Naughty Canine boss says “don’t wager” on there being a The Remaining of Us Half 3

Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann has strong doubt on the potential for third The Remaining of Us recreation, telling followers, “Don’t wager on there being additional.”

Followers have been dreaming of a attainable third entry throughout the assortment ever as a result of the release of The Last of Us Part 2 in 2020. And whereas Naughty Canine and Sony have managed to remaster every the distinctive The Remaining of Us (for a second time) and The Remaining of Us Half 2 since then, there’s been no concrete phrase of a third assortment instalment.

Which isn’t to say Naughty Canine has been solely quiet on the matter. Once more in 2021, Druckmann confirmed he’d penned a story outline for a potential The Last of Us Part 3 and admitted there’d been “pretty a bit” dialogue a few sequel. He addressed a possible third series entry again in 2023 – whereas Naughty Canine’s now-canned The Last of Us multiplayer game was nonetheless throughout the works – saying he was open to it, nevertheless supplied that the crew could offer you a “compelling story”.

And if that wasn’t enough, Druckmann returned to the subject of The Last of Us Part 3 again last year, explaining that whereas he’d struggled to offer you a worthwhile concept for the game beforehand, “currently that’s modified”. And easily to hammer residence the aim, he added, “So it does actually really feel like there’s most certainly yet one more chapter to this story.”

All of which is to say that Druckmann’s left enough of a breadcrumb path over the previous few years, that The Remaining of Us Half 3 feels desire it may very well be nearer to occurring than not. And regardless that Naughty Canine is currently full steam ahead on its single-player sci-fi game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, the studio’s earlier affirmation it had “multiple single-player projects” in the works nonetheless left room for hope.

In a model new interview with Variety, however, Druckmann has strong doubt on a doable The Remaining of Us Half 3. When requested a few potential third recreation, he replied, “I assume the one issue I would say is don’t wager on there being additional of Remaining of Us. This will likely very effectively be it.”

It’s unclear why Druckmann is out of the blue a lot much less keen to fireplace up speculation the place a third The Remaining of Us title is anxious, nevertheless even when one different recreation in no way happens, there’s nonetheless new The Remaining of Us supplies on the easiest way. HBO’s critically acclaimed TV show returns for a second season shortly, and it’ll begin adapting the events of the second recreation. However, Druckmann and current runner Craig Mazin beforehand confirmed the gathering will likely take two or three seasons to cover all of The Last of Us Part 2, and it’s already clear a great deal of new supplies will doubtless be in there.

Newest season two casting info, for instance, has suggested the show will be more explicitly tackling events only mentioned in passing during the second game. And, in spite of everything, even when Naughty Canine in no way will get spherical to creating The Remaining of Us Half 3, that doesn’t indicate Druckmann’s story treatment for post-Half 2 couldn’t in the end make it to the small show display screen.

The Remaining of Us season two runs for seven episodes starting on 13th April in the US. And as for Naughty Canine’s Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, there’s no hint of a launch date for that however.