The Final of Us Half 1 is coming. Once more. Naughty Canine co-president Neil Druckmann introduced the information at the moment throughout Summer season Recreation Fest, the kickoff of this yr’s pseudo-E3. The sport is making the soar from its PlayStation 3 origins to a “full remake” for PS5.
Sadly, Druckmann is a little bit late to the occasion. Sony leaked the news by way of PlayStation Direct forward of at the moment’s reveal.
Leaks occur all the time in video games. And for Naughty Canine, leak lighting has struck twice. Again in 2020, forward of its extremely anticipated sequel, The Final of Us Half II, leakers spread key details about the sport, together with main plot factors.
What’s particularly notable on this case will not be the leak, however that the remake was nonetheless the most important information of the occasion. Summer season Recreation Fest’s in any other case tame kickoff shotgunned via quite a lot of titles, together with Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 2, Gotham Knights, Aliens: Darkish Descent, and Stormgate, a brand new sport from former StarCraft 2 devs. Smaller titles, like Neon White, bought launch dates (June 16) and Espresso Stain Studio confirmed off a brand new Goat Simulator. In comparison with bombastic occasions of earlier years, it was an oddly muted showcase.
If it appears a little bit quickly to remake The Final of Us—it’s not even a decade previous—contemplate the timing. An HBO adaptation of the sport is presently underway, starring Recreation of Thrones stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. And, in line with Sony, its sequel, The Final of Us Half II, has bought greater than 10 million copies. Naughty Canine additionally has extra plans to develop the franchise with a standalone multiplayer sport—a activity requiring the studio to develop “considerably” to make it.
Anyway, in the event you in some way missed the unique sport on PS3, or then once more as a PS4 remaster, you’ll get your likelihood to play a modernized model on PS5 September 2. It’s additionally in improvement for PC, since you actually haven’t seen the final of it.
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