is what should have happened for the previous game too. I'll be getting this as its probably my favourite PS4 exclusive and it'll be nice for it not to use an extra 20GB of "other" in my storage
RemasterStation 5.
Don't think I'll be upgrading. I enjoyed the game but didn't love it. It's not a game I would be rushing back to for another play but I'd always go back to Part 1.
I really hate roguelike games and for that reason I can't get into Returnal so the No Return is useless to me. The only thing that attracts me is the Lost Levels and Dualsense features. Think I'll just hold out for PS+ as it's not wothy of a £10 upgade for me
@carlos82 differences between them is that TLoUP1 was advertised as a remake of the original in 2’s engine, which meant that it was considered a fully-made title. This is a straight up PS5 port, same as Ghost or Spider-Man Remastered, with platform-exclusive enhancements, but still using the same engine as its PS4 release. This would’ve made no sense to have no upgrade path, especially as the upgrade is minimal (1 remake used 2’s engine and made improvements, this is just 2 being rereleased with those improvements discovered when remaking 1).
@DarkTron regardless of how you want to dress it up I stand by my opinion, it was fundamentally the exact same game with prettier graphics that was already playable on PS5 and its pricing was absurd
Whilst it's welcome they've been forward enough to spell out the upgrade path for PS4 owners, it's a shame that upper management of ND/& or Sony don't share the same love for redoing a Jak & Daxter remaster (or a better PS2 emulation for PS5),or a Ratchet & Clank style reboot if they were looking at a project for those not involved in Factions or whatever else they're doing.😑
£10 upgrade could be worth it now.
For me it depends on those 3 lost levels thing.
Now that’s all out in the open date and upgrade path.
Sony, ND give us some new now.
We need some of your new big AAA games from your studios in 2024.
Nearly fell off my chair when looking at the box art🤯.
Love me a good video game cover
@Mauzuri Your lack of confidence in them doesn't prove anything. Your negativity, doubt, and skepticism aren't a source. You'll find out the same as the rest of us if any new IPs are coming from their studio, but just because something hasn't been announced doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Buy this remaster or don't. It's not that big a deal.
Glad they announced it now rather than underwhelming everyone at the game awards with a trailer voice "world premiere!"
Right so this will maybe be a good excuse to replay the game again.
I'm in for 10.
Well worth it.
I'm glad they didn't opt for a sneaky re release without upgrade.
The last of us 2 is perfection graphically for the ps4 and holds up as a good ps5 game. Ill buy the upgrade.
@Mauzuri I'm sorry but your just be an absolute drama queen. Lost faith in Sony a long time ago?
We got Horizon Zero Dawn 2017. A Brand New IP.
And then sequel to it in 2022.
From a studio who literally just made Killzone, a mid tier sales wise ip since ps2.
We had a reboot God Of War in 2018.
Then a sequel in 2022. From the studio who literally only has done arcade God of war games, of which were getting stale by the end.
Then we got Ghost Of Tsushima, a fresh an absolute epic game, literally made at the end of the PS4 life, with an upgraded version for PS5. Launched 2020. From a studio who only had really done infamous which got stale by 3
We have had
Demon Souls
Returnal
Astro
Probably more I cant think of.
And just to tie it back.
The Last Of Us Part 2 was released literally in 2020.
We are only 3 to 4 year removed from that game not 10 years.
So reality
3 brand new ips
1 total reboot gameplay wise (God Of War)
1 Stella Remaster (demon Souls)
1 upgraded remaster (last of us)
This isn't including the effort by insomniac who are top dogs in releasing games quickly
I'm not sure how someone can lose faith in Sony, when since the playstation existed, has now got the most first party top rated games ever created.
People have very short memories of how things used to be
While I too am furious about ND still saying nothing about anything new I am glad that 10 bucks upgrade path there for new rogulike mode which I will play for hours with that masterpiece gameplay and Lost Levels.
Please announce something new in 2024.
For those wondering why Sony and ND are doing this—it’s uh…it’s to make money. Heaps of money. HBO’s first season of TLOU was wildly successful. There are lots of people playing though these games for the first time. For gamers like us on this website who’ve almost certainly played through already, well, we can upgrade for the reasonable price of 10 bucks. Or not at all. People are all fired up in the comments. The only valid concern I see is that this distracts ND from making new games. But that’s not true either. They’re gonna hire a handful of devs to touch up some textures for this remaster knowing it will easily pay for itself. All the while they’ll keep working on whatever new game they have in the cards.
