The Last of Us Part II rejects a demo to focus on development

One of the most painful and, at the same time, most understandable delays this year. Naughty dog The launch of The Last of Us Part II has been postponed due to the complicated global situation that has been experienced in recent weeks. A movement designed to facilitate the public a launch without anomalies like the one of FFVII Remake, and that leaves out of the equation in the launch of a demo. The team doesn't want a trial preview for their new game.And the reason is none other than being able to focus on what really matters.

Neil Druckmann He wanted to explain the existence or not of a demo of TLOU 2 for all interested players or with questions about the new installment. The game director has underlined in PlayStation Blogcast

that it is not at all similar to put the press to test a controlled demo than to launch that demo to the public. They are very different situations and, in fact, the game has improved a lot since that version. Therefore, he considers that it would not be fair to open that demo to the public because they would take the wrong idea of ​​what his new game proposes and achieves.

Likewise, the screenwriter and also a participant in the series of The Last of Us has wanted to clarify that launch a polished demo of The Last of Us Part II to the world it would be "a huge amount of work with which we do not want to load our team ». They prefer to focus on finishing the game and fine-tuning all its details to get what they want, rather than having to divert resources for an advance that causes an overload of effort later on to reach the desired overall quality level.

Now, Naughty Dog and SIE are waiting to determine when The Last of Us II will go on sale.. The new installment will remain in limbo until the situation with the COVID-19 stabilizes and everything returns to relative normality. A pandemic has slowed its release. Of course, the world is full of ironies.

Meanwhile, leaks from The Last of Us Part II appear

Despite the change in dates, it appears that the machinery was moving towards launch in May until the last minute. In recent days, several videos have appeared on YouTube showing new parts of the game with gameplay. Small pieces of gameplay with Ellie as the main figure in which we have seen an interaction with a guitar and other details in what looks like a development or testing version of the game.

A slip of the Naughty Dog team or a small way to whet your appetite while the wait lengthens. Along with the announcement of the delay, the TLOU Part II team released new images to expand the content a little more and give something that the community can entertain themselves a little more; However, the days continue to count and the desire continues to increase.