The Last of Us Part 1 has gone gold

Naughty Dog's ambitious remake comes out this September.

It’s hard to believe nine years have passed since The Last of Us came out, let alone that a remake is coming. Time goes by far too fast. If nothing else, at least we’ll get to revisit an all-time great soon.

On Monday, Naughty Dog announced that The Last of Us Part 1 has gone gold. If you’re unfamiliar with software lingo, “going gold” means development on the game is over. So the PS5 version (probably) isn’t in any delay-related danger and will release on Sept. 2, 2022. The Last of Us Part 1 will also be on PC, but it’ll arrive at a later, unannounced date.

Many believe that a Last of Us remake is unnecessary. Primarily because the remaster from 2014 is perfectly playable on PS5 via backward compatibility. There are solid arguments that The Last of Us Part 1 justifies its existence by revamping combat scenarios, bringing everything up to par with its 2020 sequel. Waist-high cover placements in every room are pretty dated, after all. Naughty Dog might quell the naysayers with actual gameplay footage whenever that comes.

Some even call The Last of Us Part 1 a cash grab, though developers insist otherwise. Either way, we’ll find out at launch.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.