@DennisReynolds That would be an excuse if insomniac wasn't giving an example of how it's done. 🤷
What’s the point! The games only a couple years old ffs
Ahhhhhh a 10 pound upgrade fee......i think they got me. I'm intrigued by the sound of the lost levels, and this game is just so good. Presumably the levels will be fully fleshed out as the description leaves a few questions
@Nem Name another Dev whose putting out the same output.
Happy with the £10 upgrade path, atleast now that £70 is one less thing for people to moan about.
Good job people in the comments don't game on Nintendo, they would be moaning about "Ports" and "Remasters" monthly.
I have the disk version. I'm I going to be able to upgrade for €10? I truly hope so...
Cant wait for this, £10 upgrade is more than fair.
I said I'd bite for a $10 upgrade and they at least are adding some content this time around unlike TLOU1 so I'll get it. Good on ya ND.
I'll try posting this here, see if anyone has a sense of humour unlike Eurogamer.
The thing is, the PS4 one is already so eye-poppingly gorgeous I don't see what more they can do with it that would be worth the money? I mean, as much as I think the story is deeply flawed and will age horribly when we look back at the "woke entitlement era" what with all the shoehorned in LGBTQIA+ diversity, very much going to be a product of it's time, you can't argue that it isn't gorgeous and it's a very accessible game for a lot of people, probably because it's fairly simple if you're not disabled and if you are, credit to the Dog, they really made it approachable for players who have mobility issues in one or both hands as well as the "becoming more standard" good stuff like compensation for colour blind players stuff.
It won't change the story, it won't change the visuals much, the controls are already good... it's not going to be a huge leap like PS3 to PS5 versions of Part 1 though. And for the record I still prefer the 2013 original on the PS3 because it's downright impressive seeing how much performance the Dog was able to wring out of the at that point aging PS3 hardware. So much so that it killed a lot of the old ones due to how thoroughly well optimised it was to the SPUs of the CellBE. It's humbling and adds an extra element playing such a good game with the gratitude that it hasn't slayed your console yet.
Still, for only ten bucks... lotta people will try it so it's a good price point.
Life is too short to play the same game again, even if the game is good. There's many different games out there and an increasing backlog for me so thanks TLOU2 we'll never see each other again.
@Mauzuri I'm not sure where you're getting almost ten years from, The Last of Us Part 2 only released in 2020, which unless I'm mistaken is only three years ago. Given how long game development for a game of their quality takes these days I wouldn't be expecting to hear any announcements for their next main project for a little while yet.
They have more remasters/remakes than original games now in this franchise.
@BossBE All previous Sony games with upgrade paths such as ghost of tsushima, uncharted 4/lost legacy etc etc have allowed people with the disc to upgrade for the same price point so i'll be amazed if they didn't allow it for this
@UltimateOtaku91
TBH they should've lead with that.
Imagine how lesser the backlash would be if the trailer was like "TLoU Part 2 Complete Edition, upgrade from your PS4 version for 10 bucks or buy it new for 70".
Sometimes it feels like when Shawn left half of the marketing team went with him.
Decent. Def getting on this for a tenner!
I am out of luck with this. I have 2 psn accounts,I live in Greece. I bought the last of us 2 on sale at ps store us. Amazon stop selling psn store credit. HOW WILL I UPGRADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Since it's a 10 bucks upgrade for those who already owns the PS4 version, it's a no-brain decision for me.
A new reason to play this masterpiece one more time !
@Mauzuri Naughty Dog released Last of Us Part 2 in 2020.....
Feels unfair to criticise Sony for being the system of remasters when Nintendo Switch has remastered almost the whole Wii U catalogue - and they dont even offer upgrade paths (i'm not hating on Nintendo btw); and Microsoft would inevitably do it if there had been any Xbox One exclusives worth playing.
Fact is game development has changed. These big AAA titles we love take years and significant investment to develop. These remasters keep the release schedule ticking along, keep brand ip in peoples heads whilst the next game is developed, and provide income that can be reinvested into securing the future of the studio.
With an upgrade path and other extras, this release seems much less egregious than the remake of part 1, so it seems unfair to criticise Sony here
@Maddie47 seemed to be giving your opinions on purexbox Bluey console competition today
@Beetlebum91 That Xbox is absolutely incredible
10 bucks is a good price for me to play the new mode and happy to have it on my collection when I eventually do a full replay of the series after the show finishes.
