The Last of Us Is Getting a PS5 Remake Eight Years After Release, Claims Report

While I hate seeing a lot of this negativity towards Sony and PS lately, this.....really isn't needed.

Also I'm hearing about no Days Gone 2 happening? Really? It wasn't perfect, but there's a lot of potential for the future.

@playthedangame I agree.. what's needed is a TLOU 2 ps5 patch, I'm waiting for that so I can cleanup the rest of my troubles for a platinum

A remake of a remaster?

This is real, got a family member that worked on it as a vfx artist (no I'm not using a "My uncle works at nintendo" joke). And I agree with the above comments, this isn't really needed, the game still looks amazing, although I would buy it again (which is what Sony expects with this release, make a couple millions more).
At this point I just want ND to do something new.

The Last of Us remake? I think it's a rumor, but I want to see a new ip.

what we need is a new factions game.

@Brasilkilla I'm going through TLOU2 right now, and yes, 60fps and a lot less textures/model pop-in would be very appreciated.

Completely unneeded. I can understand it from a business perspective absolutely, but this is completely unneeded as the original holds up just fine.
I feel the same way about the rumoured Resi 4 remake.

If this report is to be believed, I am pleased to hear Sony Bend are working on something new and not Days Gone 2. IF this report is to be believed. I prefer original ideas as opposed to sequels and remakes.

Either way, mixed feelings on a whole.

I'm always up for a remake if done well. I haven't played the second one. I don't if I can jump in hearing the characters are hard to root for. I would replay a new spruced up Last of Us though.

I’d like to see the new factions game never mind this.

Seem really really unnecessary considering TLOU Remastered can already be played on PS5

If a remake like FFVII R, Wondering if they may add storylines from the HBO Show...?? Although doubtful.
Shame it wasn't Uncharted: Drake's Fortune to get the treatment.

I really enjoyed TLOU 1 and 2, but really hoping ND's future IPs are a bit more cheerful!

Nothing against TLOU (at least the 1st one) but this is completely unnecessary. I wish they would focus on their Japan studios more but nope, gotta milk out TLOU. So many dumb decisions from Sony lately

No interest in this. Too soon to revisit this game again.

Strange. Unnecessary I would say.

No Days Gone 2?! Why?! It sold enough and was clearly set up for a sequel

A remake of a remaster that happened so recently? Sony really IS trying to emulate Hollywood.

They really shouldn't be remaking anything, but yeah, if they're going to do something, Uncharted 1 would be a much better choice.

I'm going to laugh pretty hard when fanboys lose their minds again because child Abby is integrated into the game somehow.

But yeah, this is possibly the least interesting thing ND could do, IMO. And you know with them that it'll take years. Considering ND probably only has four PS5 games in them, max, I can't believe one of those slots is being wasted on a remake of a game everyone has played already. I guess they're hoping for some cross-media synergy between this and the upcoming TV show.

I love both Last of Us games, but I'm really not interested in a remake of the first one. Will I play it? Sure, but it's more out of obligation than genuine excitement.

A remake?
But why?
Seems like a bad idea if true.

TloU Remake is dumb but thank god no Days Gone 2. Zombie Game market us oversaturated af and DG was mediocre and a buggy mess despite countless delays

I don't trust present ND for any games story, I suspect they will change the story to make joel as stupid as tlou 2 joel. Besides, I already got 60 fps tlou 1 remaster, rather than tlou 1 remaster, I hope another sony studio will continue uncharted series.

This sounds kinda fake not gonna lie.for starters why would Sony waste their time porting days gone over to the pc and just not to make a sequel to the game. second a last of us remake just doesn’t make any sense the game already been remastered for last gen if any we should be getting a remake or remaster to last of us 2 not last of us 1.

Why? The game already had an update on PS4 like a year after the game came out on PS3. Might as well remake Knack at that point...

I mean, don't remake Knack either just... surely there is something more productive?

Looking forward to Ellie seeing Sephiroth around every corner and then she and Joel have to go back in time to keep the plague from happening.

