The Last of Us Part II performance patch for PS5

From PS Blog: "So far 2021 has been incredible, and supremely humbling, as The Last of Us Part II has been recognized with over 300 Game of the Year Awards, an unprecedented achievement. We are super grateful to our community for your terrific support over the past year, including voting us the BAFTA EE Game of the Year and the Golden Joystick Ultimate Game of the Year. We’ve received a ton of fan mail letting us know how meaningful The Last of Us series has been for you and we’ve been astounded by all the excellent fanart, cosplay, and tattoos you have been sharing with us."

[Nyxus]

Nice, looking forward to replaying this game!

[_SilverHawk_]

This is awesome. I'm hoping factions 2 is released soon as well. I can't wait to see tlou1 upgrade also

[SullysCigar]

This is such awesome news and yes, I wouldn't mind betting Factions 2 news/release will follow close behind.

Then maybe a GOTY edition too!

[northpaws]

My favourite MP on console by far, need it badly.

[NoFanBoy]

TloU1 is being remade.

[wolf581]

Yep I enjoy the game on ps4pro...because I couldnt resist..but I keep the platinum for the glorius ps5 enchanted version...
For me this game its just in a whole other level in terms of animation,narrative,gameplay.. .it the best example how you can...lets say make an interactive movie

[rakentaja]

But .. but ..but old games? Who plays those?

[wolf581]

The game has not closed even 1 year of its release date.....stop trolling your self

[Limitedtimestruggle]

And there we go! Many have waited for this! Digital Foundry on point as always <3

[darthv72]

Oh I hope this leads to them making a bloodborne patch as well. DF shows it can work, we just need sony to make it official.

[Limitedtimestruggle]

The more, the merrier!

[ABizzel1]

I don't think we'll see Bloodborne or any games really before the last two years get an upgrade, there's just no incentive for most developers especially if there already isn't a PC version. Horizon is a weird one though since it does have a PC version.

[_Decadent_Descent]

We need Bloodborne for PC.

[NoFanBoy]

Yeah I wish all 30fps PS4 games get upgrade patches.

[outsider1624]

God damn! I wonder if load times are improved too.

[Vanfernal]

"Once patch 1.08 for The Last of Us Part II is installed on your PS5, you will find a toggle in the Display options that allows you to choose between a Framerate Target of 30 FPS or 60 FPS. This allows you to choose your preferred framerate to complement the rest of the enhancements that are part of the PS5 backward compatibility with PS4 games, such as an enhanced resolution, faster load times, and more."

[Tacoboto]

It's odd verbiage - the resolution isn't enhanced, it's the same 1440p as PS4 Pro.

Regardless - can't wait to try this out!

[outsider1624]

Hell yeah...i mean heck even on ps4 after you die, the load times are really fast.

[RaidenBlack]

@Tacoboto
After nearly a whole year, I too expected a native PS5 port, complete with higher DRS and enhanced rendering resolution and even better boot time.
Anyways, they finally at least offered the unlocked frame cap.

[boing1]

Improved by half.

[Atticus_finch]

How much more can you improve from the best.

[boing1]

Not sure why the disagrees. Loadings are about half shorter on PS5 than they are on PS4.

[Ashunderfire86]

Yes but it loads 43 seconds compared to PS4 1 minute and 30 seconds. Still a little long, but reduce. This upgraded didn't use the PS5 SDD feature for faster load times. But 43 seconds I guess is something.

[BenRC01]

Guarantee we'll get a full remaster at some point. ND like to sell these games as many times as possible (and rightly so)

[NoFanBoy]

They are halved, PS4 back compat mode does not allow full access to the PS5 hardware sadly.

[medman]

Now we're talkin!! Been waiting for this, and the multiplayer for a long time.

[StoneyYoshi]

FINALLY!! Im curious to know if this is native 4k now.

[AnnaDea]

no, still the same resolution as the ps4 pro.

[StoneyYoshi]

Yeah I watched the DF video shortly after posting that. Odd that they would say "enhanced resolution" even though it didn't change at all compared to the Pro.