Happy with this
Will definitely pay £10 for the upgrade, I would have paid 10 for the extras alone
That’s great sony, now how about a new sly cooper or Jak?
10$ is good but sony wheres sly cooper collection.resistance collection.about a killzone trilogy.and most importantly about the instant classic bloodborne remastered.word up son
@Rob_230 I think the main reason Sony is criticised the most is that the vast majority of their PS5 remasters are of PS4 games which are already playable on the system via backwards compatibility. If they delved into their goldmine of pre-PS4 games, people would be much more happy.
While the Switch got a lot of Wii U ports (which was needed anyway given no backwards compatibility), it also got plenty of ports/remasters/remakes of games from older platforms. Look how excited people were when TTYD got announced in September for example.
£10 well spent on a modern classic made better.
It seems a bit stupid at first, but if you think of it as $10 DLC it's not too bad.
@Rob_230 @BossBE YES it has an upgrade path for both physical PS4 disc and digital. Read the details from the official ND blog link they shared on their official Facebook page. Its at the bottom of that link if you wanna read it yourself for peace of mind
@JSnow2 Sony have already confirmed there will be plenty more PC ports, Ryan or not. They just pick and choose which games it will be. Also, what's your problem with PC ports? Does a game not being totally Playstation exclusive undermine your little fanboy Sony spirit?
It's a $10 upgrade with plenty of new content that is completely optional to purchase. Yet people are still finding ways to complain. The internet is a wild place.
Best version of this would be to rewrite the game and leave joel in for longer like they falsely advertised.
@CP2
You speak the truth. People must vote with their wallets.
Good news for people that haven't played it yet. Personally, though, I'll stick with the patched PS4 version. It already looked bonkers and runs at 60fps on PS5.
WHAT THEY WANT MONEY?!?!? NOOOO MY PARENTS BOUGHT ME ALL MY VIDEO GAMES NOW I DEMAND EVERYTHING TO BE MASSIVELY BELOW MARKET VALUE OR FREE
@DennisReynolds Don't have to. They prove the case. But, any studio that has released a new ps5 or XS game already is doing better.
Even Bioware is set to release a new game next year. Santa monica studio that is very scarce already put one out. Polyphony that usually does one per generation.
Things are not right at Naughty Dog. You making excuses for them doesn't change that fact. It's not cause it's the step from ps3 to ps4 or ps5. It's cause they wasted far too much time trying to make a multiplayer mode/live service and cause the internal disputes led to the dissolution of one of the two development teams.
This is mismanagement. Pure and simple. I'm calling them out and so should you.
Glad it's not just a res boost with Dual Sense. While none of the new modes are of particular interest to me, I will admit the $10 upgrade fee, in this instance, does feel valid.
But that also suggests this version will cost $70 brand new.
@hulkie try cdkeys.com. I do the same after no longer living in the UK.
Naughty Dog desperately needs a win right now, TLOUII possibly under performed and now all they have is a remake and two remasters for the entire PS5 generation so far.
And before anyone flames me in the replies I say "possibly" because Sony won't release the actual f-n' sales data in their annual reports. We will never truly know if they made a profit beyond that insane 300 Million Dollar Budget. All we have to go on is that "10 Milllion" they claimed more than two years after it released, which doesn't seem all that great when you realize the game was selling for $30-$40 at the time.
@CupidStunt To each their own, ig. But all the bonus stuff like the rogue-like mode and the commentary and yes, even the "guitar hero" mode is worth the $10 upgrade for me. And for anyone who hasn't played TLoU Part 2, I think they can justify the $70 price tag, although $60 would be more ideal.
@DualWielding Buy the ps4 version second hand (probably about 20 quid) and get the £10 upgrade for ps5. Simple.
Naughty Dog, decent PlayStation developer, sh*te PC developer.
I hope a Nixxes are working on the inevitable PC version.
I'm very glad I bought the original release on PSN now. Was thinking of replaying this again anyway at some point so now will in January
$10 upgrade path? SOLD. An absolute masterpiece of a video game, and one of my all time favorites. Played through twice, happy to play through a third time!
@Octane I figured it’s real purpose of existing is to release it to PC but they want to get it out the door first to PS5 so players don’t whine.
It sucks being over 3 years into a new console and a good chunk of PS Studios haven’t released a new game for it.
