Talking Point: Would You Buy a PS5 Remake of The Last of Us? - Push Square

A Bloomberg report which rocked the industry this week revealed that Naughty Dog is currently working on a PlayStation 5 remake of The Last of Us – despite the game first releasing on the PS3 in 2013 and then being remastered for the PS4 in 2014.

It means that, should the remake launch this year – there’s no date stated in journalist Jason Schreier’s article – there’ll be just eight years between the original and its remake.

Naughty Dog will likely be working on a new intellectual property as well, but team sizes are enormous these days and it takes time for ideas to gesticulate?

Assuming that is what’s happening at the developer, then it’ll need work for the rest of its team to do, otherwise it’ll lose talent through layoffs.

The game is already so good there’s no point updating it when it can already be played on the current generation.

@Ryall I don't know why, but I keep forgetting that they're remaking RE4.

I don't feel this needs a remake.

Not gonna lie - I don't think it's necessary but I'm pretty sure I'd get it day 1 anyway.

zero need to play (or buy) the same game over and over.

So endless complaints about remakes and remasters during the ps4's life....and now we have remakes and remasters arriving for the ps5..if they are free upgrades then yes by all means..if people are expected to pay full whack then they should really think about it..hard..i just dont understand the need for countless remakes..are studios really struggling that hard to create new ip's...very sad if the ps5 is going to go the same route as the ps4..

I think it's good but I also think it's one of the most overrated games of all time.

The graphics on this were pretty good on the PS4 already, very much diminishing returns doing a remake of this when there are other great games from the PS2 era that could benefit from a facelift.

I'd really like to get it day 1 but I don't want to pay £70 for it.

First I need to see what's different about it before I decide how much I'm willing to pay?

It's not the remake that's the problem, but the other game that will never end up being made as a result of this one.

Just played Left Behind from the remaster for the first time this week, and while it's not shiny with lightning and color as newer games it gives it a darker tone that suits it well...

Havent played part 2 yet but the remaster didn't feel dated...

Will be a last of us definitive edition remastered part one and 2 in a bundle and is I've never played either could be a tempting way to get into it if priced right.

I bought a PS5 to play new games not old ones I can already play plus the fact this game was already Remastered makes a Remake completely redundant.

I've played it twice already.

It's one of the greatest stories in games coupled with amazing atmosphere, I'm not knocking the game.

I don't get this at all.

and make the graphics better - ray tracing and the like but then is it not just another remaster.

This game is near as damn it perfect and I don't see any value in a do over for it and releasing it for a third time in the space of a decade.

No point, stop asking Sony for new content then asking for a PS3 game that's been remastered to a PS4 game to be remastered into a PS5 game.

I really don't understand this community one bit.

I'm down for the odd remaster, but not of a game that can be played already on PS5 and has been remastered once already.

I don't want to be a retired developer at 80 odd years of age and still reading people want Last of Us the remaster of the remastered remaster, yet again remastered ...

The game is perfect as is and I don't want to see one of Sony's best being shackled to working on the same two franchises (if this is true they might as well make Uncharted 5 right after 🙄).

TLOU Remastered plays just fine.

I hope it's just a 4k remaster nothing more.

Otherwise, tlou is still a great game today and replayed it recently so I don't want to go through that story again atm.

I don't mind remakes.

But the game was literally remastered on PS4, has PS4 Pro improvements, and hold up very well on PS5.

Yet people are wanting them to waste resources re-releasing a game that’s already remastered.

I liked the game, but can't see the point of buying it again when there are other, newer, games that I haven't played yet.

I think that the only game I ever bought twice was Skyrim; played over 1000 hours, lol.

I want to revisit story - but I have a PS3 and a ps4 version we really don’t need to continue this remake games from the last gen thing.

We don’t need remakes of ps4 games at all.

I've played the game during the PS3 era and played the remastered on PS4 but I never spent too much time with it unlike Persona 5, Ghost of Tsushima, FF7 Remake, Bloodborne and Gravity Rush.

Not saying that it's a bad game but I just decided that it's not for me.

I’ll play it, and am quite curious to see if it’s a frame for frame remake or if they’ll expand on scenario design to incorporate new mechanics?

TLoU is easily in my top 5 games ever but there's not a chance I'd buy a remake of the game.

It's one of my absolute favorite games of all time and this make zero sense to me considering how well the remaster looks and plays.

I don't understand what Playstation is doing right now!

