It is official. The Last of Us Part 2 is coming to PC on April 3, 2025, as we discovered by way of a trailer at The Game Awards 2024.
Yup, that is The Last of Us Part 2! It joins a rising custom of Sony releasing its first-get together exclusives on PC a number of years after their launch, which incorporates Horizon: Zero Daybreak, Ghost of Tsushima, Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Aside, and God of Conflict (2018).
Earlier this yr, dependable leaker Billbil-kun urged that The Last of Us Part 2 can be the following PlayStation unique to be a part of them, and even that improvement on it was wrapped up. Nevertheless, it was speculated that its launch had been held again to coincide with the 2025 launch of season to of HBO’s The Last of Us present…which appears to have been an correct name as nicely, given the timing.
In a blog post following the announcement, Naughty Canine added some particulars concerning the PC launch. It follows the devoted PS5 launch of The Last of Us Part 2 earlier this yr in together with new modes and all different new options added in that model. It will likely be obtainable on each the Steam and Epic Video games Retailer at launch.
The Last of Us Elements 1 and 2 have been launched and re-launched in a quantity of completely different kinds through the years. However Naughty Canine studio head Neil Druckmann mentioned earlier this yr that they might “not be The Last of Us studio eternally” and that the studio was engaged on “a number of” single-participant tasks.
We gave The Last of Us Part 2 a coveted 10/10 upon its launch, saying that whereas it was “an exhilarating journey, it nonetheless makes time for a shocking, nuanced exploration of the energy and fragility of the human spirit.”
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