The Last of Us 2 PS5 version seemingly confirmed by the game's composer
It seems like the long-rumored, long-expected The Last of Us Part 2 PS5 edition (a native PS5 edition or re-release) has just been confirmed, or at least strongly hinted at, by the series' composer Gustavo Santaolalla.
No, this is not a huge surprise, but perhaps the means by which the reveal has come about is a little off the beaten track. In an interview with the folks on the Blender podcast, Gustavo Santaolalla speaks about his cameo in The Last of Us Part 2 — near the beginning of the game in Jackson, playing the banjo on a chair next to Buckley the dog — but goes on to say that «in the new editions you're gonna be able to make me play certain tracks, and well, I can't tell you anything else».
For full disclosure, this is all he said on the matter, and with the podcast and discussion in Spanish, I've used some translation tools, subtitles, and seen what native-Spanish and Spanish-speaking fans have said on Twitter so as to best translate the above.
That said, the revealing part about 'new editions' is, indeed, accurate — though I did see some oscillation between the word 'edition' and 'version'. Either way, it's a pretty big nod to a Last of Us 2 PS5 game. While a PS5 version isn't a surprise, and will be extremely welcome news to fans like myself, I will say that my interest has been piqued further by this hint at new features and content.
The release of a native PS5 edition of The Last of Us Part II has always been likely — The Last of Us Remastered was released around a year on PS4 after the original PS3 release and set an early precedent for remasters. Afterward, Naughty Dog followed suit by having PS4 Uncharted games come to PS5 natively, followed, of course, with The Last of Us Part I.
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