The Last of Us Part II Remastered coming to PS5 on January 19, 2024 – PlayStation.Blog

The group right here at Naughty Canine is worked up to announce The Final of Us Half II Remastered, the definitive strategy to expertise the acclaimed The Final of Us sequel initially launched in 2020. We’re thrilled to verify you gained’t have to attend lengthy for it both; gamers can leap into Ellie and Abby’s emotional journeys on the PlayStation 5 console on January 19, 2024.

Whether or not you’ve already performed and even platinumed The Final of Us Half II on the PlayStation 4 console or have lately jumped into The Final of Us Half I on PS5 and wish to proceed the story, Half II Remastered will supply loads of causes for brand spanking new and returning gamers to revisit a narrative meaning a lot to our studio. The engrossing marketing campaign returns alongside technological enhancements, new modes, and new behind-the-scenes options that may deepen your understanding of Half II’s creation. However earlier than we break down what’s in retailer, check out our announcement trailer beneath.

The Final of Us Half II Remastered is designed to allow you to dig deeper into each its growth and mechanics. Chief amongst these is a brand-new mode known as No Return, a roguelike survival mode designed to let gamers show their mettle in randomized encounters and expertise The Final of Us Half II’s fight in a recent expertise.

The mode features a host of playable characters to select from – some playable for the primary time in The Final of Us franchise (which you could have noticed in our trailer) – who every include their very own traits to go well with totally different playstyles. Gamers will chart their very own course on every run, selecting between numerous stealth and fight encounters that may pit you towards a variety of enemies, with distinctive twists that may add new, surprising elements to any given encounter.

Every run will supply a brand new probability to determine what rewards you get after every encounter, the way you spec out your character, and extra. Unlock extra characters, skins, and extra as you progress to make use of within the mode, customise your personal runs, and compete on a worldwide leaderboard as a part of a Each day Run². We’re excited to share extra about No Return as we get nearer to launch.

For individuals who have already performed The Final of Us Half II, we all know the included sections that includes a playable guitar had been a favourite for a lot of, and also you burgeoning rockstars impressed us together with your performances. So we’ve launched a brand new Guitar Free Play mode, which can allow you to strum the strings throughout a bunch of unlockable devices, use audio FX pedals to modulate your efficiency, and play as totally different characters in a number of in-game places to customise the temper and really feel of your set.

And for each new and returning gamers excited about studying extra, we’ve designed Half II Remastered to supply a complete dive behind-the-scenes of how our studio introduced this recreation to life. A brand new set of Misplaced Ranges in Half II Remastered enable gamers a singular probability to take a look at some playable sequences beforehand lower from the sport. These aren’t absolutely completed ranges, however reasonably early-development slices that not solely allow you to see some new glimpses of Half II’s world, but additionally embody embedded developer commentary to present them richer context. Discover these areas and listen to straight from the group in regards to the intention of features of every stage – this can be a distinctive inclusion for our studio and we’re excited to permit gamers a glimpse into the artistic course of.

We’ve additionally included newly recorded director’s commentary throughout the marketing campaign’s cutscenes from director Neil Druckmann, narrative lead Halley Gross, and actors Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, and Laura Bailey. They assembled to supply perception into the story and its characters that imply a lot to each our group and our followers, and we’re delighted to present followers much more understanding of the group’s strategy to this story.

The Final of Us Half II Remastered will function enhanced graphics, together with native 4K output¹ in Constancy Mode, 1440p upscaled to 4K¹ in Efficiency Mode, an Unlocked Framerate possibility for TVs that help VRR, elevated texture decision, elevated Degree-of-Element distances, improved shadow high quality, animation sampling fee, and extra. All of it brings the world of Half II’s story to life in richer and smoother element, from the snow-swept mountains of Jackson, Wyoming to the wet cityscape of Seattle, Washington, and may make a primary go to or a return journey to the complicated journeys of Ellie and Abby all of the extra engrossing.

Half II Remastered takes benefit of the PS5’s energy and options in additional methods as nicely, together with improved loading instances. Half II Remastered additionally incorporates DualSense wi-fi controller haptic suggestions and adaptive triggers integration to raised immerse you in each second of fight and exploration.

We’ve ensured Half II’s award-winning suite of accessibility choices returns for the PS5 expertise, alongside new additions just like the inclusion of Descriptive Audio and Speech to Vibrations, which makes use of the DualSense controller to point character speech and cadence. The unlockable Speedrun Mode, included in The Final of Us Half I, will even be coming to Half II Remastered, permitting gamers to publish their greatest instances. Following The Final of Us Half I, The Final of Us Half II Remastered contains the flexibility to unlock bonus skins for Ellie, Abby, and their weapons that we’re excited for gamers to see and take some unimaginable Photograph Mode pictures with. You may get a primary take a look at some in our announcement trailer. And talking of Photograph Mode, we’ve made some additions that gamers of The Final of Us Half I could also be accustomed to, together with dynamic lighting, Body Ahead, and Gaze Route, in addition to new body and emblem choices.

We’re so excited to natively carry The Final of Us Half II to the PlayStation 5 because the definitive strategy to expertise the sequel and every thing it has to supply, whereas additionally providing followers new and returning deeper ranges of appreciation for the work that went into it. Pre-orders will likely be obtainable starting December 5, each for the usual version, in addition to The Final of Us Half II Remastered W.L.F. Version, which will likely be solely obtainable direct from PlayStation in choose markets (United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Benelux, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Austria). It features a SteelBook® show case, 4 enamel pins, a Washington Liberation Entrance Patch, and a complete of 47 Society of Champions buying and selling playing cards, together with eight holographic playing cards. These had been a favourite of Half II gamers to gather in-game, and we’re so blissful we might carry these to life. Test it out beneath:

And excellent news for current homeowners of The Final of Us Half II on PlayStation 4! It is possible for you to to improve to a digital model of The Final of Us Half II Remastered for $10 USD³ at launch.⁴ You’ll additionally have the ability to import your saves from the unique recreation to Half II Remastered.

We’re excited to share extra with you about The Final of Us Half II Remastered as we get nearer to its launch on PlayStation 5 on January 19! Preorders will go dwell on December 5.

¹4K decision requires appropriate 4K TV or show.
²Web connection required to compete in Each day Run.
³Value proven in U.S. forex and should fluctuate by nation. Examine PS Retailer at launch on January 19, 2024 for native pricing.
⁴Upgrades for disc copies of the PS4 model of the Final of Us Half II are solely obtainable when you’ve got a PlayStation 5 console with a disc drive. Homeowners of PS4 disc copies should insert them into the PS5 each time they wish to obtain or play the PS5 digital model.