Highlights

  • The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered justified its release with new content like the No Return mode and cut levels, being well received upon its debut.
  • If rumors are to be believed, Sony may bring The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered to PC, following the success of other PC ports like Horizon: Forbidden West.
  • If the game does come to PC, it needs to avoid the mistakes of the poorly optimized TLoU Part 1 to be well-received. Minimal bugs and performance issues from day one are essential, as the series has a fairly rough reputation in the PC community.

Though its mere existence was fraught with skepticism, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered did justify itself in the end, at least for many fans. Though its original PS4 version may have only launched a few years ago, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered still offered quite a bit of new content, ranging from its surprisingly extensive No Return roguelike mode to its handful of cut levels and insightful developer commentaries.

On the whole, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered was worth the price of admission, especially if fans simply upgraded their copy for an incredibly reasonable $10. It's only natural, then, that Sony would want to get this definitive version of the game to an even wider audience, and according to some new rumors, that's exactly what's going to happen. But if The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered does come to PC, it needs to avoid repeating one fatal mistake.

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The Last of Us Part 2 On PC Needs to Avoid Its Predecessor's Shortcomings

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered's PC Rumors Explained

On March 11, 2024, fairly well-known leaker Silknigth took to Twitter to claim that Sony's next PC port would be The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, and that it would be announced at some point in April. A little while ago, Silknigth also predicted that Ghost of Tsushima would be coming to PC, and that did end up being true, with the acclaimed open-world samurai adventure set for a May 16 release on PC.

While all rumors and leaks should always be taken with a hefty pinch of salt, it would make a lot of sense for The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered to come to PC, being one of Sony's flagship first-party titles. This also fits Sony's recent pattern of PC releases, with Horizon: Forbidden West launching on PC just last month. But that wasn't all that Sliknigth mentioned in their initial Tweet. The leaker also stated that there will "be a longer-than-usual period between the announcement date and the release day."

Horizon Forbidden West was first announced for PC back in September 2023, and it launched in March 2024, putting its release around six months after its announcement. Ghost of Tsushima was announced to be coming to PC in March 2024, and it's currently set for a May release, putting its launch just two months after its announcement. And going even further back, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves was first announced for PC in September 2022, and was released just a month later in October 2022. Sony's first-party PC ports have been anything but consistent when it comes to predictable release windows, meaning that it's a little difficult to speculate on what Silknigth's statement could mean in the end.

The Last of Us Part 2 Needs to Launch on PC in a Good State

But regardless of when it launches, if The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered comes to PC at all, it's going to need to ensure that it releases in a better state than its predecessor. Released back in March 2023, The Last of Us Part 1's PC port was a now-infamous trainwreck. From visual glitches galore to game-breaking bugs to poor performance across the board regardless of the player's machine, The Last of Us Part 1 was a poorly optimized nightmare, and it remained that way for a good few months, dealing the brand a significant blow in the PC market.

If The Last of Us Part 2 releases on PC, then it simply cannot afford to repeat the same mistake. The Last of Us franchise already has a rather rocky reception in the world of PC gaming, and the last thing the franchise needs is another reason for the wider gaming public to light their torches and ready their pitchforks. For a flagship series like The Last of Us, Sony should be ensuring that its PC port is of the highest quality right out the gate, and if it isn't, it'll be quickly labeled as a mere cash-grab by many.