The PS5 gen is easily the worst PlayStation generation and I couldn’t imagine how bad it would be if Insomniac wasn’t there to carry it.
But charged everyone full price for the first remaster. Joke
Ps5 is a joke. Minimal difference to ps4. Graphically not any real difference, and I have psvr2. This generation is a complete joke
@Nem Sucker Punch has yet to put out a game and Sante Monica and GG put out PS4 games not true PS5 games. If you want games at the level of TLOU from ND expect one or two games per gen from ND just like R* only do one.
@Styledvinny79 First game was a remake not a remaster. You think the PS5 is a joke? Guess you never played Spidey 2, Baldur's Gate 3, FF16, R&C, Demons Souls, Returnal, RoboCop, Remnant 2, CP2077 PL and all the other current gen only games.
Yeah got most of them and almost all would play on ps4. What’s your point?
Are you really telling me both Robocop and Spider-Man 2 couldn’t run on ps4?
Not one single generational leap game at all
Having an upgrade path and charging just $10 for it is super pro-consumer. I just didn't expect it.
@Styledvinny79 None of those i listed are on PS4 and no Robocop could never run on PS4 because its an Unreal 5 game. As for Spidey 2 again it would be impossible to run on PS4 because the PS4 couldn't handle the speed of everything that game does as well as how the game world is built around RT. Thanks for showing you know little on these subjects though
Delete this game only one last of us game and this ain't it.
There's five TLOU games by now.
Three of them are remasters.
What the hell, ND?
Can't wait to play through and Platinum it again! Also, very excited to have an excuse to go through the game for more photomode pics.
I know this news is like an incendiary grenade to some but I for one am excited. I just don’t know how much better it’s going to look/be. The base PS4 version looked insane. Then there was the PS5 upgrade. Now there’s the ps5 ps5 version. It’s a confusing thing as a blind consumer but… yeah
I’ll be playing it again, amazing game…
@DennisReynolds one AAA game a gen is very, very, depressing , especially since R* has several dormant IPs.
@DennisReynolds He's obviously a troll especially looking at his other comments hating on anything to do with playstation, yet it's ironic he says there no leap between ps4 and ps5 yet the same could be said about the switch which isn't at all that much powerful than the WiiU, and then gets straight up WiiU ports charged at full price....
Any reason to replay this masterpiece again is fine by me.
@nomither6 It is but games like GTA 6 and The Last of Us Part 2 take so much time and money to make.
@nomither6 I could see Rockstar stop doing Red Dead so GTA can have a slightly shorter gap between entries. Currently we're looking at:
So the next 2 games after GTA6 would probably be somewhere around 2031 and 2038.
@Grumblevolcano That’s really depressing to think about. 😅 In 2038 GTA7 might be the least of our concerns, the way this world is going.
@Grumblevolcano if GTA 6 isn't as big of a commercial hit as GTA 5 has been then I would expect GTA 7 to be out a lot sooner.
@UltimateOtaku91 Given the way gaming has been recently, I think if GTA6 doesn't reach Take Two's expectations that either Rockstar will be sold off or Take Two as a whole will be acquired.
Seems to be what happens nowadays. A company with huge IP has bigger companies watching to acquire them and those bigger companies pounce at the moment expectations aren't reached.
I'm happy enough with the upgrade path if the survival mode is decent. I don't think I'll do a full playthrough of the main campaign again though.
I’m good with this at $10 USD. Literally just finished a play through last week, and it clearly holds up extremely well on PS5. However, I see an update like this as preserving the game for the future more than it “needing” a remaster now. More folks are likely to play TLOU2(PS5) on PS6 or PS7. Assuming a) we ever get those and b) they don’t do a PS6 & PS7 remaster anyway.
@InsaneWade Nah, the next step is to piss everyone off more with The Last of Us Part 1 & 2 Definitive Collection.
@Grumblevolcano
Time gaps don't mean anything. It is just coincidence there are time gaps between franchises.
Good for anyone who missed it the first time ‘round but I have no desire to revisit this.
I tried replaying the PS4 version after I completed TLoU PS5 Remake and it’s just not as good or enjoyable as the first game.
Who wrote this game? Had no respect for the source material.just like marvel and Disney destroy what came before and make something else. and alienate the fans. Wait til we all see gta 6 🤦
@Mad001 Baby still salty that a character who committed violent actions met a violent demise? 🤣🤣🤣
I’ll definitely give it another playthrough for $10, if not for any other reason than to check out how the latest refinements by Naughty Dog are going, and also this new survival mode sounds dope.