This has been a disastrous PR month for Sony, I still don't have a PS5 but not gonna lie, I'm in the verge of becoming full PC gamer. They're abandoning everything that made playstation great, and focusing on blockbuster bullcrap, they dropped Kojima, they closed Japan Studios, the competition is way ahead with banger services and features... as a former PS fan Is really frustrating.

We should start a "PS3 has no games"-like campaign against PS5 to see if they come back on track. We need Shawn Layden back more than never.

So the new studio has gone already? We've been waiting to hear about them for about 2 years and now this.

Jim Ryan and Herman Hulst need getting rid off. Playstation don’t communicate anymore, disregarding their legacy and from the looks of it creatively bankrupt as well. Early PS3 days in full swing

Christ alive. Really wish I’d left my PS5 purchase for a couple of years at this rate. Very wafer thin on new games and constant recycled upgraded games. Enough now.

Why? lol

Waste of time imo

This is a brilliant idea! It would be even better if they replaced the actors playing Ellie and Joel with people a bit more well known like Chris Pratt and Dua Lipa. Then they could make all the clickers wear Beats headphones so that it really highlights how much they rely on sound. I just nailed this re-remake for them.

And so my post of about 6 months ago holds weight.

Sony are now doing a ubisoft like approach to gaming and are only interested in churning out similar styled games and to hell with everything else.

Why on earth are they remaking a remake. Heck it's not as if the gameplay of 2 changed all that much from 1.

This is... not exciting at all, but it kinda has a "too dumb to be fake" vibe to it. I'm just going to hope this isn't true until we hear otherwise.

Sure I'll love it, regardless of whether its necessary or not. Its a game I play once a year and I wouldn't mind having a new-gen re-telling of the story to shake things ups a little. Hope all you guys posting above stick to your guns and boycott it, even after all the 10/10 scores it'll probably receive. Nothin' worse than fair-weather hypocrites. Its their baby and I fully trust Naughty Dog. Can't wait.

@Shepard93n7. I do agree about sony need shawn layden back.he was a amazing leader.same as jack Trenton.word up son

I may buy a full blown PS5 remake. However that would only be the case as long as absolutely no story elements are changed.

With the back catalogue available to Sony...things like Jak & Dexter,Ratchet & Clank,Sly Raccoon,, Resistance,even think of things like Colony Wars & more..,& a remaster of a ps4 remaster?!🤔
Heck,even license a RDR/Undead Nightmare remake from Rockstar/Take Two so it's not lost to the PS eco system....if true,it continues the current confusing decisions of present management.

I'd definitely play it but I don't think this is necessary. The game is already a masterpiece as it is.

What a waste of Naughty Dog's talents. Let them make a new IP.

I'm not happy there won't be a sequel to the underrated Days Gone but at least Sony Bend will be working on a new IP. Maybe a fantasy game or something sci-fi.

Imagine if years ago they had told Guerilla Games, "Horizon what?" and asked them to remake one of their earlier games instead.

Come on Sony, sort yourself out!

So, no Days Gone sequel but yet another remake/remaster of Last of Us. Btw I am a fan of Naughty Dog, but cannot accept Sony's decision to completely abandon Deacon and the gang. Iron Mike wouldnt stand for this bull.

I'm sorry- but after TLOU2 I would rather have Days Gone 2. I hated what they did in the sequel. Killing Joel off like that. I didn't particularly care for the game, and rage quit. I would happily buy TLOU for PS5. But would rather have Days Gone 2. TLOU was already released twice as is. We honestly don't need a third version of it. I want Days Gone 2

What a waste of resources. If anything it should be a reremaster at best with an extra post game story.

Why? I'm a fan of the series but have no interest in a remake of a game that's perfectly playable as it is

If people buy this at full price then this is the beginning of the end.
The PS4 version is in the PS Plus Collection. You could finish it in a month's subscription.

This is so strange, a remake really?!

@Athrum agreed on both points. Totally not needed, but I would totally buy it.

@Enigk Nintendo pulls this ***** allllllll the time though hahahaha

Echoing everyone's sentiments when I say... why? I mean yeah incorperating the visual fidelity and gameplay updates that came with Part II would be welcome, but if they're doing a full-on remake wouldn't they re-record voice work? That's risky... remember Twin Snakes?!

