The Last of Us Part I Remake Goes Gold - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 July 2022 / 2,847 Views
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Naughty Dog announced the remake of The Last of Us Part I has gone gold. This means principal development for the game is complete and what is left is to fix bugs that might be discovered.
The remake of The Last of Us Part I will launch for the PlayStation 5 on September 2 for $69.99 and later for PC. It includes remakes the original The Last of Us and the standalone expansion The Last of Us: Left Behind.
Thrilled to announce The Last of Us Part I has gone gold! ?✨
— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) July 11, 2022
Congratulations to the Dogs and our partners @PlayStation who contributed their passion and talent to the growing world of #TheLastofUs! pic.twitter.com/PGd9ezWuZC
Read details on the game below:
The Last of Us released almost a decade ago on the PlayStation 3 console, and it’s left an indelible mark on our studio. Joel and Ellie’s story continues to be powerfully evocative with players worldwide, and we’re humbled these characters continue to leave an impression.
With leaps in technology and hardware that allow us to push the limits of the visual fidelity and interactivity, we’re thrilled to announce this complete remake of The Last of Us, releasing September 2, 2022 for the PlayStation 5 console and in development for PC.
We’ve implemented modernized gameplay, improved controls, and expanded accessibility options in this single-player experience to allow even more individuals to enjoy the game. Effects, exploration, and combat have all been enhanced. Leveraging the PS5’s powerful hardware, we also implemented 3D Audio*, haptics, and adaptive triggers. Both returning fans and new players alike will have the opportunity to experience both The Last of Us Part I and its prequel story Left Behind in a whole new way.
For this rebuild, Neil has passed the directorial baton to Game Director Matthew Gallant and Creative Director Shaun Escayg to bring this project to life. Matthew joined our studio a decade ago to work on The Last of Us and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. He rose to Lead Systems Designer on The Last of Us Part II and co-headed the charge for over 60 accessibility features. Shaun started as Lead Cinematic Animator on The Last of Us and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. Shaun would later go on to become the Creative Director of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. With their deep creative and technical expertise with the series, they’re the perfect fit to helm this project, and you’ll be hearing even more about The Last of Us Part I from them soon.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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I will pick it up when it's on sale sometime next year.
The perfect kind of game to download when it is available on Plus or Extra.
I definitely will be picking this up! Just, not for $70 lol. That price point is a blatant ripoff.
Ok, so no delays. Will wait for it to be sub 20 to purchase.
That 70 bucks price for the game is a little bit too much!
Yes I support 70 for new games not this kind of remake,
No story changes just graphic upgrade and gameplay upgrade, compared to resident evil 2 or the upcoming RE4 remake, come on Sony and naughty dog!
Give us a discount just like grant theft auto v did on PS5!
I wont be picking this up for 70 gaddamn no still ain't finished with elden ring and have plenty of backlogs
GTA V wasn't a remake was it? And no reason to do story changes. Story changes are more like reboot than remake.
70, more like 104. But it's worth it
It can't be called a remake if they use the original code, assets, audio etc.
To think that instead of making Jak 4 they're remaking a game that isn't even 10 years old.
Was this remake necessary?
Yes, but like the Uncharted Collection, it's still the same game as it was at release. I can't pretend that a remake like this is on the same level of Resident Evil 2 (1998) and Resident Evil 2 Remake where the difference is beyond night and day and makes it feel like an entirely new game, fully justifying its price. This will still be the exact same game I played in 2013, repackaged.
I'll still be getting the game for sure as I freaking love this game! Just down the road.
Graphical wise they are on par. I would say games that feature low production value would be worth less than 60, but a lot of people think it is worth that much.
I think it is overpriced, and will only consider buying it when it is sub 20 USD. The market will say if 70 was a good price point or not. Few months to be sure.
Exactly, customers are the one who will confirm if it was necessary or not. Company put a bet that it was, will it pay ou? Most likely it will. A lot of people complain about corporate policies but still buy their products so all the noise is useless.
Imho it wasn't, but sales will tell us if market will consider it necessary. Likely used very little and "free" development resources. Like Left Behind and Lost Legacy were very good experiences, that neted good profit with costing them little and having little impact in the other games they had on the pipeline. So for the company it was very much good deal.
Well it's a lot easier to reheat my food in the microwave than to make a full meal from scratch. Not really sure that deserves a pat on the back. Hopefully this clears the way for a proper PS5 version of The Last of Us Part II sooner rather than later.
Very poor comparison, but ok.
I'll be picking this up eventually
The greatest game ever made, get a remake. Can't wait.
That was exceptionally quick to complete. Id assume since its come from the PS3 code to the PS4 code which uses the same coding as the PS5. All the hard work was done on the TLOU RM on PS4
You reckon its being entirely built from the ground up? I doubt it. I see more of a make over since it used the exact same scenes, controls and gameplay as the original game except the visuals and angles have changed. Most of the work has already been done. Overhauling the visuals is the only change we are seeing. Look at RE2 Remake to the original. That was completely built from the ground up as everything changed.
Ill be curious to see how much has changed on release because what you mentioned isnt exactly building from the ground up. TLOU2 plays very similar to TLOU1 with added Prone.
But lets wait and see shall we.
You seem to be thinking of porting...
TLOU RM runs on PS5 via BC
And how in any way, shape or form does this prove that the remake uses the same code? The way you introduced your low effort from ND is basically as if they had done the work of a porting not a remake or even remaster.
You dont think its odd how they completed this remake in such a short time?
You think the development was short because of the time they announced it or do you have any evidence of it being short time and effort? If games are announced to early people complain, if they announce close to release people will assume it was rushed or easy work?
There is no evidence when the development started either, its all very odd in my opinion.