I've been holding off another playthrough for under £10 quid I'm in extra levels & roguelite playthroughs, & 3 unseen levels & extra stuff I am definitely in.
This is easily the most boring generation Playstation has had, first party wise. Its a shame too, PS5 kicked off with a bang.
@DennisReynolds
The issue with Joel’s death is not that it happened, but how ND crowbarred the entire situation into the game and the failure to make Abby sympathetic.
They had to make Joel dumb as a box of rocks for the entire situation to occur. And that’s not Joel’s character. The first game established Joel as intelligent, extremely resourceful, and knowledgeable about human nature in the apocalypse. Joel would have never let his guard down like he did in TLoU2. He wouldn’t have went with Abby to her friends without having a backup plan. Because Joel wasn’t a trusting person at all. He had been on both sides of the reaper line. He knew how things worked.
As for Abby, they utterly failed making her sympathetic. Because they introduced her beating a beloved character’s brains out at the start of the game.
What they should have done was had the player in Abby’s shoes first. To give the player time to bond with her without the foreknowledge of what was to come. Basically I would have excised Abby’s Seattle arc entirely and the first ten hours of the game would have consisted of Abby and her group hunting for Joel, but never telling the player that fact. You would have went on a similar adventure to the first game but in Abby’s shoes instead.
@OrtadragoonX Your confusing a subjective take with objective as well as ignoring context and the events of the game.
Joel is not the Joel from TLoUP1, he's spent the past few years being a "father" and living peacefully with a community. He's no longer that don't trust anyone kill or be killed person he's pretty much human again and the closest he's ever been to who he was before Sarah died so trusting and helping a young girl whose in the exact same predicament as him and Tommy makes sense, remember there was a raging snow storm and infected everywhere they didn't have much options other then to accept Abby's offer of "safety". The context of what happened made sense despite how much people love to ignore what was actually happening and why Joel and Tommy went with her.
Abby wasn't sympathetic to you but to me she was, didn't like her originally and wasn't keen on playing as her but due to Laura Bailey's incredible performance and great facial animation that really had Abby say a lot without speaking i grew to love her character to the point she's my favourite character in the series. Its a subjective take of course but then so is yours.
I will say though i agree that Abby's backstory should have opened the game. If they spent the first hour with Abby and her father, showed their bond and showed her as more carefree while slowing hinting at who her father is and what is about to take place i feel could have warmed more people to her. That opening with Joel was never needed and showing those events from Abby's POV as the opening instead would have been far better.
@DennisReynolds I'm a big fan of 80s action and 90s attitude, this was a fictional character a game it was fun 2nd game he was looked to be weak I wanted Joel to be his bad self, the terminator was bad and he turned good lol
@DennisReynolds @OrtadragoonX I agree completely. It would have been much better to start with Abby. Now she was the big bad straight from the start. It would have made the point where they were aiming for much better, that both are good and bad. I do recommend a second playthrough for everyone, I for one enjoyed the story the second time I played through it a lot more.
I can't wait for this version, I am most interested in the new survival mode. It looks like a mercaneries type of mode, maybe it's a test to see if it would work for a multiplayer mode.
Naughty Dog this gen
2 remasters
1 "remake"
0 original games
simply brilliant...
I don't like the fact that the physical edition is only at PlayStation direct. And I really hate steel books.
Well if the upgrade is 10 then it makes sense to buy the last of us 2 2nd hand now and then pay the upgrade fee I suppose its cheaper than paying 60 or 70
@Mauzuri
The last of us part two released on June 19 of 2020. Not sure what universe you live in, but that doesn’t exactly seem like 10 years to me.
Most obnoxious story I've seen in a AAA title, maybe ever. As a follow-up to the original, it's basically a complete disgrace. Playing it once was more than enough.
A $10 Upgrade? I will bite for sure. Great game. Intense.
It's seems to me that Sony is going to milk the Last of Us like Ubisoft does Assassin's Creed.
Can Naughty Dog just move onto a new IP already?
@captainaverage
I'd still love a remaster and port of the Resistance Fall of Man trilogy on PS5, along with a new game.
Also, now that Sony owns Insomniac and the Sunset Overdrive IP rights, I'd love to see Sony port it to the PS5 so more people can play it. It could increase likelihood of a sequel if it performs well. It was my most played Xbox One game, and it's a ton of fun!
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