Hot off the heels of yesterday’s premiere of the first episode of HBO’s The Last of Us, PlayStation has added The Last of Us Part I to the catalogue of games with time-limited trials for PlayStation Plus Deluxe members.
Players on the most expensive PS+ tier will be able to download the game in full and then play for up to two hours before their trial runs out, at which point they can opt to purchase the game digitally (or go out and pick up a cheaper physical copy) and continue their progress.
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Continue Joel and Ellie's journey with a game trial for The Last of Us Part I available now with PlayStation Plus Premium: https://t.co/vANYKjiXN2 pic.twitter.com/1r41EDgu2S
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) January 16, 2023
The Last of Us Part I is last year’s ground-up remake of the PS3 original, created specifically for the PS5. We scored it a 9/10 in our review, saying “The Last of Us Part I is, for all intents and purposes, the same The Last of Us that you know. It doesn’t take liberties to completely reshape the experience and nor should it. It does, however, smartly enhance the original’s combat through A.I. advancements, and drags the original’s production values over the line to create a product that can stand unified with its more polished sequel.
You can download the trial from the PlayStation Store on console or queue it up remotely from a web browser right here.
Haven’t caught the premiere of HBO’s The Last of Us yet? You can find out all about when and where to watch it right here.
We were fortunate enough to see the full season ahead of time and found it to be a fantastic adaptation of the video game source material – read Shannon’s review here.
