HBO’s adaptation of The last of us is ramping up right now, but that hasn’t stopped fans from getting excited about where the video game series might go next after 2018 The Last of Us Part 2. During his press tour for the show, Neil Druckmann, creative director of the game series and co-creator of the HBO show, updated everyone on the status of part 3and the fact that it might not happen at all.
in a (n Interview with BuzzfeedDruckmann said Naughty Dog hasn’t made a decision on what’s next for the main series The Last of Us, nor does it feel pressured.
“We are very privileged that our publisher is Sony,” said Druckmann. “You’ve supported us every step of the way in following our passions – which means people think that just because something is successful, there’s all this pressure and we have to make a sequel. That’s not the case. For us, Uncharted was insanely successful – Unknown 4 was one of our best-selling games – and we can give this story our final brushstroke and say we’re done. We continue. Likewise, with The Last of Us, it’s up to us whether we want to continue or not.”
But that doesn’t mean the series is finished. According to Druckmann, the team bangs story ideas back and forth all the time, hoping something sticks. But until they have the perfect one, we shouldn’t expect another entry in the franchise.
“Our process is the same as we did back then Part 2‘ Druckmann told Buzzfeed. “That means if we can come up with a compelling story that has that universal message and statement about love – just like the first and second games – then we’re going to tell that story. If we can’t think of something, we have a very strong ending with it Part 2
Whatever happens next to The Last of Us games, Druckmann has at least made it clear that it will be a while before the next numbered entry happens, if it happens at all. Until then, Naughty Dog is currently working on a multiplayer spinoff of Last of Us and hasn’t officially said what his next big single-player project will be.