The extensive and very annoying story leaks for The Last of Us: Part II do not come from an employee, as it was initially called. Sony has commented on the subject.
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Earlier last week, tons of leaks about The Last of Us: Part II spilled out onto the web, much to the displeasure of Sony and developer Naughty Dog. The rumor mill initially spread that an unsatisfied Naughty Dog employee was responsible for the leak, but Sony has now revoked that.
In a statement on GamesIndustry.biz, Sony now confirmed that those responsible (majority!) For the leaks have been found and that they are not Sony or Naughty Dog employees.
No further information was given because it was an ongoing investigation. The question of how those responsible got hold of the assets is still open, especially if they have nothing to do with the development.
As always, the well-informed journalist Jason Schreier comments a little more specifically on this. According to this, hackers have gained access to the servers via a vulnerability in a patch for a previous Naughty Dog title.
OK: After talking to two people with direct knowledge of how TLOU2 leaked as well as some Naughty Dog employees, I have a good idea of what happened. Short version: hackers found a security vulnerability in a patch for an older ND game and used it to get access to ND’s servers.
– Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) May 3, 2020
So it will not be quiet about The Last of Us: Part II, after the original release date May 29 was postponed until further notice due to the corona crisis, but shortly after the leak was provided with the new release date June 19.
Finally there was something new to see The Last of Us: Part II. And we were allowed to play it!