I’d play it if they made it but I could just as easily replay the original game?

It doesn’t need a remake at all.

I don't see a need to remake it again so soon, other than riding the wave from the first game and the impending show and Factions release.

Furthermore, I don't want to support the practice of just remaking games too much.

I'm all for games like NieR Replicant, which is a game that would be nearly impossible for me to play and I missed the first time, or even Demon's Souls, as another cult classic, but Last of Us is easily playable on modern hardware and not a game people likely missed out on.

Maybe they should make a new fps game, as the last Killzone was out a long time ago.

Haven't even played the original one or TLoU2 so I woudn't play that one either.

A remake of a remaster for 70 bucks.

As much as I love this game I don’t want to play it a third time.

Twice is plenty for a guy like me who rarely replays any game?

I got the original remaster I can run on my PS4 Pro at like near 4K with 60FPS?

Maybe I’d pick it up for like $20 or $30 if I got really desperate to play the game again down the road.

The only expectation to this would be if there was an MGS remake or something like that.

Hell no, the game is less than 10 years old plus they put a remastered version out on PS4.

This is one of the things wrong with the gaming industry now, but im sure there's some idiots out that that would pay for this game again for a third time.

I'm pretty sure I'll get a PS5 later down the line, but I'm holding pff to see what kind of game they announce; I sure hope Sony doesn't reduce its catalog to UC- and TLOU-style games cause that's not my cup of tea.

Also, this just occurred to me: what's the point of remaking TLOU when the remaster is included for "free" in the PS+ Collection.

Wouldn't that mean that anyone with a PS5 and a passing interest will already have played it by the time it comes out.

No, all these remakes and games already on PS4 just upgraded to PS5 is why I’m not in a big hurry to get a PS5.

I love The Last of Us, but what is the point in remake a game that runs so well even on a PS5.

They’re both fantastic games, to be sure, but there’s just so many fresh games to play out there...

this was the only game i played twice...

I just finished the remastered version in March since PS5 is my first PS system in 20 years and wanted to catch up on the classics and was very impressed with the story and gameplay.

The remaster on PS Pro still holds up really well, this just feels like a very unnecessary cash grab.

The driving force in the game and Naughty Dog games in general is the story and I've already seen it many times and if I want to replay it then I already can.

Hey Sony, while you're at it, go ahead and remake TLOU 2 for crying out loud the games been out what, 5-6 years?

I would not play a remake because now I already know the story...

We're getting into surreal territory with a remastered remaster (with additional content no less).

While I enjoy remastered collections in general and admittedly have a few?

The other issue is they are becoming full-blown games now where prices are skyrocketing to the point that they are now just as much, if not more than a brand new AAA IP.

I just don't understand the appeal of this series and why so many people like it.

No thanks, tlou 2 really soured me on that series, and I'm sure ND will f up this remaster story to make it more like tlou 2..

It's silly to assume a purely speculative, unannounced game from one of the industry's bigger IP will release this year, just so u can support your argument.

Likely, the speculated game will release in 2022, which would make it nine years between original and Remake.

I'm not really sure why nine years would be such an unacceptable time table between original and remake.

Shadow of the Colossus had a similar situation, though a longer time between original/remake but a shorter time between remaster and remake.

And with the HBO show around the corner I don't see why it wouldn't be enjoyable to relive the origins of the series with cutting edge, next gen tech.

Naughty Dog said TLOU Remastered was pivotal in rewiring their engine and learning the PS4 system.

TLoU 1 is one of my favorite games of all time but I have no interest in a remake, it's fine as is.

The only reason i can see for this to be made on ps5 is to promote the TV show and give it away free for ps5 plus users ,i just don't see the point otherwise ,regardless its all hearsay at the minute ,wait and see.

There's no scenario where I see myself buying a remake of a game I already didn't like.

Anyway, TLOU Remastered is fine.

This project is just a waste of Naughty Dog's time, IMO.

@Ryall Have you played it recently.

Going from 1 to 2 is night and day from gameplay to mechanics to graphics I played it like 4 months ago and it feels super old & dated could definitely use an update?

It was a good game, but not the type of story I like to experience multiple times?

The graphics of TLOU2 isn't a massive leap from TLOU Remastered.

Doesn't really need a remake?

I really don't see the point creatively, but it's easy money so I understand why they would want to make it?

To see them potentially holding out for another cash grab just solidifies my inclination to avoid their games until they innovate.

