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Reflecting on a Big Year to Come for The Last of Us, shares concept art for multiplayer project

"A very Happy New Year to all our players! We here at Naughty Dog couldn’t be more excited to jump into 2023, as it marks an important milestone for The Last of Us franchise.

The Last of Us turns 10 this coming June, and though that decade feels like it flew by, we have treasured every moment of your support and love for this series since it debuted. The beautiful fan art, the incredibly detailed cosplay, the letters of support about what these games have meant to you, and everything else that has poured in over this last decade: thank you! Thank you for supporting this story our studio believes in so deeply. Our team could never have imagined over a decade ago that the kernel of what was The Last of Us would have such a profound impact on our lives, and the lives of so many of you out there."

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SullysCigar900d ago

About time!

That art looks gorgeous.

The_Hooligan899d ago

Agreed looks great! I never played the original factions. I have heard nothing but good things about how it played. Looking forward to this. Is it going to be F2P?

Storm23899d ago

The original factions was increible. Such a change of pace to most online games. Absolutely loved it.

GoodGuy09900d ago (Edited 900d ago )

The MP has to be really ambitious to be taking so long lol. Just a concept art, still no trailer, gameplay, and date...

Inverno900d ago

I am so curious as to what this will turn out to be. Will it be free to play? will it be Battlefield in scope? Factions had it's flaws, but I enjoyed it greatly.

S2Killinit900d ago

I hope its a completely new multiplayer concept. I have a feeling ND would pull something amazing like that.

1nsomniac900d ago (Edited 900d ago )

I’m curious to see if they’ll try charging us for multiplayer. After striping it from the games, making false promises that it would release with the second. Then lying that it would follow shortly after. Then refusing to answer questions about it or the situation behind it.

Sony and ND latest track record doesn’t bode well unfortunately…

Last of Us MP was one of the best MP’s around but I won’t be paying for it. I’d imagine a class action lawsuit wouldn’t be far behind.

MadLad899d ago

Promised it for 2. Stripped it out of the premium priced "remake" of the original.
It's either going to be free to play with microtransactions, or it's going to be a paid release. If it's the latter, it better be leaps and bounds of a step up from the original. Not saying that was bad. It was great. Just it better justify being a standalone title.

SullysCigar899d ago

They announced 9 MONTHS before the game launched that they were now going to release a separate multiplayer instead. This, they said, was due to the scope having grown considerably.

MadLad899d ago (Edited 899d ago )

That does still leave them with false advertising, being they told people there would be a multiplayer component to be added to the sequel.
I have a few friends who care more about the original's multiplayer than they did the campaign, itself.

SullysCigar898d ago

^ My point is they announced a full 9 months before the game released that this wouldn't be included. It's not like they took preorder money 2 weeks before launch and then just didn't add multiplayer, or pulled a Microsoft and just ditched an entire promised mode 18 months after launch.

MadLad898d ago

Dude, I'm not playing the whataboutism game. This is an article about Sony, Naughty Dog, and the Last of Us.
Just because your less preferred company did things that were crappy that isn't just some magic shield you pull out to protect the one you like.

They lied to consumers. Plain and simple.
It was promised content that never came to those who bought the Last of Us 2. And it was content that was in the original game that wasn't in a fairly low effort remake, but sold at an even higher premium cost.

This online, whenever it finally shows up, better be at a substantial discount for owners of both Last of Us 2, or the remake. That's if it's a paid release.
If it's free to play, but monetized, there better be perks for said owners.

SullysCigar898d ago

^ "There better be this" "There better be that" LMFAO! Sony must be quaking.

Why don't you set up a lawsuit - you and the other numpty - since you're so sure you could make it stick? Amazing how you lot suddenly think you're legal experts because you're routing for your more preferred company in their current mess.

I'm disappointed you don't want to play the whataboutism game today, you usually love to :o(

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PlayStation - The Concert "Changes Everything" for Music Lovers

PlayStation - The Concert is a magical musical experience for fans of the brand.

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The Last of Us Complete Now Available on PS5, Physical Collector’s Edition Coming July

Two award-winning masterpieces, together in one incredible collection.

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Christopher73d ago (Edited 73d ago )

As expected. Unless it's going to Xbox or Switch 2, we can stop hearing about these older games now? We can move on to just news about new games?

darthv7273d ago

....until the PS6 remake followed by the PS7 reboot

Christopher73d ago

Man, first year of PS6 is going to be 90% remasters. I'm going to hate it and likely hold off until new games actually get released that I can't play on my PS5.

Cacabunga73d ago

Yes I’m waiting for complete remaster…. On ps5

OtterX73d ago

...20 years later, "you haven't heard the last of us yet!" *releases The Last of Us Retro Collection*

cloganart73d ago

@Christopher

Oof, yeah. I don't think I'm picking up the PS6 until "Pro" comes out 😂

Cacabunga73d ago

I haven’t played Tlou1 since PS3 and i have the greatest memory of it

Notellin73d ago

I'm already dreading all the cross generation games and remasters we'll see with the next round of consoles.

