"The Last of Us 2" will not be released in May due to the spread of the corona virus. Studio Naughty Dog is now checking which release date is appropriate.
- The release of "The Last of Us 2" was scheduled for late May.
- However, the corona virus causes a shift.
- Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann is now talking about a new release date.
Both the players and the developers themselves were disappointed with the news that the sequel to the atmospheric action adventure will not be released at the scheduled release date. In a conversation on the PlayStation Blog, the head of the responsible developer studio Naughty Dog now reveals that all employees work hard every day to get the game out to the people as quickly as possible .
The game was finished except for a few bugs. The top priority is to be able to make "The Last of Us 2" * available to all players at the same time if possible. However, due to the current situation, it will take some time before the game can be sent both digitally and physically. However, Druckmann does not say when this could be roughly.
April 6, 2020 update: "The Last of Us 2" will not be released in May
In the early evening of April 2, 2020, publisher Sony surprisingly dropped the bomb: "The Last of Us 2" * does not appear as planned on May 29, 2020. The publisher did not announce when fans could play Ellie's new story. On Twitter it only said "postponed until further notice".
Specifically, the official Playstation Twitter account shared the following : "Update: YOU [Sony Interactive Entertainment] made the difficult decision to launch 'The Last of Us Part II' and 'Marvel's Postponing Iron Man VR 'until further notice. Logistically speaking, the global crisis is preventing us from making the launch experience possible for the players who deserve it. "
Update: YOU has made the difficult decision to delay the launch of The Last of Us Part II and Marvel's Iron Man VR until further notice. Logistically, the global crisis is preventing us from providing the launch experience our players deserve.
- PlayStation (@PlayStation) April 2, 2020By this, Sony will most likely mean that it is currently producing the physical version of "The Last of Us 2" in China. A pure online release is obviously out of the question for the group, since not every Playstation player has a fast internet connection.
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Developer Naughty Dog also spoke on Twitter and expressed regret. "As you have probably just seen, the release of 'The Last of Us Part II' is being delayed. We are sure that this message will be as disappointing for you as it is for us. We wanted to address all of you in our community to to give you a little bit more information. " Accordingly, the development of "The Last of Us Part II" is almost finished. The developer also cites logistical problems as the reason for the shift.
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A message from us about the delay of The Last of Us Part II: pic.twitter.com/aGsSRfmJ8a
- Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) April 2, 2020Neither Sony nor Naughty Dog apparently know when "The Last of Us Part II" will be released. Fans now have to be patient and hope that the global situation will calm down soon. It was planned that "The Last of US Part II *" will be released for Playstation 4 on May 29, 2020. Under certain circumstances, the postponement could even result in a release on the Playstation 5 *. Sony's next-gen console is slated for release in November / December 2020.
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