The idea of The Last of Us: Part II releasing in February of 2020 just won't go away, will it? It really is starting to sound like the real deal, though, as a post on a Chinese gaming forum points to this once again being the right time for its launch. Corroborated by the ever-reliable insider ZhugeEX, it is also said that four different editions of the game are part of the title's launch plans.
Over on A9VG, a poster going by the name Agentkicker states that The Last of Us: Part II will indeed come out next February, and there are four varying versions of the game planned. A standard edition, a special edition, a collector's edition, and most interestingly, an Ellie edition. We're not entirely sure what this version could contain outside of the typical artbook, soundtrack, and season pass - maybe a bust of her head? There has to be something interesting about this version of the game.
What gives these posts some merit is that the poster in question was discussing a November launch for Death Stranding long before the trailer dropped confirming that, so the idea that they know at least something seems plausible. Another point that backs us up this rumour is the fact that voice actor Ashley Johnson almost seemed to let the same date slip in an interview last month. "I think itβs coming out in Feβ,β she said."
Do you believe The Last of Us: Part II will release in February 2020? Let us know in the comments below.
[source resetera.com]
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If true this will be huge ! I wonder where that leaves Ghost of Tshushima ? Possibly summer or autumn ?
This gen is going out in style. 2020 is looking pretty mental already.
Surely there must be a state of play for TLOU2 sooner or later?
@oatmealwarrior92
Interesting question. I'd guess summer, maybe early June?
Any later and it would be getting too close to the potential PS5 launch (unless it's cross-gen).
I start saving for the Ellie Edition. π
The Ellie edition sounds intriguing
Probably the Ellie edition will have an Ellie figurine. Maybe one of her young and one of her older.
Even though I own it I wonder if they bundle the original possibly in the Ellie edition so you have her full story
If true then the first half of 2020 is packed
The Last of Us 2 (Feb)
Final Fantasy VII Remake (March)
Cyberpunk 2077 (Apr)
Marvel Avengers (May)
now give me ghost of tshushima in May 2020.word up son
It is such a shame knowing that such a nice girl is going to end up like this:
I think it would be a good idea to get it out in Jan or Feb in order to get a jump and distance from FF7 and Cyberpunk. Not that TLoU2 wonβt sell like crazy no matter what, but itβs silly to drop these huge generation-defining games on top of each other if it can be avoided.
There were Joel and Ellie editions of the original TLOU on PS3.
I was hoping they would skip this gen and make it a ps5 launch title. Would make me buy a ps5 day one.
@oatmealwarrior92 cross gen release imo in november
@Bioth i suspect they will release an updated version for those that dont own the back compat ps4 version at launch. But they wont announce it as that would cannibalise sales in Feb
I bought the Ellie edition of the original back on the PS3, one of my fav collector's editions.
I hope they do the exact same thing for part 2, that fabric case thing from the PS3 edition was sweet as. (And the box art was really awesome!)
@Mega-Gazz Strong independent female. Jokes aside in a post apocalyptic world only survival matters.
@Frigate You mean βre-playβ right? Have you never played the original The Last of Us?
I'll buy the edition with only steelbooks and artbook, I don't need anything else
But I want it now!
If all this holds up then an announcment has to come by mid August at the very latest & that's already pushing it, especially if the game has 4 different editions.
My guess is this then leaves Ghost Of Tsushima for April or May, for the simple reason that after E3 2020, Sony will go all out on PS5 hype and likley build up to the big launch title which i believe to be Horizon Zero Dawn 2.
So all the PS4 stuff has to be out of the way by June 2020
PS3's last big exclusive before PS4 was Last Of Us in June 2013.
If its true, then it's not fake.
The Ellie Edition will most likely be a $200 edition with a statue of Ellie playing the guitar, similar to the trailer. With a few other little doodads thrown in.
@Frigate Itβs been years since I played, but the strength is in the story, imo. The gameplay and combat is fine, but the story is what is really good. About relationships, a broken man trying to reconcile his losses, a confused youth having to grow up too quickly in a horrifying apocalyptic setting ...
