The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Announced, Has a Brand New Survival Mode, $10 Upgrade Path
Update 2: Off the again of your complete factor leaking, Sony has officially announced The Last of Us Part II Remastered. As beforehand reported, it launches on the 19th January, and can characteristic graphical enhancements, a model new, roguelike survival mode, and the power to discover some minimize content material.
But maybe a very powerful piece of info is that if you happen to personal The Last of Us Part II on PS4, you can improve to the remaster for $10. This falls in step with Sony’s earlier improve paths for titles like Ghost of Tsushima. What’s extra, you possibly can switch your save information from the PS4 model.
Developer Naughty Dog has additionally shared a bunch of screenshots, which we have embedded under.
Update: According to but extra leaks, The Last of Us Part II Remastered will launch on the 19th January, 2024. The date is included in a trailer that is been found by way of the PlayStation Network’s backend. The trailer makes no point out of a PC model — simply PS5.
Original Story: Following on from earlier reviews that The Last of Us: Part II is nearly definitely getting a PS5 remaster, the rumoured title has now leaked by way of the PlayStation Store (or extra particularly, websites like PS Deals that utilise unpublicised information 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 decision in Fidelity Mode, improved load instances, and full DualSense controller performance.
All the stuff you’d anticipate, then, however this remaster apparently takes issues additional. The product description describes ‘No Return’ — “a roguelike survival mode” through 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 fight system is, this could possibly be a actually cool addition.
There’s extra, although. “Lost Levels” can even be included, permitting you to “explore early-development versions of three new levels not seen in the original”. Loads of developer commentary is bundled in as properly, and there is even a new “Guitar Free Play” mode the place you possibly can unlock extra devices. Fair sufficient.
At the time of writing, the remaster would not have a set launch date. It’s potential (even perhaps possible) that we’ll get one throughout The Game Awards subsequent month.
What do you make of all this? Would all of these new options tempt you to return to The Last of Us: Part II? Or are you simply determined for a completely new Naughty Dog recreation? Prepare your self for ache within the feedback part under.
