Love it or hate it,The Last of Us Part 2has been a big part of the games industry this year so it’s hardly surprising to see Naughty Dog’s latest releasenominatedfor Game of the Year 2020 alongside the likes ofGhost of Tsushima,Final Fantasy VII Remake, andHades.We’ve also seen recently thatThe Last of Us Part 2whilst running in backwards compatibility on the PS5, benefits from the haptic feedback feature on the DualSense controller although nothing official was stated on this by Naughty Dog. It now seems viaBest Buy’s store listingthat the game features a next-gen upgrade which could hint that an upgrade for the PS5 is on its way.
The Best Buy store listing for the physical version for the PS4 copy ofThe Last of Us Part 2apparently contains the wording “includes next-gen upgrade” across the cover. As I stated previously, Naughty Dog hasn’t, as yet, announced this so it could very well be a mistake on Best Buy’s part or it could be in reference to the enhanced version that supports haptic feedback on the PS5 but regardless, I would be very surprised if Naughty Dog didn’t want to implement next-gen features for their most successful game at some stage in the near future to get the most out of their title as we saw withThe Last of Uswhen it moved over from PS3 to the PS4.
At present, there’s no word of a hint of an upgrade onThe Last of Us 2’s PS5 store listing page, and only states that “while this game is playable on the PS5, some features available on PS4 may be absent”. Hopefully, we will get to hear some news on what’s next forThe Last of Us Part 2on the next-gen sooner rather than later as I for one, would love to put myself through the pain and misery I went through on my trusty PS4 again.
In otherThe Last of Us Part 2news,we heard from Naughty Dog’s Kurt Margenau and Anthony Newmanabout how they came up with the creation of The Rat King that scared the bejesus out of many players. Margenau, co-game director forThe Last of Us Part 2, stated that they took inspiration from Neil Blomkamp’s short film,Zygote, a 2017 Sci-Fi Horror short film where 2 survivors of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight for their lives against an alien creature and Playdead’s 2016 titleInside.Newman, on the other hand, made similarities between the huge Rat King andGod of War’s Magni and Modi “where you had these two complimentary enemies – one with a fast weapon and one with a big slow weapon”.
On a lighter note, why not check out a wholesome video of Cascina Caradonna, who is Dina’s face model fromThe Last of Us Part 2,reacting to seeing herself in the gameor for more post-apocalyptic news, check out thisThe Last of Us Part 2fan art postershowcasing Ellie’s evolution,Ashley Johnson mimicking Joel, or this amazingmural of AbbyfromThe Last of Us Part 2appropriately painted beside a gym. For Abby stans, you will probably enjoy the amazing Jocelyn Mettler, face model for Abby, as she cosplays as the character fromThe Last of Us Part II.For something a little different, check out this reallyawesome mashupof scenes fromThe Last of Us Part 2in Studio Ghibli’s iconic artstyle.
For those who haven’t dove head-on into the franchise yet and would like to know more about this iconic game, our Features Editor put together a guide ofeverything you need to knowaboutThe Last of Us.The Last of Us Part 2is available now exclusively on PS4 and the game was one of DualShockers’ favorites of 2020; make sure to check out theofficial DualShockers (generally spoiler-free) review. Also, feel free to grab the gamephysically on Amazonto help support the site.
