Sony Interactive Entertainment and Naughty Dog‘s upcoming action-adventure game, The Last of Us Part 2 delayed indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Here’s a statement from both Sony and Naughty Dog:
“SIE has made the difficult decision to delay the launch of The Last of Us Part II and Marvel’s Iron Man VR until further notice.
Logistically, the global crisis is preventing us from providing the launch experience our players deserve.”
We wanted to reach out to all of you in our community to give you a little more information. The good news is, we’re nearly done with development of The Last of Us Part II. We are in the midst of fixing our final bugs.
However, even with us finishing the game, we were faced with the reality that due to logistics beyond our control, we couldn’t launch The Last of Us Part II to our satisfaction.
We want to make sure everyone gets to play The Last of Us Part II around the same time, ensuring that we’re doing everything possible to preserve the best experience for everyone.
This meant delaying the game until such a time where we can solve these logistic issues.
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We were bummed about this decision but ultimately understood it’s what’s best and fair to all of our players. We’re hoping that this won’t be a long delay and we’ll update you as soon as we have new information to share.
We wish you all, your families, and your friends the best of health. Thank you for being amazing fans and your continued support.
Stay safe!” concluded Naughty Dog.
The Last of Us Part 2 was previously set to release on May 29, 2020. A new release date is yet to be announced, we will keep you posted when that changes.