I voted no, but thats not because I don't want to play it again I just don't think Sony need to be remaking games that are playable on the most current system.

I can understand a remake of a PS1 game like final fantasy 7?

ps3 games just need the remaster treatment which last of us already had and thats all it needs.

I love the game, but given the choice of a remake or Days Gone 2 I'd prefer the latter 😎 while your at it patch Drive Club and give us a sequel 🙂.

really Sony that you are making a remake of The Last of Us?when Sonistas can play it remaster on PS4/PS5 why not remake a Jak e Dexter game istead?

So a decent amount of time has passed, however TLOU1 still stands up today compared to modern games.

Demon's Souls made sense because it was truly PS3 exclusive, but remaking a game that already has a remaster and is perfectly playable on PS5 makes this stink of trying to cash in on the upcoming TV series.

Seems like a massive waste of time to me.

Come on first Ratchet and Clank (I have only because it was free with ps+ collection, same with LoU Remastered) was remade when there was the perfectly playable ps3 HD version but now we're getting a remake of a game that was already remastered for ps4 and is perfectly playable and looks good still.

If you're doing a remake for ps5 it should at least be a game that hasn't been remastered for ps4 and is of ps3 gen or (preferably) previous.

No...i wouldn´t buy a remake from a remaster from a recent game.

A variety of games insures everyone gets something they want.

The purchase is a option, most games sell to well under 10% of PlayStation owners.

I don't think it coming any time soon maybe 2-3 years from now I will want to play it again.

Do we really need a remake of a remaster of a game that has a sequel????

They don't care if they dilute what makes the playstation ecosystem a special place to play by putting a ton of their games on Pc, Mobile, or making every franchise into a movie or tv show

I like those games, but doing just that is boring

It does not need a remake, the PS4 remaster was perfectly good enough

I would play it 100% but I would rather have this in 3 or 4 years' time I wanted Days Gone 2 more

I’ll play it when they give it to you on PS+ just like I got the remastered in my PS4

There are so many Sony gems from the PS1/PS2 era that really need a remake

Buy The Last of Us Remaster Remake now 40% more woke

why, it's a narrative driven game, I already enjoyed it thanks, waste of time

Yes, because it was one of the greatest games I ever played

I am not interested to purchase a ps5 to play games released almost a decade ago (GTA V and LOU)

I'm so glad I paid 450 quid for a console made by a company that said they believed in generation's, only to make a bunch of cross gen games like miles morales and horizon (and maybe even the new god of war) and remakes of old gen games like demon souls and last of us

No need for a remake

Like they have nothing else that they could remake

Poll should have a 'No, I do want to revisit the story but I don't need to buy a remake as I've already bough it twice' option

there is absolutely no need remake for a game that is like 8 years old

I am really tired of remakes/remasters and just want some new PS5 games

And probably this time, a more sandbox environment wouldn't hurt it, as I've always wanted to see what Kratos world looks like

I DON'T want Sony to treat the PS5 in the same way Nintendo does with the Switch...Nintendo is literally just upgrading their old games for the Switch or retooling their Wii U catalog for the Switch while Nintendo fans are screaming for new games

We're excited for new games Sony

Maybe do the retooling of old games later in the PS5's life cycle when there's tons of new great games in the pipeline with the PS4 dead

@CarlosR87 Hmmm I don't like new GoW mechanics

New games please

One of my favorite games of all time and I would love to see how great TLoU can look utilizing the capabilities of the PS5

since when did we worry about remaking games that are less than even 10 years in age

what the hell is sony thinking in wasting all the time and resources on a remake NOBODY asked for

naughty dog should be working on a new IP and flex its creative muscles instead of wasting its time on a legacy game that is prefect the way it is

No, if you’re going to remake something don’t waste your time on something that’s already released on your previous two consoles already

The Remaster for PS4 is already more than good enough to play

Pointless remake we have already played last of us to death , id rather a days gone 2

First the closure of virtual storefronts and removal of games

Like others have stated, there are plenty of games from that gen, that could use some love and care

Also, they remastered spiderman under two years, without an option to upgrade without paying $70+

Loved that game the first time through when it came out

It’s a great one time game

Otherwise the game still looks & plays good in its current remastered state so unless it’s improved even more than TLOU2, then why bother

I don't think anyone wanted this, but it is one of the greatest game of all time(imo), so of course I'll buy it

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