In April 2021, Bloomberg reported that Sony, among others, was planning to release a PS5 remake of 2013's The Last of Us.
Originally released for the PlayStation 3, The Last of Us went on to win multiple accolades, with some even going as far as to claim that the game is one of the greatest of all time. Although it's hard to argue against that, The Last of Us doesn't exactly need a makeover for the PS5. In fact, the game looks great on Sony's latest flagship console thanks to backwards compatibility.
In addition to this, Sony is better off letting Naughty Dog work on a multiplayer component for its sequel, The Last of Us 2, which, by the way, also achieved critical acclaim and commercial success, especially with the HBO video game adaptation series of The Last of Us already in the works.
So, what we're trying to say here is that Sony shouldn't be working on a PS5 remake of The Last of Us.
With that said, if Sony wants to work on a PS5 remake on a successful game, they don't necessarily have to look elsewhere. In fact, Sony is sitting on a treasure trove of first-party titles. They could just pick one game at random and remake it for the PlayStation 5. Although doing so won't guarantee a successful release, it likely won't receive as much backlash as a TLOU PS5 remake would.
Scroll down below to find which Sony first-titles that, we believe, deserve PS5 remakes over The Last of Us.
