Release Date For ‘The Last Of Us Part 2’ Gets Pushed Back

On Thursday (April 2), Sony revealed it had postponed Naughty Dog’s “The Last of Us Part II” due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previously, the game was expected to launch on 29 May but the official PlayStation Twitter feed explains the company has made the “difficult decision” to delay the PlayStation game.

“Logistically, the global crisis is preventing us from providing the launch experience our players deserve,” PlayStation wrote.

Update: SIE has made the difficult decision to delay the launch of The Last of Us Part II and Marvel’s Iron Man VR until further notice. Logistically, the global crisis is preventing us from providing the launch experience our players deserve.

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) April 2, 2020

Naughty Dog went on to clarify in its own follow-up post, telling fans that the development on The Last Of Us Part 2 is “nearly done” and that the studio is currently “in the midst of fixing our final bugs”.

As a result of the current Coronavirus situation, Sony says that there are currently “no other delays to report,” but it will provide more updates should things change.