Last of Us Part 2 Release Date set for November 2019? Naughty Dog has great news for fans (Pic: Sony)
Sony is promising yet another year of stand-out exclusives for PlayStation fans but what many of us really want to know is when we can expect The Last of Us Part II.
Its no secret that Sony is currently beavering away on the PlayStation 5, having revealed the consoles specs just earlier this week. While some have pegged The Last of Us Part II for a 2019 release, others have speculated that it will be a “cross-gen” title, bridging the gap between the PS4 and PS5 in 2020.
However, with Naughty Dog having recently wrapped its motion capture on The Last of Us Part II, this could provide potential clues as to when the PlayStation exclusive title will launch – perhaps as soon as November 2019.
On April 17th the games director, Neil Druckmann, tweeted a photo of the games script which simply reads “cut to black” and “the end” which follows a previous post confirming that Naughty Dog had finished its motion capture for one of the games lead characters, voiced and performed by Laura Bailey.
Druckmann has since posted a similar tweet which reads “And thats a wrap on Ellie, Joel, and the most ambitious cinematic shoot weve ever done. Tears were shed”.
Fans are no doubt eager to see what happens to their favourite characters and while Druckmanns tweets give nothing away story-wise, they could help map out The Last of Us Part IIs release date.
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Naughty Dogs last numbered sequel, Uncharted 4: A Thiefs End, wrapped its final motion capture session with Nolan North (Nathan Drake) on October 17th, 2015. That game launched seven months later on May 10th, 2016.
Lead performance capture for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy was still taking place in February 2017 before the games release six months later on August 22nd. Although a shorter timespan, The Lost Legacy was smaller in scope than Uncharted 4 which could explain the slightly quicker turnaround.
Before then, 2013s The Last of Us also took a similar period of seven months between the final shoot and the game being shipped.
Looking back at Naughty Dogs track record, this could mean a November launch for The Last of Us Part II, placing it in the midst of the 2019 holiday season.
While plausible, this remains unconfirmed for now. With The Last of Us Part II being the studios biggest game to date, that typical seven-month gap could be extended for a number of reasons and theres a chance that some scenes may need to be reshot.
Its also worth mentioning that Sony has typically avoided the busy November period when launching it more recent exclusives. Last years God of War launched in April with Spider-Man releasing in September, just ahead of the busy end-of-year release schedule. Similarly, upcoming exclusive Days Gone will hit shelves next week on April 26th.
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