A famous journalist warns about the rumors surrounding The Last of Us 3. And some fans won’t particularly like what they hear.
Since the monumental The Last of Us 2, everyone has been wondering what Naughty Dog will turn to. The only certainty is that the studio has abandoned its major multiplayer game project in this universe. After visibly experiencing more downs than ups, Factions was one of the service games sacrificed by Sony. “Two possibilities were available to us. Become a studio exclusively dedicated to service games or continue to focus on the single-player narrative titles that are Naughty Dog’s legacy.” declared Neil Druckmann at the time of the cancellation. But Ellie and/or other characters do have a future…
Beware of rumors about The Last of Us 3
After beating around the bush for some time, Neil Druckmann has confirmed the existence of a concept for The Last of Us 3. “I wondered, is there a concept here for a sequel? And for years I couldn’t find it, but recently things have changed. I don’t have the story yet, but I have a concept that, to me, is as exciting as the others and is its own thing, while having a common throughline for all three games. So there will probably be one more chapter to this story.”.
However, will this be the next Naughty Dog game? Normally no. Rumors in the corridors tend to indicate an original fantasy or science fiction license. But now, according to the Silknigth account, “The Last of Us 3 would not be in full production”. Translation: it would not have reached this stage, but the game would be well in development. In a tweet, the journalist Jason Schreier wanted to warn about the statements of this person. “ This new X account has recently been the subject of a lot of attention in the gaming rumor sphere. But I can confirm that many of his claims are false ». This statement is precisely in reaction to a post where it is said that PlayStation has changed its communication on the announcement of games internally, and that Sucker Punch (Ghost of Tsushima) should have revealed their future title in 2023.
Guesses more than behind-the-scenes information
Silknigth got noticed by leaking in advance the PlayStation Blog announcement of the PC version of Ghost of Tsushima. A pure coincidence? “I can’t comment on what happened in this case, but it is not uncommon for accounts to obtain information from, for example, a backend, or through a reseller. And then they launch into larger assertions or assumptions.” added Schreier. So having any information on the state of The Last of Us 3, on this specific account, seems unlikely and it would be more of a theory that anything could do more than anything else. The title will certainly be released one day given Druckman’s confirmation, but the question is rather when.