A prominent journalist has backed up previous reports that a Last of Us remake for PS5 will be released in 2022.
“I keep hearing that’s coming out this year,” GamesBeat reporter Jeff Grubb said on the latest episode ofKinda Funny Gamescast. “The Last of Us remakethis holiday.”
He later added: “I’m pretty confident about that too.”
Bloombergfirst reported last April thata remake of 2013’s PS3 game The Last of Us was in the works for PS5.
It claimed the project was originally in development atPlayStation’s Visual Arts Service Group before the studio was switched to a support role on the game.
The remake’s development is now reportedly being led by series creatorNaughty Dog, which is said to have taken charge of the project following the completion of The Last of Us Part 2, which was released in June 2020.
Reliable insiderTom Hendersonclaimed in January that the Last of Us remakecould be released for PS5 in the second half of 2022, and VGC has also heard from our own sources that the unannounced game is nearing completion.
An “unannounced remake project”was recently spottedon the LinkedIn profile of a Naughty Dog quality assurance tester, although the description has since been edited to remove mention of the game being a remake.
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DuringSony’s CES 2022 conference in January, Naughty Dog co-presidentNeil Druckmannsaid the studio was “dying to share” with fans“the multiple game projects” it is working on.
Naughty Dog has for some time been hiring for its“first standalone multiplayer game”, which could be the result ofThe Last of Us Part 2’s delayed online modehaving been expanded into its own title.
Henderson has also claimed that the studio is working on a Last of Us Part 2 Director’s Cut.
HBO is currently making a TV adaptation of The Last of Us,which is expected to air in 2023.
