Is there going to be a 3rd The Last of Us recreation? Given the massive success of the primary two video games and the HBO sequence, many predict extra entries within the recreation sequence. However Naughty Canine boss Neil Druckmann says it will take one thing particular for the studio to make a 3rd recreation.
He instructed (*3*) that he is at present targeted on the TV show–which was simply renewed for a 3rd season–along with the sport he is directing, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. He is not ruling out a 3rd The Last of Us recreation, however he isn’t confirming it both.
“Again at Naughty Canine, we’re now engaged on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, which is one thing we have been engaged on for a few years. That’s taking over all of our time,” he stated. “I’m treating these tasks prefer it’s the very last thing I’ll ever work on. So my assumption is that there might be no extra. If the celebrities align, and every thing comes into place, who is aware of?”
Druckmann went on to say the story within the first The Last of Us was structured to have a “definitive ending” as a result of he did not know if he would get to make a sequel. However the recreation was a giant success and Druckmann got here again for The Last of Us: Half II. He stated Naughty Canine did not have to make the sequel as a result of Naughty Canine proprietor Sony trusts the corporate sufficient to make its personal selections.
“However we had an thought [for The Last of Us: Part II] that we felt obsessed with. It was a adequate thought to spend years on it. We labored on the story and felt like, ‘OK, that story has come full circle. The definitive ending for this second in time,'” he stated.
Druckmann is repeating himself right here, as he beforehand addressed rumors of The Last of Us: Half III by saying he treats each recreation like his final and that the celebrities must align for it to come back about.
In 2023, after Naughty Canine canceled The Last of Us On-line, the studio stated it had at the least two single-player video games in growth. One has been revealed to be Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, however the different stays a thriller. Reporter Daniel Richtman stated The Last of Us: Part III is in production now. For what it is value, Druckmann has stated he has a narrative in thoughts for The Last of Us: Half III.
Intergalactic is reportedly not going to launch till 2027 on the soonest, so if The Last of Us 3 or every other one Last of Us recreation got here after it, followers should not count on to play it quickly. As for The Last of Us TV sequence, Season 2 premieres this Sunday, April 13.