If this is the direction you want to see moving forward, go for it. GOW Remake shouldnt be far around the corner for you at $70 etc
Isn't Jason Schreier a journalist?
He is, with good connections and giving reports on leaks he receive from what we are said.
So the best evidence we have is that it took 3 to 4 years to make the remake, the other evidence is your opinion, which I would say is less reliable as evidence.
I'm not even in approval of the pricetag or even the need to make the remake, we are discussing your point of it being a easy and fast "port" called remake. So don't move the goalpost or include statements to other people that they didn't say.
So all this is based off a journalist, something that people bash alot on this site?
Didnt think people listened to Jason after his criticism on TLOU2.
Well i guess people change their mindsets when they hear news they want to hear.
Also i never said its a Port, i said they are building off the Remaster code.
And you also said it was quite the effortless job done quickly based simply on the time of the reveal.
I sure don't trust rumors from anyone without evidence, but again your evidence is just your opinion, while rumors of the remake have been around since 2018. Plus most games are revealed several years after development started.
When Factions release next year are you going to say it was a rush job because it was announced this year or you will accept that there was mention of it since at least several months before TLOU2 got released?
It seems more like you don't want to believe anything that don't condone with your expectation that it must be a quick cash grab done fast, poorly and overpriced.
Never said it was effortless, i said its a quick job.
My evidence is based on what i see. Why does TLOU Part 1 look like TLOU2 and not a straight up PS5 game? Possibly becasue its using the PS4 code of TLOU RM which is BC with PS5.
Also Factions has been announced a long time ago, my issue isnt how long its taking to make, my issue is they are most likely going to sell a feature that should have been included with TLOU Remake or TLOU2. I see exactly what they are trying to do and i am no fan of the direction.
You seem happy paying more for games in general, paying more for remakes of not so old games, more for features that could have been included with the base games like Multiplayer etc. That's you, not me.
They are using TLOU2 Engine while upgrading it for PS5, that was gave as the biggest benefit of this remake to ND.
Nope, Faction wasn't announced long ago, it was commented. The event last month or so was the first announcement of the game and they only had a picture to show for it.
Faction is a standalone game and on announcement they said it is the biggest game they ever released, so nope it isn't a mode for TLOU2.
I fail to see how I'm happy to pay for more if I have stated and will uphold it that I will only buy the remake when it is under 20 or even 10 USD. I haven't bought the Thief collection for PS5 yet exactly because I'm waiting for the price to drop. Also haven't paid the 70USD equivalent to any game this gen, the most I paid was for the collectors edition of GT7 with the PS4 download code, PS5 disc, steelbook, etc and it was less than 70 as well. Plus I don't even play MP, so on Faction I'll likely wait for it to be very low in price plus dependent on how good the SP portion (if any) is or if the MP story is something that is really that good to convince me to play it.
You assume to much while providing to little just to match the narrative you want.
Factions is the worst kept secret in gaming. Iv heard about it shortly after TLOU2 launched.
My issue is it being a separate game that might be charged for.
PS5 upgrades is nothing. TLOU remake looks like TLOU2 mostly and i am sure it will have added PS5 effects whoopy doo.
Well if you hearing about it equal announcing why does Jason leaking shouldn't count as well?
Your issue is that they made 2 full games? ok.
Don't worry we know you are not excited about the game, funny you complaining about the graphic looking like TLOU2 since you said in a recent thread that you don't care about graphic at all.
Sony posted a video with the improvements and it doesn't seem like "porting the code from PS4 remaster".
They didnt make 2 full games. Both the Remake and Part 2 are missing the MP feature. They are now dicing up their games to sell separately.
What ever happened to including the MP with the main game or offering it for free?
Gameplay > Graphics, thats always been how i roll. The sad thing is you think i am disappointed at the visuals.. i am disappointed that we are getting a remake of a game that isnt even considered old or poorly aged yet. A cash grab for PS5 and PC owners at a higher price since the PS3 orginial.
You need to see things outside the box of console wars Don.
Many, many, many games doesn't have MP mode so would that make it not full game? Is this part of the same excuse that FFVIIRemake isn't a full game because it will be released on 3 parts?
What happened is that they decided to make a full game for the MP, when it release if you think it is insufficient sure complain about it. For me TLOU2 have enough to be considered a full game. Do you think Destiny isn't full game because it doesn't have SP?
No, we both know your disappointed isn't about it being unnecessary due to being recent. Because if it was then no matter how much they change the game it wouldn't change, you came complaining of how quick it was done. Then complained about the graphic upgrade going to the level of TLOU2 and not PS5 new offerings, then of no gameplay changes....
So I don't think in this case I'm the one that is seeing things inside the console war mindset. Even more when I said I don't see the need for the remake nor the price point.
Don, you continue to debate with console war goggles on. Take them off and stop using the "I know why you are really disappointed" nonsense, you clearly dont.
For starters, new IPs and games like FF7 never had MP to begin with, unlike TLOU. The first game had a pretty decent MP mode which was conveniently removed from TLOU2 and this upcoming remake. Why? So they can resell it to you for another $70 down the road. Obvious is obvious.
There are exceptions like Metriod Prime 2 offered MP than was taken out of Metroid Prime 3 because the MP sucked. Nintendo didn't try to resell you the MP mode later down the track.
The graphic part is another point you failed to understand. The fact you claim its built from the ground up on PS5 because NG said so while the game looks like TLOU2 on PS4 which points to my questioning of, is it built from the ground up or using the coding from the PS4? Do you now understand my point of the visuals now?
Sony are clearly trying to open your wallet even further for modes that should have been included with the main game especially at $70.
It was most likely quick to developed because its a remake of a game that's already been released twice.
Sure sure. they just gone there and put the dial to 11 and call it a day. Must have taken 2 weeks to make it.
yes, the story and script were in place
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