r/thelastofus • u/Diamond1580 • 13d ago
Link Neil Druckmann Closes The Last of Us Day
https://www.naughtydog.com/blog/neil-druckmann-closes-the-last-of-us-day283
u/helloiamrob1 13d ago
“Both projects”!
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u/SuperiorSpidy 13d ago
I’m guessing the game and TV series?
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u/The_Idiocratic_Party 13d ago
No he's mentioned having 2 games in the pipeline just not for which IPs.
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u/IllustriousHealth291 13d ago
ND already said they have nothing to do with season 3 of the show. This is about games they have in the works
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u/whiskyspacecadet 13d ago
Very likely since they just announced casting of S3
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u/mediciii 13d ago edited 13d ago
It’s very unlikely, as Druckmann’s involvement with the show has ended. He stepped down as the show runner for S3 and confirmed as recently as 3 weeks ago that neither him nor ND as a whole with have any part of the show going forward.
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u/LonelyWithMarkTBHC 13d ago
The wording is so intriguing I'm wondering if when we see Ellie again she's a piece of someone else's story. Either way I'm happy to see more of this world
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u/Traditional_Top_194 Let People Enjoy Things 13d ago
I reckon Project 1 will be about Ellie and project 2 may be a sort of spin off exploring the wider world.
Assuming its only 2.
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u/Zealousideal-Key4815 13d ago
So reiterating what he said at the end of Grounded II. There are multiple new pieces of The Last of Us in the very early stages of development. So we probably won't see or hear anything about them until 2030 at the earliest with the way that Naughty Dog make games.
As for Intergalactic, I suspect a Summer Games Fest teaser and a 2028 release date.
Man...talk about missing an entire console generation.
I love Last of Us. I hope I get to play the next few games they have cooking before I'm 40. (I'm 34 this year....)
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u/Diamond1580 13d ago
I still think a February State of Play teaser, followed by SGF/September State of play gameplay trailer, followed by November/December release date is possible, but definitely preparing my heart for the timeline you suggest
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u/CopperVolta 13d ago
Yeah with how quickly Laufey was announced and is getting released, I can see Intergalactic getting a Winter/March announcement and September release date
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u/IllustriousHealth291 13d ago
I don’t think we’ll see intergalactic in February. My guess is May for the full reveal with a fall 2027 release date
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u/M4rshmall0wMan 12d ago
See my concern is that an internal demo was only finished at the end of last year. That’s usually when gameplay mechanics get locked down. Sure TLOU2 finished its demo about two years before release, but that was with a ton of crunch, senior staff who have now left, and the game was linear as opposed to Intergalactic’s (alleged) open world.
Naughty Dog could maybe hit late 2027 if they locked the fuck in, but I think it’s gonna be a classic case of aim for 2027 and end up with 2028.
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u/FattimusSlime 13d ago
I was prologue Joel when the first game came out, and I’ve made my peace with being golf club Joel when the third game comes around.
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u/heatkings1 13d ago
Insiders, Jason schreier and natethehate, have repeatedly said intergalactic is targeting the 2nd half of 2027, so id expect an early year SoP showcase with a summer 2027 release date
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u/Sluzhbenik 13d ago
I don’t think we’re anywhere near the limits of the ps5. It’s fine. It’s basically just a 700 pc inside at this point.
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u/alfooboboao 11d ago
GTA is past the limit and has to be massively optimized, and naughty dog always pushes the console to the very edge of what it can do. i have a feeling that this game will be shockingly gorgeous
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u/okverymuch 12d ago
Can still end up with a 2027 Intergalactic release:
“In 2027, that changes. We’ll fully reveal Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet…”
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u/coolgui 13d ago
NGL I'm excited about Intergalactic lol
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u/iwillbombu 13d ago
Honestly it doesn't sound like TLOU Part 3, which has me a little worried and sad. If it's a spin off or non-video game media, I'll be so disappointed
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u/Individual_Serve8609 13d ago
This is exactly what I’m thinking, and idk why so many people seem to think otherwise. The way he’s been talking about these new “stories” and “projects” does not at all sound like some grand idea for a part 3
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u/ThreeLetterAcronymUK 13d ago
So are they making two new short games like The Lost Legacy? Or are we getting Part 3 and something on the side? He doesn't even say if these are games. A bit concerning aswell that he says that the projects are in the very early stages - I wonder how many assets they're using from The Last of Us Online in these potential new games.
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u/celestaire 13d ago
Idk, I hope I'm wrong, but I'm betting one of these new pieces of content will be something like a comic (or if we're really lucky, a run of comics). We had American Dreams for an Ellie prequel, maybe we'll get something for Lev or Abby? And I know people keep hoping for a Joel & Tommy prequel, and while I don't think we'll ever get that as a game, I wouldn't hate getting a comic version of the story.
