The Last of Us Part II Free
PlayStation Plus Extra members can now download The Last of Us Part II for free, a move that players have welcomed and praised in coverage of current franchise availability (screenrant.com). Coverage frames the offer as immediate access to older franchise material while reports say a Part III is unlikely in the near term ( ).
PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members can download *The Last of Us Part II Remastered* at no added charge right now on PlayStation 5. (blog.playstation.com) Sony and Naughty Dog announced the catalog addition on September 26, 2025, during The Last of Us Day 2025. The official PlayStation post said PlayStation 5 players get Ellie and Abby’s story plus the extra modes bundled into the remaster. (blog.playstation.com) That “free” label means the game is included with a subscription tier, not permanently free for everyone. Screen Rant reported on April 12, 2026 that the remaster normally sells for $49.99 outside the subscription library. (screenrant.com) The version in the catalog is the PlayStation 5 remaster, not the original 2020 PlayStation 4 release. Naughty Dog and PlayStation launched *The Last of Us Part II Remastered* on January 19, 2024. (naughtydog.com; playstation.com) The remaster adds modes and extras that were not part of the original release, including No Return, a replay-focused survival mode, and Guitar Free Play. Sony’s product page also says owners of the PlayStation 4 game could upgrade to the remaster for an added fee at launch. (playstation.com) The timing keeps older franchise material in circulation while HBO’s adaptation and Naughty Dog’s next game keep attention on the series. Screen Rant said players on Reddit called the catalog addition “a welcome” surprise as more subscribers noticed it this weekend. (screenrant.com) A new mainline sequel has not been announced. In a September 2025 interview cited by *Game Informer*, Neil Druckmann said Naughty Dog had discussed going straight into *The Last of Us Part III* after Part II, but chose to pursue *Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet* instead. (gameinformer.com) Druckmann has also sent mixed signals about whether a third game will happen. *Game Informer* reported he said in the *Grounded II* documentary that he had found a concept that felt like “one more chapter,” but in a March 2025 *Variety* interview he also said fans should not bet on more *The Last of Us*. (gameinformer.com) For now, the clearest change is practical, not speculative: subscribers on the Extra and Premium tiers can play the newest console edition of *The Last of Us Part II* without buying it separately. (blog.playstation.com; screenrant.com)
