Did Naughty Dog's Josh Scherr accidentally confirm a sequel to "The Last of Us" in a recent video? Let's find out in a report by ign.com.
During the livestream of "Uncharted: Nathan Drake Collection" with community strategist Eric Monacello, Scherr was caught tripping over his own words: "All the facial animation in the 'Uncharted' series was led up by Eric [Baldwin, lead animator] here. All the facial animation in the Uncharted games and the first 'The Last of Us'- uh, did I say the first 'The Last of Us'? The first 'Last of Us.' 'The Last of Us.' The first 'Last of Us.' 'The Last of Us' was also keyframe animation." Thanks to YouTuber Jeronimo PW (thanks, Gamepur) for catching the epic blunder on video.
At this point, Scherr was already flustered and trying to control himself from laughing after realizing he's slipped up. Thankfully, Community Strategist Eric Monacell was able to stick to the script and pretend nothing had happened and quickly changed the subject to the left behind DLC.
It's possible Scherr was referring to the first edition of "The Last of Us" rather than its remastered PS4 version or its "Left Behind" expansion, of course, but this seems unlikely as the developer would have almost definitely clarified that if this were the case.
We're not hearing these mutters about a sequel to "The Last of Us" for the first time as acclaimed voice actor Nolan North previously said during a Q&A, "I know they're doing 'The Last of Us 2'" when asked about any future projects he might collaborate with Naughty Dog on.
We know ideas for "The Last of Us 2" have been kicked around, but currently the studio's primary focus is on finished "Uncharted 4." With that in mind, if you're hoping to hear something official about Naughty Dog's next project, don't expect anything before next year.
What do you think? Did Scherr accidentally spill the beans of Naughty Dog working on a sequel to what is arguably the best game ever, "The Last of Us"? Where would you like to see the story go in "The Last of Us 2"?
