The Last of Us: Part 2received a new trailer in late September that revealed a June 19, 2025, release date for the PlayStation 4 exclusive. However, it appears Sony may have jumped the gun on this news, as the game has reportedly already been delayed.
According to a newreport from Kotaku,The Last of Us: Part 2has been bumped to an undetermined final date next spring. The reason for the release date change was not revealed, but Naughty Dog has always valued perfection over getting a game out at its originally scheduled time. This was certainly the case withUncharted 4: A Thief’s End, which effectively had its own development rebooted after a change in leadership at the studio.
If the game does release in spring, it will be nearly seven years since the launch of the originalThe Last of Uson PlayStation 3. That game then came to PlayStation 4 the following year, and we fully expectThe Last of Us: Part 2to also include an upgraded version forPlayStation 5. Given the power of Naughty Dog’s engine and the amount of detail on characters’ faces in the game, we can’t wait to see how the next-generation hardware can make it look even better.
Naughty Dog has been relatively secretive regardingThe Last of Us: Part 2thus far, only releasing a handful of trailers and a small amount of gameplay footage. Rather than play as Joel from the original game, you will play as Ellie, who has grown older and more hardened in the continued apocalypse. Joel will make an appearance, however, with much more gray hair, and will aid Ellie in a mission that is still fairly unclear.
The Last of Us: Part 2will be, funnily enough, one of the last of the PS4’s exclusive games before Sony goes head-first into releasing games on PS5. The other major games still due to release for PS4 includeDeath Stranding, which will launch on November 8,as well asGhost of Tsushima.The latter game doesn’t have a release date or even window yet, so it’s entirely possible that it could still come to PS5 instead of PS4.
