The Last Of Us co-creator has bad news for fans about Part 3Michael BeckwithPublished March 6, 2025 11:09amUpdated March 6, 2025 11:09am Maybe its time to let Ellie rest (Sony)While the TV show still has at least one more season in it, it sounds like The Last Of Us fans shouldnt hold their breath for any new games.Its been commonly assumed that The Last Of Us Part 3 will be a thing at some point, especially after the series notoriety ballooned thanks to the TV show and the last game ended on a relatively ambiguous note.However, series co-creator and creative director Neil Druckmann has flipped back and forth on the possibility and its been difficult to be tell whether hes being honest or just coy.In 2021, Druckmann said he had an outline for a third games plot, but he seemed to have lost interest by 2023, saying the sequel would only happen if it had a compelling story. Then, in 2024, he said he had finally landed on an exciting concept, adding there was probably one more chapter to the story.Now, it appears Druckmann has flipped the other way again, going so far as to suggest that he and developer Naughty Dog are very much done with The Last Of Us altogether.Recently, Druckmann and his fellow executive producer on The Last Of Us TV show, Craig Mazin, sat down with Variety to discuss the upcoming second season, which will be adapting the storyline of The Last Of Us Part 2.Naturally, the subject of The Last Of Us Part 3 was brought up, which Druckmann sounds tired of hearing about, given the big sigh he apparently let out in response.I was waiting for this question. I guess the only thing I would say is dont bet on there being more of Last Of Us. This could be it, was all Druckmann said, implying not just that therell never be a third game, but that there may be no new The Last Of Us games period.Even the TV show isnt intended to last forever. Although the second games more expansive plot means Druckmann and Mazin plan to split it across multiple seasons, they havent decided how many are required and it likely wont be many.It feels like weve got one or two more seasons, said Mazin. Its getting harder to make, because every episode gets big. You dont want to wait four years for a 17-episode finish, or whatever it is.What is Naughty Dog making next?As far as video games go, Druckmann is far more preoccupied with Naughty Dogs next project, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Announced during The Game Awards last year, its set to be another action adventure title, albeit with an 80s inspired sci-fi setting.Naughty Dog has said that it has at least one other single-player game in development, but it now sounds like that isnt The Last Of Us Part 3.More TrendingPart of the problem may simply be the amount of time it takes to make new games. Depending on when work started, Intergalactic probably wont be out for two or three years and if it was to start from scratch now The Last Of Us Part 3 would take at least five or six years to make.Especially given he seems more interested in TV and movies at the moment, Druckmann may be concerned at the idea of spending such a huge amount of time working on yet another sequel which is one of the reasons why the God Of War reboot has just two games set in Scandinavia, instead of the originally intended trilogy.Naughty Dog has already insisted that it will never work on another Uncharted game, even though Sony is rumoured to be bringing in other developers to make one, and The Last Of Us may end up in a similar situation.Although attempts at a multiplayer spin-off have already failed, and Naughty Dog will likely try to prevent anyone else making a direct sequel, spin-offs and titles set in the same universe, but with different characters, do seem a strong possibility. Maybe Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet will become the new hotness whenever it comes out (Sony)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralSign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy