HBO’s new post-apocalyptic series “The Last of Us," adapted from a PlayStation game, is a smash hit—and symptomatic of a larger shift in the entertainment world. Videogames will increasingly inspire popular movies and television series. Sony is in a unique position to take advantage of the trend.
We’re very privileged that our publisher is Sony,” Druckmann said. “They have supported us every step of the way to follow our passions — meaning that just because something is successful, people think there’s all this pressure and we have to make a sequel. That’s not the case. For us, Uncharted was insanely successful — Uncharted 4 was one of our best selling games — and we’re able to put our final brushstroke on that story and say that we’re done. We’re moving on. Likewise, with The Last of Us, it’s up to us whether we want to continue or not.”
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Our process is the same thing we did when we did Part 2,” Druckmann said to Buzzfeed. “Which is if we can come up with a compelling story that has this universal message and statement about love — just like the first and second game did — then we will tell that story. If we can’t come up with something, we have a very strong ending with Part 2 and that will be the end.”
Whatever happens next with The Last of Us games, Druckmann has at least made it clear that it will be a while before the next numbered entry, if it happens at all. Until then, Naughty Dog is currently working on a Last of Us multiplayer spinoff and hasn’t officially said what it’s next big single-player project will be.