Summary

  • The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on PC will require a PlayStation Network account, frustrating some prospective players.
  • The game will be released on April 3, 2025.

When The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered comes to PC later this year, it'll still require a PlayStation Network account. Sony's run into a bit of controversy with its PC ports of once-exclusive titles over the past few years. While the company is making fan-favorite titles like The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered available to Steam users, it continues to force players to make or connect a PSN account to enjoy them, which not everyone is happy about.

The original Last of Us — remastered and repackaged as The Last of Us Part 1 — has been on PC since 2022. Sony is following up on that well-received launch by bringing The Last of Us Part 2 to PC on April 3, 2025. It's an exciting move, as the award-winning sequel was previously only playable for PlayStation users, and the remaster required a PS5. However, the news of a PSN account requirement may temper that excitement for some players.

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The official Steam page for The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered now has a note stating that a PlayStation Network account is necessary to play the game and that players can link their existing PSN accounts to their Steam profile. It's an easy detail to miss, but a potentially contentious one. Fans haven't been happy about the same requirement for previous PC ports of PlayStation games. Just last year, the backlash got so strong that Sony removed the PSN requirement from Helldivers 2 before even implementing the update that would introduce it.

Sony Is Still Trying to Get More PC Players to Create a PSN Account

Requiring users to have a PSN account makes sense in some contexts. The PC port of Ghost of Tsushima requires a PSN profile for multiplayer or to use the PlayStation overlay, for example. But The Last of Us is a single-player game. Network features and cross-play wouldn't be much of an issue, so the reveal of this requirement is a strange one. It's likely a measure to push players who don't own a PlayStation yet to start using Sony's services, which is understandable from a business perspective but is a bold choice in light of how users responded to similar moves in the past.

A baseline PSN account is free, but creating or linking a second profile is a bit of a hassle for gamers who want to dive right into the game. The PlayStation Network is also not available in all countries, so the requirement could make the PC port unplayable for some fans. Considering how The Last of Us series is a landmark for gaming accessibility, that kind of restriction may rub some players the wrong way.

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The Last Of Us Part II Remastered
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Top Critic Avg: 89 /100 Critics Rec: 90%
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Released
January 19, 2024
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
Developer(s)
Naughty Dog
Publisher(s)
Sony Interactive Entertainment
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EXPERIENCE ELLIE AND ABBY'S EMOTIONAL JOURNEYS, REMASTERED FOR PS5 Play the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, remastered for the PlayStation®5 console. Relive or play for the first time Ellie and Abby’s story, now with graphical enhancements, new gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, full DualSense® wireless controller integration, and more. Five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled down in Jackson, Wyoming. Living amongst a thriving community of survivors has allowed them peace and stability, despite the constant threat of the infected and other, more desperate survivors. When a violent event disrupts that peace, Ellie embarks on a relentless journey to carry out justice and find closure.

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The Last of Us
PC Release Date
April 3, 2025
PS5 Release Date
January 19, 2024
Platform(s)
PlayStation 5
Genre(s)
Action-Adventure
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