It’s officially 26th September, which is better known as The Last of Us Day for fans of Naughty Dog’s horror franchise. Many had pinned hopes on the developer sharing new information on The Last of Us: Part II’s long-lost multiplayer mode – especially after the team teased all-new content earlier in the week – but a PS Blog post focused on the event doesn’t have any meaningful updates on that front.
In fact, unless a Naughty Dog website update scheduled to go live at 5PM PT brings the goods, fans may be forced to sit tight for a little longer. Thus far, the big The Last of Us Day announcements include a vinyl release of Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker’s covers from the game, as well as a new Joel statue from Dark Horse. There are also some new guitar accessories – including picks – from Taylor, as well as a bunch of new clothing items on the PS Gear store.
There’s also going to be a discount on The Last of Us Remastered and The Last of Us: Left Behind on the PS Store until 27th September, but that, for now, is your lot. We’ll see what this blog post brings, and will update if there’s anything meaningful to add.
[source blog.playstation.com]
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I think they'll be disappointed. ND never reveal game stuff at these, but I sure hope I'm wrong.
A big reveal on Sunday evening? Seems unlikely
Not gonna happen though 🤡
Yeah don't think Factions 2 would get unveiled at anything less than a show akin to the showcase earlier this month.
As someone who isn't massively into multiplayer games, I am excited for Factions 2. The first one was great and the second game (single player campaign obvs) played a whole load better. I have really high hopes for it when it's eventually released.
The Last of Us Part 2 PS5 version please.
@Splat doubtful as it had a patch for the ps4 version to play better on ps5.
Can't really see anything big being announced today. Feel like Factions will be a state of play thing
Highly unlikely, it's Sunday...
@Danloaded Ghost of Tsushima got a PS5 patch and still got a PS5 version. I don't think it's out of the question.
Pretty much same as ever year just things to buy and stuff. Would have been nice to get an update on factions or the TV series though, still time but not holding my breath
If they are not announcing anything game related then they should not announce the announcement
@AFCC I had to read that comment about 5 times and I’m still confused 😂
I'm definitely keeping my expectations in check. At most we could see a TLOU2 Directors Cut with an extra chapter or something but with how ambitious Factions sounds I can't imagine it being today. I'd be happy to be wrong though!
@AFCC to be fair, was a low key announcement, no gaming sites have picked up the story, just heaps of fans overhyping something that will lead to disappointment
"'Yeah, that’s lovely and great Naughty Dog, but what are you doing with The Last of Us right now?'
In short, we’re working on it - we see the community comments as many of you clamor for multiplayer and want updates. For now, we’ll say that we love what the team is developing and want to give them time to build out their ambitious project, we’ll reveal more when it’s ready! To that end, we’ve been busy growing our team inside the kennel since The Last of Us Part II launched and are currently in full swing of hiring for MP-related positions (hint hint), so if you or somebody you know qualifies for anything you see on our jobs page, apply!"
Pretty disappointing then. I think we need to do away with these ‘days’ (Last of Us day, Star Wars day etc.). What’s the point in having a day for something when the creators of the thing we’re supposed to celebrating aren’t even bothered or barely acknowledge it?
I knew they were only going to show merch. They've been doing the same for seven years now, and still people don't learn.
They released the first image from the show at least:
https://twitter.com/Neil_Druckmann/status/1442292909798166528?s=20
What the heck. Their update was ‘we’re hiring for multiplayer positions! Hint hint!’ Like…..yeah….everyone’s known that for a year. Good hint.
Asphyxiation: the act of holding one's breath, or restricting the air flow to the brain, which leads to syncope (fainting) or death"
for ND factions information: simple rule... "don't hold your breathe"
@colonelkilgore the only thing they "revealed" as of now is a Joel stand up figurine....What a f+++in joke!
@Vivisapprentice “was a low key announcement, no gaming sites have picked up the story”…
Written on an article on a gaming site that HAS picked up the story.
Regardless I completely agree it was a low key announcement, but there’s also no such thing anymore, especially for something as big as TLOU2. Media and fans alike take the smallest scrap of info and froth each other into a weird symbiotic frenzy. (Media loves it as it gets them clicks & engagement, fans seem to love hype and expectation)
It’s why publishers have to “manage expectations” nowadays, because seemingly we can’t manage them collectively ourselves
@colonelkilgore really the second game played almost identically as the 1st except with prone and the fake jump button. Kinda embarrassing that those are the only improvements in almost a decade.
@VillaRosa-LVPx They only released Part 2 last summer, these things take time to make and they probably have a few projects on the go. Insomniac are the current MVP for playstation but I believe they are bigger with more teams and just god like when it comes to getting stuff done. We'll get a look at everything else from other 1st parties soon enough!
@Consolefanboyspotr I replayed the original around a month before playing the sequel and while the mechanics were ‘basically’ the same I thought it played a lot smoother tbh.
@Toypop hummmm Like I was just on there Sept 26th, around 5pm and found FULL lobbies and matches starting within 2-5 minutes.. "Me thinks you do noteth knoweth what you are talking about..."
@Danloaded @Splat What Splat said, I'm sure we can still get a Director's Cut edition despite the free patch that was already issued.
@Toypop the servers are active ALL the time the
Game is ACTIVE all the time. The base mp came out in 2014, they shut down the PS3 servers but the ps4 servers for the “ remastered “ version is still active and the community is pretty big..
So when ND says they would make a new mp factions 2.0 the community was excited, when tlou2 DIDNt Come with an mp when the base tlou did, everyone was shocked.. To be honest NO ONE needs to play tlou2 after they finished the campaign because there is nothing else to the
Game, no chances for DLC Etc.. This is what ND does to their loyal fan base “ promise, cancel, disappoint and lie….”
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