It does drag a little in the middle I suppose, but the ending is classic. Have you had the end spoiled already?
I don't really care about the Ellie edition, Joel was always my favourite character in the first game, I don't have the same sweet spot for Ellie as most other people seem to.
Ellie Edtion for me. I regret just buying the standard with the first.
@Bioth why lose out on nearly 100m PS4 owners?
The Ellie edition will cost $1999 and comes with an actual teenage girl who can kick your ass.
@Useyourname
SOLD! π
@NotSmartEnough of course it'll be cross gen
@get2sammyb I was about to say they did these for the first one on PS3 I bought the Joel version
Sounds completely plausible to me. If thatβs the case, that means that in the space of about 5 months weβre gonna get Death Stranding, TLOU 2, and Cyberpunk 2077...good times ππππ
I'd normally be absolutely hyped for this game but now everything is just a stopgap for Cyberpunk 2077.
Well, hopefully not the end of Feb. Three months of TLoU, FFVII and Cyberpunk and 2020 looks amazing already.
@BridgeToClarity Good choice. Sony games sink in price pretty dramatically after the first couple of months on the market. Unless it's something you 're ridiculously excited for (or a Nintendo game), waiting is usually the best option.
The fact that there isn't a Joel edition is probably pretty relevant to the story I guess?
I think most releases are going to be ps4 / ps5 releases for at least the near future. Not as in one release for the PS4 and one for the PS5 but a single release that plays on either system as we have now for the base and pro models. It is due to the consoles that AMD made Navi fully GCN backwards compatible. RDNA will support the total current instruction set without any reworking so PS5 features will be similar to increased setting on a PC but enabling the new features. Backwards comparable out the box is not a new thing, My OG fat PS3 played PS2 games but I think this refresh may just be a bit more evolution than the typical new generation revolution.
Lack of a Joel edition doesn't sound great.
Does this confirm a PSX 2019? Surely they wouldn't announce something so huge in a State of Play
I hope the collector's edition comes with both Joel and Ellie statue. But i guess not since there's a Ellie edition.
I dnt know why other than greed a company would bring out several versions of the same game, it drives menus when they charge different amounts for less content than the entire game. Wouldnβt any normal sane person just releases one title, one game, one price!!!! Simple business sense really, when you consider the fact if you buy the cheaper copy then some essential part of the experience will be missing. There is a name for this type of sale, itβs called rip-off!!!!!! And I guarantee it wonβt be a fraction of the game weβve been shown up to now!
@Deanvon01 should have said drives me nuts not drives menus lol
If this release date is true then that would be an amazing start to the year. Last of Us 2 in Feb and Final Fantasy VII the following month? Yes please!
@RedMan33 to push sales of the PS5 and create a strong audience for any other games releasing on the PS5
They will need a system seller and this or Cyberpunk could have been it. I hope Sony has another strong card up its sleeve..
@Flurpsel so lose 100m potential customers in favor of 3-5m? Doesn't make that much sense to personally, don't forget if PS5 is backwards compatible they don't lose anyone who moves straight to the new machine & Cyberpunk isn't Sony's call as it isn't one of there games they can't tell CDPR to not release it on current gen machines. And who's to say they haven't got that underwraps for the consoles reveal? If they were to announce Horizon 2 that would shift systems.
I hope this is true. I'm going to need to fight my wife over who gets to play this first!
@Simon_Fitzgerald You mean like the mirrors edge one that would be awsome but i hope its higher quality. Steelcase, Hardcover artbook, high quality Statue. π
@get2sammyb Not in Europe i love it when Sony does that. ππ
@Mega-Gazz Did you even watch the gameplay trailer she just looks likes a cool shy kickass woman she looked awsome. π
@Flurpsel A enhanced version of the Last of Us 2 does not do that. π
@Flaming_Kaiser dude. Joke based on another character with the same name in Borderlands.
@Mega-Gazz My apologies did not know her name was Ellie. π
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