[Bennibop]

PS4 pro I think used dynamic resolution so I assume it's now locked

[SeTTriP]

Don't know what t.v you guys are playing on but the resolution is differently improved.

I have a q80t and have played tlou2 on both pro and ps5.

The image quality is way cleaner.

[SlothLordPootus]

A bit odd that they announced this now instead of waiting for E3 time. They could have announced this and multiplayer (maybe?) and made a bigger splash.

[Vanfernal]

The patch came out today. Why would you wait until E3 to announce an already released patch?

[darthv72]

Maybe they have other announcements for E3. Like Uncharted 4, Bloodborne and Horizon fps patches for PS5.

[Atticus_finch]

They do have other announcement and upgrades to old games won't be it.

[Nuvem]

Sony is not doing E3

[northpaws]

And this patch is not at the "impact" level, it is not a lot of changes, mostly just unlocked frame rate.

Can't wait for MP though.

[badz149]

@Sloth

Err...Sony usually don't say "wait for E3". That would be Phil Spencer & Co.

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

Yeah Sony just likes to talk about games YEARS before they actually release...

[elazz]

Woop woop. I'm at 60% of God of war replay at 60 fps and soon replay ing the last of us

[The-Matrix-has-you]

Awesome!! Going to do another play through after I have exhausted Re8

[AnnaDea]

Surprise from nowhere.

Downloading the game again now for a 3rd playthrough. Now in glorious 60fps~

[waverider]

Very nice news. Keep the good work NGODS

[I_am_Batman]

I haven't played it on my PS4, because the spoilers killed my hype (not the content of the spoilers, just being spoiled in general). At least my first playthrough will be in 60fps.

[TeamIcoFan]

According to the internet, this patch will not stop it from being an awful, awful game and all of us who enjoy it should be ashamed of ourselves.

[outsider1624]

Poor us...we should be ashamed for enjoying a game..woe is us.

[Atticus_finch]

I will shamefully enjoy myself.

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

I personally don't think the gameplay is awful however, the story (more specifically the ending) is trash imo.

[FTLmaster]

Awesome! Was waiting for this and was worried it would be put behind a paywall.

[StoneyYoshi]

But why? None of the other Sony exclusives did this....

[FTLmaster]

We had to pay for TLOU Remastered

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

That's not true. I believe you had to pay for Spider-Man Upgrade. I think Nioh also had an upgrade paywall so Sony definitely makes you pay for upgrades...

[StoneyYoshi]

@SpeakxThexTruth

"I believe you had to pay for Spider-Man Upgrade. I think Nioh also had an upgrade paywall so Sony definitely makes you pay for upgrades..."

No, Sony makes you pay for REMASTERS.

Native PS5 remasters and performance patches for BC games are entirely different scenarios. Nioh remastered Collection (assuming this is the one you are talking about) is 2 games in 1 with more than just a fps/resolution boost. And same goes for Spider man Remastered with its updated character models and such.

Both of those games remasters are only available on PS5 because they utilize the PS5 with the SSD and have Dualsense support. Nioh even has 120fps support which isn't possible on a PS5 unless the game is natively supported and not being run in BC mode.

If it has remastered in the name, expect to pay but if its just a patch then it's going to be free.

[Atticus_finch]

That makes no sense.

[StoneyYoshi]

"We had to pay for TLOU Remastered."

PS4 isn't backwards compatible with PS3 games... that was the only option at the time to have it on the PS4.

[outsider1624]

Well Ps4 wasn't BC..ofcourse you had to pay for it.

[FTLmaster]

Yes, I know the PS4 wasn’t bc. But clearly there was still a small chance that this game could get a full-fledged remaster akin to TLOU:R rather than a free patch. Especially as Sony/ND had been so quiet about TLOU2’s PS5 upgrade. I’m happy, man! Gonna reinstall it to my PS5 tonight. Just wish it had some DualSense haptics support too.

[outsider1624]

I agree, adding dualsense haptics would have been awesome. Maybe next update? Along with Factions 2

[victorMaje]

Ohohoo finally!
"This patch is just the first step of working on the PS5" let’s goo ND!

[Nyxus]

The Last of Us Part II already looks crazy, now imagine what a PS5 exclusive by Naughty Dog will look like.

