The video game's creative director says the delay is an unwanted decision, but one that everyone hopes can understand why.
The Last of Us Part 2 and Marvel's Iron Man VR are delayed until further notice. The news jumped late in the afternoon on Thursday through a statement published by both Sony Interactive Entertainment and Naughty Dog to indicate that, due to the global health crisis, both video games cancel their planned release date and are indefinitely delayed. Neil Druckmann, vice president of the company and creative director of the expected sequel, has expressed his disappointment at having to give this information.
"Extremely sad to have to give you this news"
"Extremely sad to have to give this news to everyone," he begins by saying in a message posted through his official Twitter account. “The situation is definitely beyond our control. We hope you understand. Stay safe, "he ends.
Extremely sad to deliver this news to y’all. Ultimately, the situation is out of our control. We hope you understand. Stay safe out there. ❤️ https://t.co/fqvp6sraX6
– Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) April 2, 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has almost completely paralyzed industrial activity in the main markets and, therefore, the forecast of physical units that Sony could ship for the month of May would be significantly lower than what they can supply under normal conditions. Sony already warned this week in a statement from the parent company: they were studying the situation in the event of video game delays both first party and third party. And so it has been.
The month of May is within the forecasts of the WHO to begin to experience a control of the COVID-19 within the North American territory, since in the United States the growth is still far from having reached that peak of which the health authorities speak so much in Europe.
The positive thing about the message published by Naughty Dog regarding The Last of Us Part 2 is that the game was "practically done", finished. "We are in the process of fixing the final bugs," they comment. They even dare to say that "we hope it is not a very long delay".
In the absence of a specific release date, The Last of Us Part 2 will be released exclusively for PS4 on a date yet to be determined. On the occasion of the announcement, new official images have been shown.
