Sony has unveiled exciting details about The Last of Us Part II Remastered ahead of its PC release on April 3, including PC specifications, new content for No Return Mode, and enticing PSN sign-in incentives.
In a detailed post on the PlayStation Blog, Naughty Dog, with support from studios Nixxes Software and Iron Galaxy, outlined the enhanced features coming to the PC version of The Last of Us Part II Remastered, which follows a year after its debut on the PlayStation 5.
The Last of Us Part II Remastered PC Features:
- Graphics Enhancements: Support for Nvidia DLSS 3 Super Resolution, AMD FSR 3.1, and AMD FSR 4 with upscaling and frame generation capabilities.
- Performance Options: VSync, framerate cap options including an uncapped framerate, and DirectStorage support.
- Customization: Adjustable settings for texture quality, LOD distance range, volumetric quality, shadow quality, ambient occlusion, and reflections quality.
- Display Support: Compatibility with ultrawide monitors, supporting 21:9 ultra-wide, 32:9 super ultra-wide, and 48:9 resolutions, including triple-monitor setups.
- Resolution and Control: Playable in 4K resolution with support for various controllers, keyboard, and mouse. Keyboard and mouse controls offer new customization options such as full control remapping, primary and secondary bindings, and an adaptive mode for combined inputs. DualSense controllers feature full haptic feedback.
- Audio: 3D audio support.
Sony emphasized the range of graphics settings and presets, designed to optimize the gaming experience across a broad spectrum of hardware, from high-end PCs to handheld gaming devices.
The Last of Us Part 2 PC Specs:
TLOU 2 Remastered PC specs. Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Expanding on the No Return Mode, Sony announced the addition of two new characters from The Last of Us Part I: Bill and Marlene.
- Bill: Characterized by a "Smuggler" playstyle, Bill can access a custom pump shotgun from dead drops, earns double rewards from drops, is stronger against melee attacks, but cannot dodge.
- Marlene: With a "Risk Taker" playstyle, she wields a Custom Assault Rifle, uses "All or Nothing" gambits, and can reroute her No Return path once per run.
New characters are coming to No Return mode. Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Additionally, four new maps are being introduced to No Return Mode:
- Overlook: Set high above Seattle with significant verticality, known from a Seraphites encounter in the campaign.
- School: The abandoned elementary school where Ellie and Dina face the W.L.F.
- Streets: Located in the overgrown Seattle neighborhood of Hillcrest.
- Nest: Familiar to players who played as Abby in an Infected-infested building.
No Return is set for four new maps. Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment.
The new No Return content, along with new Trophies and additional bug fixes, will be available on PS5 simultaneously with the PC launch through a free downloadable 2.0.0 patch.
Sony also detailed an optional PSN log-in for the PC version of The Last of Us 2 Remastered. Players who opt to sign in will access the PlayStation overlay, PSN Trophies, and receive 50 in-game points to unlock bonus features, including a new skin for Ellie featuring Jordan A. Mun’s jacket from Naughty Dog’s upcoming PS5 game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. PS5 players can also unlock this skin through the 2.0 patch using in-game bonus points.
Ellie has a new skin featuring Jordan A. Mun’s jacket from Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann recently shared insights about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, which has been in development for four years. The game, starring Tati Gabrielle as Jordan A. Mun, explores themes of faith and religion within an alternate historical timeline.
The PC release of The Last of Us Part II Remastered comes ahead of Season 2 of HBO's acclaimed TV adaptation, where showrunners Druckmann and Craig Mazin have confirmed the return of spores, which were omitted from Season 1.