@Col_McCafferty
I'll take a remake of Killzone

I'd buy this no doubt. One of my favourite games ever. Would be even better if they upgraded to be more like Last of Us 2 in terms of gameplay - but perhaps I'm asking too much.

Release the Druckmann cut

Bluepoint remade Demon's Souls from the same generation and did a great job, so why not I guess. It does feel like we're going round in circles a bit though, is it really that hard to find new creatives with some new ideas?

The generation is becoming a confusing mess for me. I want to support new ideas like Returnal this month, but then I refuse to pony up the new prices. Then we hear arguments about new ideas being too risky and not selling.

This feels a little unnecessary, and if ND decides to change some of the story around, oof, that will definitely cause problems with fans.

@Olmaz personally I didn't notice too many pop ins but I'll only go back to it if we get a 60fps patch. I don't understand why all sony big hitters got a ps5 patch but their biggest ip still didn't. Anyways, enjoy this masterpiece bro it's top 3 games on ps4 imo

Oh please, might as well just replace the jewel case cover inlay, cash in a few extra bucks and call it a day.

This news leads me to believe that Sony has run out of ideas and owning a PS5 is almost pointless. I'll be able to play HFW and Kena on my PS4 so if this is the direction Sony are heading then maybe it's time to consider Xbox as my next console

Maybe there will be some new announcements that will get me excited about the future of the PS but right now it all feels a bit meh.

I guess this might make sense business-wise (I'll admit I'd probably buy it) but I still find it hard to believe.

@munstre

"Secondly this report confirms my fears that PlayStation is just becoming the Naughty Dog machine. Everything is about the cinematic prestige narrative game, or more specifically it's all about milking TLOU as much as they can. At a time when Sony needs to have lots of studios firing on all cylinders working on lots of diverse new exclusives in order to compete with MS' unprecedented aggression, they are instead streamlining everthing down to nothing but a handful of big name blockbusters."

Very, very well-articulated. I agree completely. This feels like such a shift from Sony's willingness to pump money into risky new AAA ventures earlier last generation, and it very much heralds a fall from grace for the platform holder, despite the huge momentum they have coming off of the PS4.

hand it off to bluepoint

@Col_McCafferty
But but didnt you say Returnal and Ratchet & Clank was system sellers.

This is not necessary at all, but I will still purchase it day 1 and play it.

So, a remake? Not an upgraded remaster, but a full-on remake? Final fantasy vii, was remade from a jrpg into an action-rpg. I wonder what they'll do with tlou.

@playthedangame Why? Sony deserves all the criticism they get, and then some.

However, Naughty Dog is Sony's best studio, and a PS5 remake of TLOU would be unbelievably incredible.

Complete waste of a Studio, how long has it been since ND made a new IP? The PS3 era!? I would lose so much more respect for Sony if they wasted millions of dollars on something completely unnecessary.

Honestly I probably wouldn't even play it, I'm burned out of the big Hollywood narrative games at the moment. The first one is already perfect so it can only go down from there. Hope this is fake news,

Nope. Don't need it.

Do need remakes of Resistance though.

@TrueAssassin86x when did I say that? Not about Returnal, I have as little interest in that as I do Deathloop. Forspoken could be good though.

Not buying it for a third time

Played both tlou games and love them both. Just patch 2 for ps5 and let naughty dog do something else! They must be planning for a lot of new players post this hbo. Personally I think sony need a new ip and naughty dog are the team to deliver

what a waste of time and resources if true

Couldn't they just polish up the remaster? What the hell is going on at Sony lately, with this and Days Gone

Doesn't everyone with a Playstation own this game? Do they really need another one? Hopefully this new version gets released on PC.

the last of us remaster runs at 4k 60 HDR why would it be needed to be made again

if they are going to remake stuff get insomniac to remake the resistance trilogy

I could have sworn it wasn't but a couple of months ago that we heard Naughty Dog WAS working on a new I.P.