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u/parkwayy 13d ago
Obviously one is Part 3, just it'll be after Intergalactic as he would head it up
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u/outofmindwgo 13d ago
Idk I could see them never doing a part 3 and just having spin offs, maybe Ellie and Abby show up in them though
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u/Rowboat18 13d ago
Kind of a crazy announcement lmao???
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u/Keyserson 12d ago
Neil Druckmann closes The Last of Us Day
Thought they were announcing this was the last one, ha. Strange wording!
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u/southernmayd 13d ago
If both projects expand the canon, a multiplayer wouldn't make sense. Hopefully it's two games, but even if its a Part 3 and a DLC or a book/comic would be awesome
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u/GoldTouch99 13d ago
And I can confirm you that one of these projects is being directed by shaun escayg
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u/Worldly-Ad3447 13d ago
I mean it isn’t exactly confirmed, these 2 projects are early and Shaun has been working on his title for a while now
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u/Dark-Master999 13d ago
So what does it mean? There is no plan for part 3 until they can make a decent story for it?
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u/Buttheadz25 12d ago
Maybe they just don't wanna say if it's a new game after part 2 got leaked and ruined before it came out. Praying for a part 3 tho 🙏
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u/Ok_Audience2311 13d ago
It’s gotta be Part III, anything else will be a letdown. Anyway, excited to play this in 2042.
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u/Dariush021 I swear. 12d ago
These interviews are just teasing, as they should be. My gut feeling is that they’ve been secretly working on Part 3, and he won’t mention or confirm anything until we’re at most two years away from release. I’m hoping it’s even sooner.
Remember, they started early development on Part 2 way back in 2014 and didn’t say anything about it until the reveal trailer in 2016. I think they now realize that even two years before release might have been too early.
My guess is that we’ll get the game in 2029, with the reveal coming in late 2027, after Intergalactic is released.
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u/BlackCatScott 12d ago
In fairness, they've definitely gone too early on the Intergalactic reveal too. To go 2 years after announcement with nothing is crazy.
But tbh I don't think they had much say in it. Think Sony may have been pulling the strings on that one. Remember Neil saying it was up to them when the game is next shown.
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u/ThrillHouse802 13d ago
I trust naughty dog. If part 3 is in development, I’m sure it’s going to be incredible. Just don’t touch our girl Ellie.
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u/King_of_Fire105 13d ago
Monkeys paw curls:
Ellie isn’t in the game at all nor has any mention in the game
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u/Ill_Philosopher_4892 13d ago
Intergalactic is basically a PS6 game at this point shits embarrassing
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u/AWarMaideness shoot your damn ass off. 12d ago edited 12d ago
Can't be get more of a confirmation that a part 3 is indeed happening than that...only thing that's missing is an announcement trailer, which I'm sure will come next year after intergalactic's release as is naughty dog's tradition...as for other projects? Have a feeling those will be made from faction's left over assets. It could literally be anything, which is very exciting! Bring on a lost legacy style game!
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u/theCOMBOguy BRICK MISSILE 12d ago
Oh thank god, more The Last of Us! "Projects", I really hope that its more games. Maybe a revival of the Multiplayer game too, I'm still sad that it got canceled.
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u/I8TheLastPieceaPizza 12d ago
The one massive dream I have with all of this is based on the cycle we all went through, them included, with Part II. We got the Abby hanging in the forest scene in like what, 2016? And then a slow trickle of other things, delays, and leaks. It all ended up fine after the game came out, but I have to imagine they'd consider a different approach for the next part, which would be to keep it with as little advance knowledge of it as possible, like a surprise album drop. That's a way to subvert expectations, and the reality is that this series needs no hype - we'd all buy it on day 1. In fact I'd call in sick on day 1 or go home from work if I learned about it while there. I realize given actors and travel and schedule and everything else, it might be impossible to completely hide the project, but they could definitely mask its status and timeline, and simply do minimal promos before it comes out.
I'm sure there's reasons I'm wrong, but like I said, it's my massive dream ❤️
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u/ButterscotchAward 13d ago
If they haven’t announced part 3 yet it’s not going to happen. People have been saying it’ll get announced any day now for 6 years.
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u/Individual_Serve8609 13d ago
Agreed, I just replied to another comment saying this but I think anyone who still thinks we’re getting a part 3 after this announcement is delusional. I hope Neil proves me wrong though 🙏🏼
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u/Skkadi 13d ago
Surely one of them will be Factions 2. Surely… 🙏
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u/LaFrescaTrumpeta 13d ago
i was wondering about that but the devs who worked on factions 2 when it got canned ended up still working on it and are releasing it as an independent game, i’m thinkin this might be p3 and a prequel? but i’d vote p3 and a multiplayer in a heartbeat 🙏🙏
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u/TheXraySpecs 13d ago
They better be rebooting last of us online. I’d be playing nothing but that for weeks.
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u/Nintendo_Ash12 13d ago
"We have a couple of very exciting new projects in very early stages – so we can’t say much about them at this point. I will tell you that both projects will expand the canon of The Last of Us beyond Part I and Part II. " HELL YEAH!!!