The start of the week was tough for Naughty Dog. The studio was the victim of a merciless leak. Shortly after the announcement of a new release date for The Last of Us Part II, he spoke about this.
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The reaction of Naughty Dog fell in the evening of this Monday, April 27, 2020. A short message which expresses a certain discouragement vis-à-vis the situation in which is The Last of Us Part II, including whole sequences, with major spoilers, have landed on the Internet.
A message from the studio: pic.twitter.com/f0TzIZXUIB
– Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) April 27, 2020
We know the past few days have been incredibly successful for you. We feel the same. It is very unfortunate to discover the leak and the sharing of development elements before the release of the game. Do your best to avoid the spoilers, and we ask you not to spoil the surprise of others.
The Last of Us Part II will be here soon. Whatever you see or hear, the final experience will be worth it.
to believe some responses to this tweet, the recommendations are not necessarily followed. For the moment, it is still unknown how the leak could have occurred. Naughty Dog or any of its representatives, including Neil Druckmann who says he is sorry for his teams and for the fans, has not confirmed the rumor that this leak was the work of an employee who considered himself ill-treated by his management.
We will remind you that nothing justifies this kind of maneuvers, or sharing, which harm the work accomplished by hundreds of people over several years. And that vigilance is essential. It is best to take some precautions while venturing out on YouTube or social media. in the manner of Bryan Dechart, actor who played Connor in Detroit: Become Human, mute certain keywords to preserve seems a good solution:
#TheLastofUsPartII has a NEW release date of * June 19th * and to avoid leaks and spoilers this is a friendly reminder to MUTE until then … pic.twitter.com/7NQ7nFAizg
– Bryan Dechart: Human (@BryanDechart) April 27, 2020
Also added character names and I recommend not reading any replies here either Incase people go out of their way to be jerks. pic.twitter.com/0jz5LmV14D
– Bryan Dechart: Human (@BryanDechart) April 27, 2020
The Last of Us Part II will be released on PS4 on June 19.