Naughty Dog Might Not Work on The Last of Us Part 3, Neil Druckmann Suggests

The Last of Us Part 2 may not get a sequel, Naughty Dog president Neil Druckmann has prompt. According to him, there may not be extra The Last of Us video games, regardless of beforehand saying he had an idea for The Last of Us Part 3. Druckmann has typically hinted at one other entry within the acclaimed franchise, however his newest retreat comes after Naughty Dog confirmed it had been engaged on a brand-new franchise. The studio revealed Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a sci-fi action-adventure title for PS5, in December.

Druckmann on The Last of Us Part 3

Druckmann’s feedback got here in an interview about The Last of Us season 2 with Variety revealed Wednesday. The Naughty Dog boss mentioned the second season of the hit HBO adaptation of the sport sequence, which is ready to premiere on April 13. While Druckmann mentioned casting selections for the upcoming season, story adjustments within the present and extra within the wide-ranging interview, he additionally touched upon on the prospect of creating The Last of Us Part 3.

“I was waiting for this question,” Druckmann stated when requested a few attainable third sport within the sequence. “I guess the only thing I would say is don’t bet on there being more of ‘Last of Us.’ This could be it.”

His newest feedback are a departure from his earlier statements on a possible third The Last of Us sport. In a documentary masking the making of The Last of Us Part 2 launched final yr, Druckmann had stated he lastly had an idea for a 3rd sport.

“I’ve been just thinking about it, ‘is there a concept there?’ And for now years, I haven’t been able to find that concept. But recently, that’s changed, and I don’t have a story, but I do have that concept that to me is as exciting as 1, as exciting as 2, is its own thing, and yet has this throughline for all three. So it does feel like there’s probably one more chapter to this story,” Druckmann had stated a few potential The Last of Us Part 3.

Naughty Dog had additionally been engaged on The Last of Us Online, a multiplayer title set within the post-apocalyptic world of sport. But the studio cancelled the title in December 2023 and as a substitute selected to concentrate on single-player initiatives.

At The Game Awards 2024 in December, the Sony-owned studio lastly revealed Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, its first new IP in almost twenty years. The sci-fi title has been in improvement for the PS5 since 2020, Druckmann confirmed on the time of the sport’s reveal. “This game is shaping up to be our wildest, most creative story yet,” he had stated.

The final mainline sport in The Last of Us franchise was The Last of Us Part 2, launched for the PS4 in 2020. Since then, Naughty Dog has launched a remake of The Last of Us and a remaster of Part 2 on the PS5.