LonDonE72d ago

lmao this is getting ridiculous but thing is if people keep buying them.. then why would they stop making them?
Peeps STOP BUYING this game.. that actually hurts me to say this as the last of us is high up on my greatest games of all times.. its one of the few games i played through start to finish 3/4 times back to back as i loved it so much. But sony need to stop, give us a Resistance 3 remaster, i would love and buy that.. such an underated series as was killzone.
Or give us infamous.. so many great series and titles i would gladly buy but they just want to keep giving us last of us.

I am done buying that game.. i would only buy part 2 remaster if they remade it and kept joel alive, or i am not interested. Hate last of us 2s story killing off joel.. the actual game is stunning and incredible, they improved so much in the gameplay department but i hate the story with a passion.

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Profchaos73d ago (Edited 73d ago )

We can stop hearing about it when they stop re-releasing them I guess.

I reckon the ps6 version will be 8k 240 and I'll still not care.

I miss new games from nd

Inverno73d ago

And HBO just announced season 3 even tho LoU2 couldn't possibly be so long that it wouldn't be able to fit in 1 season. They're just milking it at this point.

darthv7273d ago

speaking of the HBO series... I felt they should have made part 1 across two seasons, then address part 2 in seasons 3 and 4. so now i have a feeling they rushed through part 1 in season 1 to make season 2 a cliff hanger with Joel's impending demise being the starting point to Season 3.

-Foxtrot73d ago

I love how they decided to rush, chop and change things for Season 1 to get through the game yet for TLOU Part II it’s like “we’re going to do multiple seasons and take our time”

Inverno73d ago

Okay after seeing that there's only 7 episodes I take it back. Though I think it's incredibly stupid not to have just made the season longer. Another season just to finish what could've just been a 13 episode season seems counterintuitive but aiight. I put that on HBO tho.

Neonridr73d ago

This will be the 4th time Sony sells us The Last of Us Part 1.. And the 2nd time on the PS5.

Knushwood Butt73d ago

They don't want Metroid Prime holding that record,

NotoriousWhiz72d ago

Strange, I thought the record went to Street Fighter 2.

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FPS_D3TH73d ago

We are approaching Skyrim levels here

Profchaos73d ago

At this point we are at Skyrim in terms of frequency. Skyrim was one per generation. If you exclude VR Skyrim we've now exceeded it

Tlou 1 PS3, 1 PS4 2 ps5
Skyrim 1 ps360 2 PS4/x1/vr 1 ps5/sx

Tlou 4
Skyrim 4

Christopher73d ago

Not quite. Skyrim had:

PS3/360/PC
PS4/X1
VR
Switch
Skyrim Special Edition PC/PS4/X1
Skyrim Special Edition PS5/XSX

VersusDMC73d ago (Edited 73d ago )

Also add skyrim bundles like the one below and all the humble bundles since that's what everyone is doing here

https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/...

darthv7273d ago

@Chris, LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base. At least Skyrim was able to sell to a wider audience via different platforms.

Christopher73d ago

@darthv72: I don't know why you're telling me that. I only corrected on number of Skyrim re-releases/ports/etc. I didn't say anything else.

Profchaos73d ago

@christopher guess I forgot just how much was out I think the special editions are technically one release despite being cross platform though would the Alexa version count

Christopher73d ago

@Profchaos: I guess, but I'd consider it a separate release since it rolled them into one at a later date but definitely there is a PS5/XSX version with PS5/XSX supported updates specific to them.

Chevalier72d ago

"LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base"

Weird. Like 35% of PS5 owners are NEW to Playstation. Plus this is really for new fans from the TV series for season 2 of TLOU.

I recall the same idiotic comments when the 1st one was remade just before TLOU TV Series came out and it went on the be one of the best selling games that year.

So maybe get your FACTS straight. Unlike Skyrim getting literally releases in 3 generations and 10 releases.

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Neonridr72d ago

I gotta figure RE4 is up there too

FPS_D3TH72d ago

No. Those are remakes. Not remasters

Neonridr72d ago

@FPS - we've had quite a few RE4 remasters, only 1 remake.

CrimsonWing6972d ago (Edited 72d ago )

@FPS_D3TH

It blows my mind how people do some mental gymnastics to try to cope with a game they like doing the same thing (technically more) they’re complaining about for another game.

RE4 - PS2, GC
RE4 w Motion Controls - Wii
Literally RE4 HD Remaster - Xbox 360, PS3
I’m assuming a port of RE HD - PS4, Xbox One
RE4 Remake - PS5, Xsex

1 Remake and the bunch are Remasters… how, I mean how—Y’know what, it doesn’t matter anymore…

P_Bomb73d ago

Store says I already own it. I guess it’s just a straight twin-pack. Looks like they added 4 maps to ‘No Return’.

VersusDMC73d ago

You don't need to buy this to get the maps, marlene and bill. It all got patched in to the game on the 3rd.

P_Bomb73d ago (Edited 73d ago )

Good to know. I’ve watched runs of ‘No Return’ but have yet to try it myself. Soon, soon 😉

Knushwood Butt73d ago

Yeah, No Return got a content update.
Three new trophies too.

