Naughty Dog has moved on from Uncharted, but studio may continue The Last of Us

While many fans enjoyed The Last of Us Part II, some elements of its story were divisive among fans. Naughty Dog has not yet announced any plans for a third game, but the team is kicking around some ideas.

This week, The Last of Us co-creator and director, Neil Druckmann, told Buzzfeed that while the studio has officially moved on from Uncharted, they are still open to another game in The Last of Us series, but it all hinges on coming up with the right idea.

“For us, Uncharted was insanely successful — Uncharted 4 was one of our best-selling games — and we’re able to put our final brushstroke on that story and say that we’re done. We’re moving on”, Druckmann said in the interview.

“Likewise, with The Last of Us, it’s up to us whether we want to continue it or not. Our process is the same thing we did when we did Part 2, which is if we can come up with a compelling story that has this universal message and statement about love — just like the first and second game did — then we will tell that story. If we can’t come up with something, we have a very strong ending with Part 2 and that will be the end.”

Recently, The Last of Us has repeatedly appeared in headlines, in part due to the success of the HBO TV series, which began airing earlier this month to great critical acclaim. With the show being so successful, it is difficult to believe that Sony wouldn't want to capitalise on the opportunity with another game.

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KitGuru Says: Naughty Dog is perhaps the best first-party studio under Sony, so while I do believe that they wouldn't be forced to develop a third game, I do think it is inevitable that we'll see another game in this series, even if it shifts to focus on other characters and other parts of the world impacted by the outbreak.

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