05-15-2019, 05:28 PM
Last Of Us 2 Dev Looking To "Close Out" Development
<p>It looks like <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/the-last-of-us-part-ii/">The Last of Us: Part II</a> might be almost finished. Co-game director Anthony Newman <a href="https://twitter.com/BadData_/status/1126924585482346496">said on Twitter</a> that developer Naughty Dog is looking to hire people to help "close out" the long-awaited PlayStation 4 game. That wording suggests that development might be nearing an end.</p><p>That being said, the "close out" period for The Last of Us: Part II might not necessarily happen quickly. Still, the fact that the game's co-director is using that terminology suggests the title is indeed at least entering the final phase of development.</p><p>It's also worth mentioning that Newman never even mentions The Last of Us: Part II in his tweet, though his reference to closing out a project is no doubt related to that title. Naughty Dog has no other announced projects in the works.</p><p>Naughty Dog vice president Neil Druckmann said back in April that Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson completed their shoots for Joel and Ellie, respectively. He said The Last of Us: Part II contains the "most ambitious cinematic shoot we've ever done."</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/Neil_Druckmann/status/1119026754952151040"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">And that’s a wrap on Ellie, Joel, and the most ambitious cinematic shoot we’ve ever done. Tears were shed... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheLastOfUsPartII?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#TheLastOfUsPartII</a> <a href="https://t.co/mRnlP54u4N">pic.twitter.com/mRnlP54u4N</a></p> — Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) <a href="https://twitter.com/Neil_Druckmann/status/1119026754952151040?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">April 18, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><p>No release date, or even a release window, has been announced yet for The Last of Us: Part II. The parody website The Onion recently posted a silly story that said the game would launch in 2019, but <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-2-dev-responds-to-onion-article-say/1100-6466087/">Naughty Dog responded</a> by saying it would share more information when it's ready. For more on the much-awaited PS4 game, check out <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-part-2-gameplay-playing-as-ellie-an/1100-6460200/">everything we know about The Last of Us: Part II</a>.</p><p>Ordinarily, this would be an exciting time of year for PlayStation fans eager to learn more about what's coming next. However, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-wont-attend-e3-2019-sony-confirms/1100-6463293/">Sony is not attending E3 2019 in June</a>, so if the company has any news to announced about The Last of Us: Part II or any other projects, it will come elsewhere.</p><p>The Last of Us: Part II is coming to PS4, but the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-games-will-play-on-playstation-5-says-sony/1100-6466282/">PS5 will be backwards compatible with PS4 games</a>, so Naughty Dog's title will play on the new system as well.</p><p>In other news, one of The Last of Us: Part II's designers has<a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/uncharted-4-last-of-us-2-designer-joins-new-xbox-s/1100-6466833/"> joined the new Xbox studio, The Initiative</a>.</p>
<p>It looks like <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/the-last-of-us-part-ii/">The Last of Us: Part II</a> might be almost finished. Co-game director Anthony Newman <a href="https://twitter.com/BadData_/status/1126924585482346496">said on Twitter</a> that developer Naughty Dog is looking to hire people to help "close out" the long-awaited PlayStation 4 game. That wording suggests that development might be nearing an end.</p><p>That being said, the "close out" period for The Last of Us: Part II might not necessarily happen quickly. Still, the fact that the game's co-director is using that terminology suggests the title is indeed at least entering the final phase of development.</p><p>It's also worth mentioning that Newman never even mentions The Last of Us: Part II in his tweet, though his reference to closing out a project is no doubt related to that title. Naughty Dog has no other announced projects in the works.</p><p>Naughty Dog vice president Neil Druckmann said back in April that Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson completed their shoots for Joel and Ellie, respectively. He said The Last of Us: Part II contains the "most ambitious cinematic shoot we've ever done."</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/Neil_Druckmann/status/1119026754952151040"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">And that’s a wrap on Ellie, Joel, and the most ambitious cinematic shoot we’ve ever done. Tears were shed... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheLastOfUsPartII?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#TheLastOfUsPartII</a> <a href="https://t.co/mRnlP54u4N">pic.twitter.com/mRnlP54u4N</a></p> — Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) <a href="https://twitter.com/Neil_Druckmann/status/1119026754952151040?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">April 18, 2019</a></blockquote><text></text></div><p>No release date, or even a release window, has been announced yet for The Last of Us: Part II. The parody website The Onion recently posted a silly story that said the game would launch in 2019, but <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-2-dev-responds-to-onion-article-say/1100-6466087/">Naughty Dog responded</a> by saying it would share more information when it's ready. For more on the much-awaited PS4 game, check out <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-part-2-gameplay-playing-as-ellie-an/1100-6460200/">everything we know about The Last of Us: Part II</a>.</p><p>Ordinarily, this would be an exciting time of year for PlayStation fans eager to learn more about what's coming next. However, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-wont-attend-e3-2019-sony-confirms/1100-6463293/">Sony is not attending E3 2019 in June</a>, so if the company has any news to announced about The Last of Us: Part II or any other projects, it will come elsewhere.</p><p>The Last of Us: Part II is coming to PS4, but the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-games-will-play-on-playstation-5-says-sony/1100-6466282/">PS5 will be backwards compatible with PS4 games</a>, so Naughty Dog's title will play on the new system as well.</p><p>In other news, one of The Last of Us: Part II's designers has<a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/uncharted-4-last-of-us-2-designer-joins-new-xbox-s/1100-6466833/"> joined the new Xbox studio, The Initiative</a>.</p>