The Last Of Us Part 2 Could Be Getting Another PS5 Upgrade With How Things Are Going

Immersed Gamer writes: "It’s been a year since The Last of Us Part 2 got its PS5 Upgrade. But how sure can we be that it won’t simply get another one? And maybe, more importantly, SHOULD it get another one?

The Last of Us Part 1 remake for PlayStation 5 released a splashy cinematic trailer and it sparked a discussion about whether it’s necessary and if it’s worth the 70$. The quality has clearly improved, but how far has technology progressed since the original game – and what should the price tag be for said improvements? These are the types of questions that internet outlets are asking right now.

But I’m going to take it a step forward into the future and ask you, is the unavoidable The Last of Us Part 2 Director’s Edition for PS5 worth the 70$?"

[VersusDMC]

It will definitely happen at the same time as the PC release. But it will be the usual 10$ upgrade.

[jBlakeeper]

Nah they’ll package Part 1 and 2 together around me the time Factions releases.

[darthv72]

Im expecting them to make a ps5 pressing of part 2. Anyone with the 4 ver can upgrade if using a disc 5 but those who dont want to use 4 discs should be able to get a full uhd 5 disc instead.

[CaptainHenry916]

They're good at milking the franchise for $70

[mastershredder]

You loyalist fan-freaks are enabling Naughty Dogs’s 70 “remake” hike sticker price. If it sticks, it’s on you.

The game is in the can/ a completed production (and has been for a long time). It’s only getting re-treated for fidelity. NOT being casted, written, directed, programed and team-created from scratch. It is absolutely unjustified in its price.

ND is shoving you a piece of meat in front of your face to see if you’ll bite. You should bite ND and give them an earful rather than let them take advantage of your wallet. They don’t deserve the cash. They need to do something to earn community back, but even that is going to be a problem with Neil’s focus on $ and studio a-hole power. If ND’s focus is overpriced Last of us remake Games….I think its time for some ND house cleaning from the top down.

[VersusDMC]

If ND means Nintendo then you are absolutely correct.

[Flawlessmic]

Lol relax bro the remakw is worth it, ill be buying and paer 2 will only be a 10 dollar uograde when it comes so ill be getting both.

If its nit worth it to you dont buy it, pretty simple.

[outsider1624]

Part 2 upgrade should be free, period for those that bought the ps4 version i agree. But how come nintendo gets a passed and whatever they do is praised. You guys never seem to say anything? I'd like to hear your reason.

[MadLad]

The article is literally about the game in question.
There's a trend around here where any sort of negativity had towards someone's chosen console, you also need to list literally everything else everyone else is possibly now doing, was doing, or might do in the future.

And I never see the "these guys" people always claim to be around every corner. Nintendo gets crapped on on this site left and right. They far from get a pass on N4G.

[derek]

@outsider, nothing is free, there's always a cost.

[CS7]

Nintendo shouldn’t do it.
Sony shouldn’t do it.

Happy?

We lose when we bicker and fight between ourselves like this.

We should not be paying the same price for a game that requires 40% of work compared to 100%. It’s that simple.

We should raise our voices that this is something we DON’T want.

And it would just get worse and worse if we let it continue.

[VersusDMC]

@CS7

What Nintendo is doing isn't what Sony is doing.

Nintendo would charge you 60 again to play last of us remaster on PS5.

Sony let your purchase of last of us remaster transfer to the PS5. Free.

Last of Us Part 1 is remade from the ground up in the Last of Us 2 engine and will be top 5 best looking games of the year and will cost 70. The cost of doing that is probably 2x the cost of Mario Strikers(and many switch games)that sells at 60. So don't bring up % of work.

I'm probably not even going to buy it day 1. Have to see in game quality and new combat. But to say this is a cheap remake or that it's the same thing Nintendo does is delusional.

[DarXyde]

So we're doing what-aboutism now.

The fact of the matter is that you need to look at Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft and how they do things. Nintendo gets away with things the way Apple gets away with things because their customers are collectively enablers. Xbox titles are very often perceived as being lower quality because there isn't much in the way of serious critique from their fans (but being the "side hustle" of a trillion dollar corporation doesn't help either). Sony? I think they get emboldened to do dumb things and the fans slap them down when they need to.

My point is this: any company can do these things.... But best believe they'll be punished for it. And if not, they'll do it again. It's exactly why Rockstar has not made GTA VI yet, why their trilogy was comically awful, etc. HelloGames made a massive 180 with No Man's Sky because they got flayed for it. A company with a lot to lose will care. The fact that Nintendo does what they do is outlandish, but again, where is the organized criticism? The last time they really cared, we got the Switch which is a great piece of hardware coming off the commercial failure of the Wii U.

To answer your question, people are quiet about Nintendo because their fans have come to accept it. And until they understand that they're in the driver's seat, it's going to keep happening.

[glennhkboy]

Who said we gave a free pass to Nintendo? There were a backlash when Nintendo release the Super Mario 30 years addition, or the re-master of Skyward Sword. I guess the reason Nintendo gets less backlash over re-master is because Nintendo usually does game re-master only once-a-generation (while Sony does re-master every other year). Nintendo doesn't ask you to buy the same game again & again within the same hardware generation.

[outsider1624]

@therealtedcruz
"And I never see the "these guys" people always claim to be around every corner. Nintendo gets crapped on on this site left and right. They far from get a pass on N4G."

I call bullshit!! Nintendo hardly gets as much crap as MS and Sony. Especially when you bring in a debate between MS and Sony.
Where are the countless articles for the crazy price for nintendo that's on here. Same old sequel no. 999 and hey....it's 10/10, "greatest game ever"..

[derek]

@master worry about yourself. I haven't played the original since the ps3 and I've forgotten the story. Looking forward to the remake day 1.

[CS7]

Do you really want to pay the same price for a game that required 6-8 months of work as one that required 5 years of work?

Is this a trend you want to support?

I’m hyped for the remake as well but cmon man, its ridiculous.

[Elda]

I doubt it.

[Obscure_Observer]

I don´t.

On PS3, Naughty Dog delivered 3 mainline Uncharted games, Tlou + Left Behind, Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Team Racing.

On PS4 they had only 2 mainline games, Uncharted 4 and Tlou 2, between re-releases, remasters and dlc turned into "stand alone" game to cash in.

At the current pace of their projects on PS5 and their decisions regarding milk their franchises to death, I don´t belive that we´ll see more than just one new AAA game from them before the PS6 arrives.

[SonyStyled]

I’m a little confused, are you trying to say ND released Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Team Racing on PS3, or just throwing IPs out there that the developer made prior to being a PS Studio? Just asking for context purposes

[Obscure_Observer]

@SonyStyled

For short, I´m talking about how I think ND´s renewed focus on re-releases, remasters, remakes and game modes/dlcs turned into "stand alone" games, are detrimental to their overall games output. Specially regarding new AAA games development.

[Espangerish]

Wouldn’t surprise me at all and then after that another remaster for the PS6. By PS7 it’ll be rereleased in photo real mode.

[NotanotherReboot]

sick of hearing about the Last of Us

[SullysCigar]

You're sick of hearing about Sony

[ocelot07]

Don't get why people are having ago at the ones that are looking forward to this. Personally I'll get this when it's cheaper. I won't pay £70 for it.

But so what if people are going to pay £70 for it. People really love the game. Their are pc players that have never played it.

I don't get why people spend money on cosmetic items on Fortnite or CoD or Halo. But if that's what they want to do then good for them you won't hear me critising them for paying £8 for a new hat.

Nintendo has been doing this stuff for years. Super Mario Bros on the Wii, 3ds, Wii u and switch. It don't bother me if people like to keep buying them.

[ALMGNOON]

The game already has a FREE PS5 upgrade so wtf are you on about ?

[ApocalypseShadow]

Controversies caused for no other reason but to waste gamers time. That's the problem with these articles. I could understand if the game was poorly reviewed and a broken game. But complaints because a company makes over a game again for fans or new audiences. Nintendo has done it in the past as well as many other companies. I bought Resident Evil back in the day on PS1. Then bought Director's Cut on PS1. Then bought the GameCube Remake. Did I feel bad about it? No. I felt it was worth the purchases. And I didn't expect to get the next version for free. I've bought many updated games over the years. And skipped others. That's the point.

No one is forcing you to buy shit. But we can see gamers feeling entitled because they bought a previous version and want these companies to give away the next. They don't have to at all. If they decide to, then hey great. But they don't have to. They don't owe you.

I didn't get The Last of Us 1 until the PS4 version. I have not played The Last of Us 2 yet even if aware of certain things about it. If Sony does make it over for PS5, I could get that version as it will be updated and brand new to me. But I don't plan on buying the Remake of the first one

See? It's about choices. You can buy it or ignore it. Asking for a free upgrade is just childish entitlement. There are plenty of games I'd love updates for that I bought in the past like Tenchu or Syphon Filter. But you are not required to buy them. There's no gun to your head if they do make it. Such silly nonsense.

[z2g]

And are they gonna make you pay $70 for that too?

[ocelot07]

Make? Are Naughty Dog putting guns to people's heads now and forcing people to buy it? People have a choice. Don't buy it and get the already released PS4 version is they want to play it. Buy it for £70 on release or wait a few months and get it cheaper.

[CrimsonWing69]

This is what I see, it’s like this selfish mentality of developers “only make games for me,” it blows my mind that people can’t bite their tongues and not buy something. Instead everyone cries and throws a hissy fit when there’s many people looking forward to this and many people that this will be the first time they played this game.

[Imalwaysright]

Yeah and that is why ND are dumb. I mean, selling the game for £70?! No, they should be charging £150 after all no one is forcing people to buy the damn game. I'm going to start a petition with the title "Please Naughty Dog, start selling your games for £150!" and I'm counting on you to be the 1st to sign it.

[VerminSC]

The amount of crybabies and hypocrites. Did anyone complain when Shadow of the colossus was remastered then remade? Nope. Same exact situation, yet TLOU haters are out in force for this one. I didn’t even hear this many complains when Nintendo re- released a game with higher resolution and charged full price.

To me this remake seems justified. They want it to be cohesive with part 2 both graphically and gameplay. If you haven’t played part 1 lately it definitely feels and looks dated.

[Harryvok]

I'm hoping we get an upgraded TLOU 2 with a higher resolution, higher quality shadows etc, DualSense support. I'll pay an upgrade fee.

[Knushwood Butt]

I'm excited for the audio. Imagine those clickers in 3D audio. I expect it to be amazing.

[chicken_in_the_corn]

I'm surprised it hasn't already. Definitely expecting it.

[myfathersbastard]

Yeah there’s almost no chance it would be any more than $10. The games already on the updated engine Part 1 is being made into. It doesn’t need a full remake. Just a solid update and it’s good. No different than the Ghost of Tsushima PS5 upgrade. But it won’t be $25 because that had an expansion bundled in.
I’m fine with a $10 upgrade. It’s a fantastic game and I always support developers who do great work.

[Profchaos]

Probably I think people forget you don't need to buy these games day 1. It's not like Sony will turn around and cancel tlou3 because the remake or part 2 remake isn't selling.

Just wait for them to be 10 dollars or go free on ps plus like they inevitably will.

Now I just hope that Nd gets bored of tlou and gives us some more uncharted or something else entirely

[babadivad]

This is 100% in the works already.

[Viljong]

Part 2 is not worth playing even for free. If you like edgy teenager lgbtq "revenge story" with characters no depth or any connection to the player. Must be the lowest user reviewed playstation exclusive ever.

[CrimsonWing69]

The lesbian stuff really go to you that much?

[VerminSC]

You do realize half those “reviews” were posted minutes after the game went live? And another half you can read and tell they never even played the game. They’ll say stupid shit to give themselves away . I’ve read some like “You can’t even control Ellie’s dog!” Or “They made Abby trans!”.

Stuff they clearly misread in 9gag or some shit.

[Stanjara]

Guys, you have creative team, and technical team in the studio. When creative team is working (concept, quests, story, art, weapon- character design) technical team (engine, ai, damage balance, physics, performance) don't have work.

So, when creative team is doing a new IP, or a sequel... studio gives technical team work to do a remaster, remake or a port of an older title to a different platform.
Simple.

You as a consumer have a choice is it worth it 70 daallllllllrrs.

[refocusedman]

This is a terrible article. Although I don't agree with the 70 dollar price tag, I do understand that Tlou was a ps3 game that originally came out 9 yrs ago. not to mention that the mini series is due to debut on hbo within the year, so a ps5 version makes sense whether people agree with it or not. I don't quite understand why people get so upset abt something that's not mandated.

[jznrpg]

I want a PS5 disc of TLOU2. I will wait until a price drop but I still want the UHD PS5 version for my PS5 collection . I am getting the TLOU1 also, especially because of the upgrades.

[JayRyu]

Sony has already made it clear that they are comfortable having PS5 owners pay for graphical upgrades on games from ps3 to ps4 to ps5. Like it or not.

I'll be waiting for this game to be a PS plus title.

[brewin]

It should be something that's only available through the PS Plus subscription. Then people wouldn't complain as much. I doubt anyone would say squat if they just put it on the sub and offered it for sale.

[LucidIllusion]

Wood come from trees.