People have been asking for a new Last of Us game for quite some time. With interest in the franchise skyrocketing after a successful debut season run of its live-action adaptation on HBO and HBO Max, the onus is now on Naughty Dog to deliver.
We've heard plenty of rumors over the last few months leading up to the TV show premiere, mostly notably about the as-yet-unnamed multiplayer game set in The Last of Us universe. And while neither Naughty Dog nor long-time franchise director Neil Druckmman has confirmed a new addition to the series, it seems we're getting closer to that moment. This is what Druckmman had to say when speaking with Kinda Funny Games in a recent interview: I know the fans really want The Last of Us Part III, I hear about it all the time. All I can say is that, look, we're already into our next project. The decision has already been made. I can't say what it is, but that's the process we went through, that there was a lot of consideration of different things and we picked the thing we were most excited for. Druckmman elaborated the pressure exerted by the player base is much greater than the expectations PlayStation has of them. With their hands untied, they've taken advantage of the situation and explored many different ideas, some for new sequels and some of them entirely new projects. Although nothing is confirmed as of yet, seeing the director speak so much about new ideas and Part 3 might feel like softening the inevitable blow.