A re-make makes great sense if they have some new hires and they want to find out who has what it takes to work on new games. I'd personally love a re-make of TLOU. A full-on remake would look and play miles above what a PS4 re-master of a game with an old engine and old gameplay played like.

Everyone wants to act like their balls are in a vice and nothing and no one can make them happy. This won't be the only project Naughty Dog has up their sleeves, and it's a great way for some junior talent to step up and make an impression.

Whhhhhhyyyyyy?

The idea of a “equal fidelity” triple package release of TLOU 1, 2, and factions actually excites me...the report sounds to me like a lot of pivoting and salvaging, not some evil master plan. With that said, I stand by my feeling that Sony needs to start communicating more effectively as they go through obvious changes.

@thechetearly They do, but they don't usually release the same game that can already be played on the current console. As long as they don't remove the PS4 version so they can charge people more then let them try this little experiment.

Oh for goodness sake. Just no Sony. Make something new!

@playthedangame then don't buy the last of us remake when it's out

Wait for it uncharted remakes next

Remake infamous 1 and 2 as well as the resistance trilogy they actually need a remake

@Royalblues The cynic would argue that is exactly the reason Sony (and Nintendo) dont want game preservation. More difficult to sell you a game all over again if you can readily access the original

@Brasilkilla Iknow I'm quite sensitive to pop-in (which is why I often chose the "Quality" mode instead of "Performance", since it often reduces it), and the one in TLOU2 is far from being the worst I've seen, but in a game that realistic, I can't not notice it.
I'm not that far (Seattle Day 3 with Ellie for those who know) but for now I think it's better than TLOU. The gameplay especially is a lot smoother (thanks largely to the unbreakable shiv!).
Still, I know it's a technical masterpiece but can't bring myself to enjoy it (as it was the case for the first one). Maybe that's the point. I'll see when I finish it how I stand.

@JaysonWayne3121 then don't buy it problem solved

The PS4 Remaster of The Last of Us holds up pretty well - even in the PS5 era. I mean the graphics are dated, but the gameplay and the story-telling are the main draw to this game.

As a disabled gamer/streamer I'm hoping that if this is true they add all or at least some of the accessibility features for the Last of Us 2 to this remake. I would love to actually be able to make it through the entire original game.

Zero interest. 2 play throughs was enough.

Milk the cow like gta 5.

@get2sammyb The thing is that I own this on PS3 but never got round to playing it, bought it day one on PS4 and played it to death. But if it included any kind of extras (not including my amazing suggestions) I'd probably buy it on PS5 too. So Sony aren't the problem here. It's idiots like me. Although I completely agree with everyone else that it's totally unnecessary and an absolute waste of time/resources.

My only hope is that they do some kind of double pack on PS5 with number 2 included. I still haven't played that at all because I've been worried it will push my Pro to the brink of death.

Personal opinion - TLOU2 Factions got so big and ambitious that they could no longer feasibly launch it free as an update. So package TLOU Remake with Factions and they can use it as an excuse to charge for it.

I’ll play the heck out of it if it’s a proper stunning PS5 remake which I think can be expected from Naughty Dog.

Who asked for this?

@Dubbicakes don't buy it then

I could see a remaster for like a ps5 dual pack maybe. A remake seems pointless as it plays and loosen great still.

@Taylorzombie Fanboy can't handle criticism. Sit on it. =]

What for ? We've already had a remaster that was good enough,maybe give it away free for ps5 owners on ps plus its the only reason I'd play it again.

Gotta be the least necessary remake ever 😟

so let me get this right EA are remastering mass effect a game from 2007 but Sony are remaking last of us from 2013

world gone mad

They probably want to make the Fireflies appear less sinister so the plot in the second game is less jarring and we have more sympathy for the vicious murderer 🤣

@Olmaz as far as the game goes I loved it , I liked it more than the first one as well. I really don't understand why ppl cry so much over the story choices made but that's another topic for another day. As far as pop ins goes, there are 2 things that drives me crazy in games: pop ins and clipping. Thing is , I've played bunch of ubisoft open worlds and those are littered with pop ins n clippings everywhere. II've done 2 100% playthroughs of the Witcher 3(my favorite game on ps4 btw) as much as I loved Witcher 3 I can't ignore the pop ins n clippings that game has. With that said , compared to other games tlou2 pop ins were minimal n didn't bother me too much

Let's milk this cow more before it dies.

