The staff right here at Naughty Dog is worked up to announce The Last of Us Part II Remastered, the definitive solution to expertise the acclaimed The Last of Us sequel initially launched in 2020. We’re thrilled to substantiate you gained’t have to attend lengthy for it both; gamers can bounce into Ellie and Abby’s emotional journeys on the PlayStation 5 console on January 19, 2024.
Whether you’ve already performed and even platinumed The Last of Us Part II on the PlayStation 4 console or have not too long ago jumped into The Last of Us Part I on PS5 and need to proceed the story, Part II Remastered will supply loads of causes for brand spanking new and returning gamers to revisit a narrative meaning a lot to our studio. The engrossing marketing campaign returns alongside technological enhancements, new modes, and new behind-the-scenes options that may deepen your understanding of Part II’s creation. But earlier than we break down what’s in retailer, check out our announcement trailer under.
The Last of Us Part II Remastered is designed to allow you to dig deeper into each its improvement and mechanics. Chief amongst these is a brand-new mode referred to as No Return, a roguelike survival mode designed to let gamers show their mettle in randomized encounters and expertise The Last of Us Part II’s fight in a contemporary expertise.
The mode features a host of playable characters to select from – some playable for the primary time in The Last of Us franchise (which you could have noticed in our trailer) – who every include their very own traits to swimsuit completely different playstyles. Players will chart their very own course on every run, selecting between varied stealth and fight encounters that may pit you towards a variety of enemies, with distinctive twists that may add new, sudden elements to any given encounter.
Each run will supply a brand new likelihood to determine what rewards you get after every encounter, the way you spec out your character, and extra. Unlock extra characters, skins, and extra as you progress to make use of within the mode, customise your individual runs, and compete on a worldwide leaderboard as a part of a Daily Run2. We’re excited to share extra about No Return as we get nearer to launch.
For those that have already performed The Last of Us Part II, we all know the included sections that includes a playable guitar have been a favourite for a lot of, and also you burgeoning rockstars impressed us together with your performances. So we’ve launched a brand new Guitar Free Play mode, which is able to allow you to strum the strings throughout a bunch of unlockable devices, use audio FX pedals to modulate your efficiency, and play as completely different characters in a number of in-game areas to customise the temper and really feel of your set.
And for each new and returning gamers eager about studying extra, we’ve designed Part II Remastered to supply a complete dive behind-the-scenes of how our studio introduced this sport to life. A brand new set of Lost Levels in Part II Remastered enable gamers a novel likelihood to take a look at some playable sequences beforehand minimize from the sport. These aren’t totally completed ranges, however somewhat early-development slices that not solely allow you to see some new glimpses of Part II’s world, but additionally embrace embedded developer commentary to offer them richer context. Explore these areas and listen to instantly from the staff in regards to the intention of points of every degree – this can be a distinctive inclusion for our studio and we’re excited to permit gamers a glimpse into the inventive course of.
We’ve additionally included newly recorded director’s commentary throughout the marketing campaign’s cutscenes from director Neil Druckmann, narrative lead Halley Gross, and actors Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, and Laura Bailey. They assembled to supply perception into the story and its characters that imply a lot to each our staff and our followers, and we’re delighted to offer followers much more understanding of the staff’s strategy to this story.
The Last of Us Part II Remastered will characteristic enhanced graphics, together with native 4K output1 in Fidelity Mode, 1440p upscaled to 4K1 in Performance Mode, an Unlocked Framerate possibility for TVs that assist VRR, elevated texture decision, elevated Level-of-Detail distances, improved shadow high quality, animation sampling price, and extra. It all brings the world of Part II’s story to life in richer and smoother element, from the snow-swept mountains of Jackson, Wyoming to the wet cityscape of Seattle, Washington, and will make a primary go to or a return journey to the complicated journeys of Ellie and Abby all of the extra engrossing.
Part II Remastered takes benefit of the PS5’s energy and options in additional methods as properly, together with improved loading instances. Part II Remastered additionally incorporates DualSense wi-fi controller haptic suggestions and adaptive triggers integration to higher immerse you in each second of fight and exploration.
We’ve ensured Part II’s award-winning suite of accessibility choices returns for the PS5 expertise, alongside new additions just like the inclusion of Descriptive Audio and Speech to Vibrations, which makes use of the DualSense controller to point character speech and cadence. The unlockable Speedrun Mode, included in The Last of Us Part I, may even be coming to Part II Remastered, permitting gamers to submit their greatest instances. Following The Last of Us Part I, The Last of Us Part II Remastered consists of the flexibility to unlock bonus skins for Ellie, Abby, and their weapons that we’re excited for gamers to see and take some unbelievable Photo Mode photographs with. You can get a primary take a look at some in our announcement trailer. And talking of Photo Mode, we’ve made some additions that gamers of The Last of Us Part I could also be acquainted with, together with dynamic lighting, Frame Forward, and Gaze Direction, in addition to new body and emblem choices.
We’re so excited to natively carry The Last of Us Part II to the PlayStation 5 because the definitive solution to expertise the sequel and all the pieces it has to supply, whereas additionally providing followers new and returning deeper ranges of appreciation for the work that went into it. Pre-orders will likely be out there starting December 5, each for the usual version, in addition to The Last of Us Part II Remastered W.L.F. Edition, which will likely be completely out there direct from PlayStation in choose markets (United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Benelux, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Austria). It features a SteelBook® show case, 4 enamel pins, a Washington Liberation Front Patch, and a complete of 47 Society of Champions buying and selling playing cards, together with eight holographic playing cards. These have been a favourite of Part II gamers to gather in-game, and we’re so completely happy we might carry these to life. Check it out under:
And excellent news for current house owners of The Last of Us Part II on PlayStation 4! You will have the ability to improve to a digital model of The Last of Us Part II Remastered for $10 USD3 at launch.4 You’ll additionally have the ability to import your saves from the unique sport to Part II Remastered.
We’re excited to share extra with you about The Last of Us Part II Remastered as we get nearer to its launch on PlayStation 5 on January 19! Preorders will go dwell on December 5.
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2Internet connection required to compete in Daily Run.
3Price proven in U.S. forex and should range by nation. Check PS Store at launch on January 19, 2024 for native pricing.
4Upgrades for disc copies of the PS4 model of the Last of Us Part II are solely out there when you’ve got a PlayStation 5 console with a disc drive. Owners of PS4 disc copies should insert them into the PS5 each time they need to obtain or play the PS5 digital model.
