A 'New Version' of The Last of Us Part II is in Development, According to Composer - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 July 2023 / 5,115 Views
The Last of Us Part II composer Gustavo Santaolalla in an interview with YouTube channel Blender said that an enhanced version of the game is currently in the works.
Vandal reports Santaolalla said this "new version" of The Last of Us Part II will let players be able to "make [him] play certain songs." He added he was not allowed to reveal any other information.
The Last of Us Part II released for the PlayStation 4 in June 2020. A performance update for the game on PS5 released in May 2021 that allowed players to choose between 60 frames per second or 30 frames per second.
It is possible Naughty Dog is working on a version of The Last of Us Part II specifically for the PlayStation 5 and maybe even PC with improved visuals.
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I think it is about time God of War Ragnarök gets the remake a classic like it deserves. It is starting to look and feel a bit dated. Bringing it up to modern standards would do wonders.
Bluepoint has its work cut out for them
Initially, I completely missed that this was a joke lol
God of War? I was thinking maybe the RE4 remaster needs to receive the remaster treatment.
Insomniac's Spider-Man 2 needs a remaster :)
Another unnecessary remaster?
As long there are brainless sheeps with too much money to buy those remakes from games released 3 years ago, why should they not?
Should be a free update, not a full price release. Stop this madness.
They are like 3 years late... Remaster won't sell many copies because PS4 version is already 1440p 60 fps on PS5.
It will sell gangbusters. The HBO show has raised the series profile. They are probably also working on a PC port, which hopefully they won't completely botch this time.
Cries in PC tears
Having played the Playstation version, I was very much looking forward to the PC version as well.
If this is true, I'm glad I haven't bought the PS4 version.
Please be the PS5 version I've been waiting for. Please release soon with Factions!
Factions isn't going to release soon, it has been put in the development fridge, because they aren't sure the gane could engage people to play it for a long time, which is what the game would need.
Well some people including me are still playing the original Factions 10 years later. They should have just included an updated version with new maps, weapons, and a new mode with the original release of TLOU2 rather than trying to make a standalone experience.
probably with a £65 price tag i already paid for part one on PS3 And PS4 i picked up PS5 version on Black Friday sale no chance i was paying the price they wanted
Spider-Man, Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding all got PS5 versions, and much sooner than TLOU2 did. It's time for this to see a proper PS5 release.
I wish theyd remake tlou2 to make it look like the cgi gameplay tralier they released
I hope it's another supplemental studio working on it. At this pace, we are only going to get one true single player Naughty Dog game on the ps5
Games take time. No part of a game is being worked on by every department at the same time. While pre-production is taking place for their next game, those working on the actual coding can work on this port until they're needed for the developmental phase of their next title.
The PS5 turns 3 this year and big SP games tend to take at least 4 years. I would say it's pretty certain that ND will release only one MP (if it won't be cancelled) and one SP game this gen.
Part1 "remake" would've been a package deal if they fcken released factions on it as well,
What a joke and now we got this part2 "remake"
The game will pass the 20m mark between the PS5 and PC version.
It’s good for the franchise but ND is only a TLOU milk machine atm.
Their output has been really low on the PS5
So Part 2 is getting a PS5 version as well.
Like others have said id imagine this is about bringing the game to PC before the release of factions (Id imagine they also want that on PC for more players). And as an added bonus PS5 gets a native port. Id say they maybe plan on releasing a PC+PS5 port of TLOU2 and factions by the time Season 2 of the show is out or just when it finishes.
This is Nintendo-like milking of fans. The game is only 3 years old. It doesn't need a new version.
It's a great game, but you sure as hell ain't going to get me to double dip in 3 years. Maybe I'll pick up a version for the PlayStation 7.
Some people like me haven't bought it yet because we were waiting for a definitive version like this.
Since i skipped the PS4 I'm one of the people who will buy the updated version
Well Nintendo released Zelda Twilight Princess on Gamecube, Wii, and Wii U.
They released Pikmin 1 & 2 on Gamecube, Wii, and Switch.
They released Hyrule Warriors on Wii U, 3DS, and Switch.
They released Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii, 3DS, and Switch.
Just some examples...
So they shouldn't ever rerelease games on modern platforms?
I think the issue with Nintendo, at least as I see it, is the multiple reissues, sometimes without real improvements, and recently with very little time having elapsed between the original release and the reissue. The retreads of Wii U games on the Switch really drove it home for me. In some sense, loyal Nintendo gamers (most of the people that bought a Wii U) got screwed by Nintendo as a good portion of the switch lineup in the first several years was made up of Wii U games. The most egregious example, in my mind, is that we're still playing Mario Kart 8.
All of these were years and years apart. Nintendo didn’t release all these remasters/ports within a couple years. They’ve never solely focused on one franchise so heavily like TLOU has been for the last 3 years. While Nintendo does re-release a lot of titles, I wouldn’t call those ones you listed milked. Milking usually refers to stuff like Pokémon, new game every year, sometimes more than that, quality is questionable, people are tired of it.
No one is tired of Pikmin 1+2 being released 2 extra times after the GameCube. Pikmin 1 being 2001, then 7 years later ported to Wii in 2008, then 15 years later being ported to Switch.
That is NOT milking on any scale like TLOU.
No one was tired of the Zelda games anymore or Xenoblade either. These releases had a shorter time than the Pikmin games between releases but were still pretty far out. You can easily argue that it makes perfect sense to re-release them because of the Switch’s huge success that has drawn in a ton of fans new And old. They aren’t milking those franchises at all. If they were, we’d see way more games come out from those brands in much shorter time
periods.
Re-Releases/ports over long periods of time =/= milking that franchise.
Disagree. And I especially disagree with the way they have done it in the most recent generation, by significantly padding out their release schedule by re-releasing almost identical versions of Wii U games, thereby spitting in the face of their most loyal customers (pretty much the only people that bought a Wii U).
Any company would have done the same given the scenario, and people would have complained if they left all those perfectly wonderful games on a system that pretty much no one bought so people like you wouldn’t complain. I had pretty much every noteworthy game on the Wii U and I was delighted to see them come to the Switch, and am still waiting for that Xenoblade X port.
I definitely don’t feel spat in the face lol
Again, milking a franchise is completely different than what you want it to be.
The ps4 version already better looking than 90 % of new gen games. Make it 60 fps and improve here an there and its a win.