It doesn't need a remake it's an 8 year old game that's already had a PS4 remaster

Is this milking the cash cow, or beating the dead horse? Either way what does ND have against farm animals?

Has Sony run out of ideas?
"Quick, let us remaster the remaster of a PS3 game!"
"Why?"
"Because we can charge £70 for it!"
"Brilliant!"

Sony should greenlit Days Gone 2 instead of remaking TLOU. I'm guessing that they want to cross promote it with TLOU live action but it feels unnecessary.

Ah good ok Sony MO, never does backwards compatibility as it favours remaking the same games and selling them for full price to make a quick buck. Yea PS4 games work, but do PS3? And with enhanced HDR and FPS? Like on Xbox....
Seriously should leave TLOU well alone and make a Days Gone 2.. and get ND to make something new for once, preferably a game not stuffed full of Druckman's piss poor political opinions and writing.

A remake of the first TLoU... how creatively bankrupt can you get? The original isn't even an old game, it got an excellent remaster last gen and it plays great. Why would it need a remake?!

Wtf is going on at Sony right now. This is embarrassing.

They should start working on PS6 version with 8K and sh***,The Last of Us is turning in to Sony Skyrim

there are so many PS3 game that should be remade TLOU isnt one of them

Rather get an Abby DLC.

Not big on remakes, unless they are free. And that is just as a tech demo to see how things improved.

I really hope this isn't true, id much rather see a PS5 patch for the PS4 version than Sony remaking games you can play on the newest system anyway.

They could still repackage TLOU & TLOU2 when the show releases as a double pack if they wanna get a few quick sales.

@get2sammyb What are the chances they'll stick Pedro's face on Joel, and the same for the rest of the cast to appeal to the fans of the upcoming series?

Does the first Last of Us really need to be remade? It was on PS3 and then upgraded for PS4. Why not give us something new or bring back an older IP than last gen.

Well, so much for seeing Naughty Dog's new IP within a reasonable period of time, something that I would have happily bought a PS5 for. I guess since they're wasting their time with this crap in addition to the standalone Factions mode, we won't be seeing anything new from them for at least a half-decade.

Sony is actively pushing me away from purchasing a PS5 at this point. I cannot even currently picture me buying one, and as a long-time PlayStation fan, it's utterly astonishing that I would feel this way.

The Bloomberg article outlines some corporate dysfunction, but I can also see the other perspectives as well. Why does this support team think a remake of a game THAT WAS JUST REMADE is a good idea? I don't know the numbers involved, but the article suggests the budget was way higher than other remakes - why?

Why trust a studio that has never made a game over a studio that consistently delivers?

They were told to help Naughty Dog finish TLOU2, and then afterwards they got help FROM Naughty Dog AND a budget for their project. Maybe they could have looked for the silver lining in the situation instead of quitting?

I was extremely disappointed to read that Days Gone 2 won't be happening - that is a dumb decision. It definitely has better odds at success that another new IP that might take another 7 years to deliver.

So . . . we should all buy Returnal (at that dumb price) to show Sony we want original IP instead of remakes?

Completely unnecessary. I'd rather have a New IP or Days Gone 2. 100% not buying this.

Beginning to wish MS hadn't ***** up so bad with the Xbox One so I could be still tied to their ecosystem instead of the crap that Sony is slowly becoming.

What a complete waste of time. Last of Us Remastered looks great and can be played on PS5.

Well I for one and it appears to be only one, am really excited about a PS5 version of the last of us 1 and 2.

Would be better to rewrite TLOU2.
TLOU1 is a mix between The Road and I am Legend.
TLOU2 is a mix between Teen Wolf and The O.C.
Lol

@Athrum Like you said, you'll buy it again and so will I and millions of others, I'd love it!!