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A mysterious physical edition of a Naughty Dog game is in the works

billibil-kun: "As The Last of Us season 2 prepares to air on HBO, we've spotted a mysterious reference to a special edition of a physical PS5 game from the franchise. Here's our take on the game, which remains unclear for now."

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Relientk7783d ago

It's probably a bundle of both The Last of Us games

Nyxus83d ago

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. The Last of Us Part 1 + II Remastered.

lukasmain83d ago (Edited 83d ago )

That's totally what it is I believe. It would be a great bundle for new players getting into the ecosystem

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Goodguy0183d ago

They're really milking this franchise lol

anast83d ago

You must comment on every Mario, Zelda, and Skyrim article too.

darthv7283d ago

....because there has been the same mario, Zelda and Skyrim games for three console generations?

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isarai83d ago

@darthv72

Literally yes 🤨

Cacabunga83d ago

Every Mario and Zelda is different. This is just the exact same game over and over

anast82d ago

Skyrim, yes. Mario and Zelda since the 80's

Loktai82d ago

@darthv72 Uh yes. Yes it has. They milked BOTW across Wii U and switch and they STILL want 40+ for it new and never discounted it. They made "remasters" of older zelda games as well on switch and in the past onto the other gameboy platforms from the older platforms. They have done the same with Mario. They port the paper mario games and mario RPG to switch. And now I PROMISE you they are going to show "enhancements" for those same games on Switch 2. I PROMISE you thats going to get mentioned, maybe even tomorrow. Last of us Part 1 has been across techncially 3 generations, but 2 has been 2- and JUST BARELY 2 because it released just a few months before the PS5 did - and so if that counts as milking it, what do you call breath of the wild on Wii U then going to switch or Twilight Princess coming uot on gamecube and Wii - OR ZELDA WIND WAKER HD coming out?

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Chevalier83d ago (Edited 83d ago )

"Skyrim games for three console generations?"

Darth showing some idiocy here. Seriously yes Skyrim has been re-released more than any other game period. It's been released on 3 generations - PS3, PS4, PS5, PSVR, PC, PC VR, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S. That's 10 releases across 3 generations! So Seriously get your DAMN facts straight.

Yui_Suzumiya83d ago

And yet Fallout 3 has never been Remastered. Prison time should be given for that offense, lol

darthv7282d ago

Skyrim sure, but the other two... not so much

thorstein82d ago (Edited 82d ago )

@darth GTAV says hi.

Skyrim has an Alexa edition.

Chevalier82d ago

Clearly a guy with business acumen! Why would Sony want to rebundle games and release them in time for the 2nd season of TLOU to release? I mean the last time a bunch of idiots laughed at Sony then guess what? TLOU part 1 for PS5 only hit top 5 sales and kept popping onto charts throughout the year?! Lol

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Chevalier82d ago

"Skyrim sure, but the other two... not so much"

Multiple Mario and Zelda games have made 2 generations. Maybe you guys forget that over a 3rd of the gamers on Playstation have NEVER owned a Playstation system before and some are coming into it as a result of the TV show.

People said the EXACT same crap when the 1st game got released on PS5, but, it ended up being one of the best selling games the year it came out.

Also for all the idiots complaining. Playstation at least offer $10 upgrades for some of these games. Have you EVER seen a re-release by Nintendo, Xbox, Bethesda offer that?! No I didn't think so.

darthv7282d ago

releasing a newer version because the previous version is not physically compatible is not quite the same as taking a perfectly good existing game that already works on the newer platform and repackaging it under a remaster brand for that newer platform and then repackaging it AGAIN for the same platform.

And that whole line of *insert people here may not have had a PS before* is a line of BS. PS2 is the most selling platform in history... chances are very good a high percentage upgrade to the PS3 and then upgraded to the PS4 and are upgrading again for the PS5. So dont give me that line of bologna. you'd rather swallow every bit of Sony propaganda instead of call them out for milking (and yes this is milking) this game. You know there will be a PS6 version and likely a PS7 remaster.

Of course i am purely speculating on the 6 & 7 but there is a high degree of probability because of what they did already between 3, 4 & 5. And you defending even the $10 upgrade when most of the XB games get free upgrades is just another sign of your blind loyalty. I didnt think it possible and gave you benefit of the doubt but now I can see i was totally wrong.

Chevalier81d ago (Edited 81d ago )

@Darth

Again your examples are absolutely terrible. Repackaged games for new audiences isn't new with the high cost of development. This release is timed for people that are new to Playstation coming from watching season 2 of the TV show. If you're surprised and annoyed by this then stop gaming then. It will happen if there's some new Skyrim, Fallout, Doom or whatever TV show comes out too.

Also you're the guy who defends Xbox for this crap too. Skyrim releases were done while owned by Xbox.

Also you mentioned the PS2, repackaged games happened all the time then too. If you think that repackaged games is going to go away with the skyrocketing cost of development is going away then sorry cover your eyes and plug your ears and pretend like an idiot then. You will be complaining daily soon.

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OhReginald83d ago (Edited 83d ago )

I hope it's both ps5 games bundled with all updates including the new no return add ons for April. I'll triple dip on that.

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