[ocelot07]

i can finally continue playing this now. The 30FPS was such a put off for me.

[Muigi]

Masterpiece.

[Mr Logic]

Nice. I had almost given up hope to ever play this game.

[TGGJustin]

300+ GOTY Awards. Love it. Can't wait to replay this

[spirited]

Wow, TBH I was not anticipating a free patch. I hope U4 and Lost legacy are next.

[Dirtnapstor]

Man oh man, the game looked phenomenal before, and now this! The art comes alive.

[FlavorLav01]

Hell yea, bout time! I’ve been waiting on this patch to go back for my platinum trophy play through. I almost had it before I stopped last time. This gives me the perfect motivation to go back. Stoked!!

[Walweeze]

So dope! Been waiting for this for my new game plus playthrough...hope uncharted 4 and lost legacy get this soon

[Destiny1080]

is this the game phil reviewed, and said it was next to impossible to get this type of quality out of anything xbox

[BlaqMagiq1]

Absolutely incredible. Great patch for a great game.

[MADGameR]

It is FINALLY here! The 60FPS patch! DEFINITELY installing TLOU2 on my PS5 tonight when I get back from work! :)

[foker]

All we need now is BB patch and PS5 is perfect,.. Well, it is pretty perfect as is.

[somethingcool87]

Was really hoping for adaptive triggers with this patch.

[mike32UK]

Yeah just as I suspected... I genuinely can't see a difference. What is wrong with my eyes 😂

[DarthZoolu]

So looking around it's clear that PlayStation fans do understand the value of playing last generations games with more frames per second at higher resolutions. I hope you all enjoy this experience.

[akaFullMetal]

It's definitely a plus but don't treat it like it's a major accomplishment or main attraction for a nex gen system. That should be new games.

[Destiny1080]

because it came at the end of the PS4 lifecycle a lot of people just waited for the game to be patched before playing it, same with ghost of tsushima

[aaronaton]

I've just grabbed a sealed copy for £20 on ebay, i knew it was worth holding out for! I've also parked Death Stranding for the same reason. (only 2hrs in)

[Bathyj]

Time to go back and get the platinum

[Tyrant 8 RDFL]

I didn't play this game, Days gone and other exclusive waiting for them to be enhanced on the PS5. I don't have a PS5 yet. Im patiently waiting, but when the time comes. I will be all over their exclusives with the enhancements.

[AriesBear]

Finally.

[Sayai jin]

Awesome!!!

[Blaze929]

enhanced resolution? Why are they blatantly lying?

[hiawa23]

1440P is enhanced over the PS4 base model resolution.

[Blaze929]

it's the same 1440p as PS4 Pro.

[hiawa23]

AWESOME!!!! This is my Game of the generation. Almost 180 hours in, multiple play thrus. ❤ Abby

[BrockEmSockEm]

Finally! I found 30fps way too distracting on my first playthrough. I can't wait to play it again.

[chicken_in_the_corn]

One of the worst games out. Nothing will make me replay this disaster

[AmUnRa]

Great good to know, now let the hate flow trough you....

[akaFullMetal]

Cool cool cool 😎

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

Masterpiece

[giveyerheadawobble]

Great. When's the patch coming out that fixes the story?

[Petebloodyonion]

Great job Sony! it now runs smooth as silk and no need to pay money for it :)

[northpaws]

I feel like I kinda rushed through the first time because I wanted to know more about the story, maybe will play again but take it slow to explore even more this time.

[Master-Tonberry]

This is awesome but It just makes me want Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy patches even more, those games would benefit from a 60fps upgrade even more.

[Goodkush]

Had it since launch but backlog didn't allow me to play it...now I have no excuse hehe.

[thesoftware730]

60fps? bah, where is that 120fps baby!!

I kid, I kid.

This is good stuff for sure, Its amazing seeing games reach similar/comparable quality of things like FF: Spirits within and Advent children. I remember back in the day that wasn't even a thought, I use to love watching CG intros for my games, FF8 and Onimusha 1 or 2 opening was amazing back then, now I feel like I'm playing them.