@Col_McCafferty good

@BlaizeV buy an xbox now then

@LegacyRXT In too deep honestly, though I haven't commited to a PS5 just yet. But I personally have no desire for a PS5 beyond that I have a generation of games and friends made in the PS4 ecosystem that I can't leave behind.

Xbox is currrently more appealing to me right now and news like LOU remakes and closng of ps3 storefront etc only make that stronger.

Seems kind of unnecessary, as the original holds up nicely nowadays - especially in its Remastered form. I played it last year for the first time, on PS4, and the farthest thing from my mind was "yeah, this 7-year-old game sure could use a remake."

I'm sure bigger fans than I will love this if it becomes official, though. Hell, I could see myself playing it several years down the line.

As I read the source article :
'the team began working on a remake of the 2013 hit The Last of Us for the PlayStation 5.'
I thought they were working on a new game originally but like I said , I'm sorry but TLOU remake was a bad idea to start with. Sony should have stopped it but have the team work on a new IP.

a remake? like, the RE2 and FF7 remakes? hmmm, interesting... but unnecessary in my opinion, i guess that only time will tell if this is true or not.

Can’t wait for the remastered version on PS6

hope their not basing this on the tv series as lets be honest most films and tv shows based on games are bad. remaking ratchet and clank made sense it was a PS2 game but the film of the game was awful.

I can understand remaking ps1 ps2 games maybe even some ps3 games like resistance or infamous but remaking a game that already had a ps4 remaster is baffling

Watch them retcon a bunch of stuff to better fit with TLOU2. Def something ND would do

@KIERONOO I guess this is why he said nobody cares about ps3 games anymore. Because he expects us to buy a remake of a ps3 game.

I thought the original was amazing on PS3 but found I played though it pretty much just once. A remake doesn't really appeal to me, I wasn't really up for the sequel either.

Thinking of how many original properties Sony have, going all the way back to PS1, if this is true it's an absolute waste of time and resources. The reports about Bend Studio, Days Gone 2 and another Uncharted and Last of Us... all looking very bad for Sony. Get back to focus on creativity.

There's really no reason this game needs a remake. Sure the graphics aren't as modern, but they still hold up extremely well. Granted some gameplay improvements could be added, but again the game still plays perfectly well.

I'm extremely worried about what they'd do the story, it's perfect and there's no reason to touch it. If that there's one story that could do with a rewrite, it's TLOU2.

@Everglow I'll take a remake over a new Uncharted game. I don't want them to make another Uncharted or TLOU game. I want to see something new.

@Reyren if Sony will bundle a DLC featuring Joel and Tess, then many will probably reconsider buying TLOU remake. In fact, TLOU with Joel as the main protagonist again before meeting Ellie would be great than a remake.

It makes sense from a financial point of view what with the tv show approaching.

I thought ND was starting on that scifi thing they wanted to make. Is there really a need for a remake? How did they get that idea? Market research or just plain safe/lazy? Better not because that show is coming soon...

New IPs are needed don't make the mistake Xbox made but it's starting to look that way.

O_o a TLOU remake? Really?
They ran out of "good old games" so the only thing left to do now is remakes of PS4 Remasters?
If they're so keen on doing remakes, why not do one of Infamous 1 and 2? Or God Of War 1 and 2? They're much older and don't hold up as well as TLOU for PS4 does.
And how about that Bloodborne Remaster, huh ?? Oh, i get it... they're waiting for PS6 to do a Remake... tisk!, I didn't think of that one -_-

@Brasilkilla They gave it a PS5 patch. It runs cb4k60 on ps5. It don't need nothing else.

For the love of god dont retcon anything you dummies.

@Dubbicakes if naughty dog officially announces last of us remake don't come back on post and videos whining and harassing them

@Taylorzombie Try to stop me.
You fail to realize that while this is great for fans it's an incredible waste of resources.
I love these games and agree with you that it is exciting, but I'd rather they not waste their time and resources on games that are perfectly fine and playable on current gen hardware.

@Dubbicakes you not there God they grown and when you see company's work on games,film's and tv shows that you won't like don't buy them and watch them problem solved and move on