Although it feels like we hear something about a “remaster” or PS5 port of Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II every other week, whether it’s errant LinkedIn job profiles or even old mate Gustavo Santaolalla himself claiming we’ll be able to request songs from him in-game in a new version.
None of that is as concrete though as a fresh leak that’s appeared thanks to PlayStation Game Size – an account that regularly scrapes the PlayStation backend for unseen information that’s been uploaded to the database. And they’ve only gone and found a complete description of the game, dubbed The Last of Us Part II Remastered, which is set to launch on January 19th next year.
The description for this new native PS5 version of Naughty Dog’s huge sequel tells us that it’ll have some fairly expected visual improvements including native 4K resolution and improved load times, but what’s more interesting is it also describes a brand-new “roguelike survival mode” called No Return along with something called Lost Levels which will allow players to explore unfinished areas that were never put into the final game.
There’ll also be developer commentary and a Guitar Free Play mode among other things. All up it sounds like a pretty compelling package:
“Built for the PS5 console, The Last of Us Part II Remastered enhances the original PS4 game in ways not possible before, including:
Unfortunately for Geoff Keighley and what will no doubt be a feature at The Game Awards, a trailer for The Last of Us Part II has also leaked via Insider Gaming: