The Last of Us 2 delayed alongside Iron Man VR due to coronavirus
It was a matter of time before this happened, but it seems that finally the global pandemic caused by the Covid-19, which has forced dozens of countries around the world to declare states of alarm or alerts in their government territories, has claimed its first victim in terms of video game launch refers to 'The Last of Us Part II
As detailed Sony, the difficult decision of delay both titles indefinitely, that is, without giving a fixed launch date. All this motivated by the logistics problems they are suffering due to the global pandemic, which prevents them from being able to bring the experience to all households in an effective way.
It must be said that, although this decision has been surprising in part, the rule right now throughout the planet is not to keep events and launches, but to suspend it until further notice or with a delay of months. Without going any further, film producers around the world are delaying their releases, as is the case of 'Mulan','Wonder Woman 1984','Morbius', among many others.
In fact, in the world of video games, the E3 2020 and own Nintendo advanced in his past Nintendo Direct Mini that everything shown could undergo changes regarding its launch. And it seems that, before a 'Final Fantasy 7 Remake' Y 'Resident Evill 3'they must have been saved by a miracle, Ellie and Tony
On the other hand, regarding 'The Last of Us Part 2'own Naughty Dogs has released a statement explaining the situation:
Also, this decision was something that several users on social networks already smelled, because Neil Druckmann, responsible for the title, was keeping a countdown to the launch, which had been interrupted for days.
For all the rest, it will be necessary to see if this ends up becoming an isolated case or if in the future we will see more news of this nature.