Sony Wants The Last of Us 2 Remastered PC Players to Sign Into PSN, Offers Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Skin for Ellie as an Incentive

Sony has confirmed The Last of Us Part II Remastered PC specs ahead of its April 3 release date, PSN sign-in incentives, and announced new content coming to No Return Mode across PC and PlayStation 5.

In a post on the PlayStation Blog, developer Naughty Dog listed the features that support studios Nixxes Software and Iron Galaxy helped bring to the PC version of The Last of Us Part II Remastered, which arrives a year after the PlayStation 5 version.

The Last of Us Part II Remastered PC features:

• Nvidia DLSS 3 Super Resolution support
• AMD FSR 3.1 and AMD FSR 4 support with upscaling and frame generation
• VSync and framerate cap options, including an uncapped framerate option
• DirectStorage support
• Adjustable Texture Quality
• LOD Distance Range
• Volumetric Quality
• Shadow Quality
• Ambient Occlusion
• Reflections Quality

There’s also support for Ultrawide monitors, so you can play in 21:9 ultra-wide, 32:9 super ultra-wide, and even 48:9 resolutions with compatibility for triple-monitor setups.

As you’d expect, you can play in 4K resolution, with various supported controllers as well as keyboard and mouse controls. There’s 3D audio, too.

Keyboard and mouse control support includes new control customization options, including full control remapping, primary and secondary bindings for keyboard and mouse control, and an adaptive mode that allows players to combine keyboard and controller inputs. There’s full gamepad support, while DualSense controllers feature full haptic feedback.

“The Last of Us Part II Remastered on PC offers a wide range of graphics settings and presets, to ensure the best possible experience on hardware ranging from high-end PCs to handheld gaming devices,” Sony said.

The Last of Us Part 2 PC specs:

Moving on to No Return mode, two new characters are being added: The Last of Us Part I’s Bill and Marlene.

Here’s the official blurb from Sony:

Like with each No Return combatant, these characters offer their own unique playstyles, and should offer both new and returning fans an exciting new opportunity to test their mettle. Bill is a “Smuggler” playstyle who can access a custom pump shotgun from dead drops, and receives double rewards from drops as well. He’s stronger against melee attacks but can’t dodge. Marlene, meanwhile, features a “Risk Taker” playstyle that includes a Custom Assault Rifle, “All or Nothing” gambits, can reroute her No Return path once per run, and more.

Four new maps are coming to No Return, too.

Overlook, which is set high above the city of Seattle and features plenty of verticality, is the memorable site of a Seraphites encounter in the campaign. School is, during the campaign, the abandoned elementary school in which Ellie and Dina face off against the W.L.F. Streets is set in the overgrown Seattle neighborhood of Hillcrest, while Nest will be familiar to players who have played as Abby through an Infected-infested building. We’ve been so overjoyed about the reaction to this mode since Part II Remastered debuted on PS5 last year, and we hope these new maps further offer more variability and thrills as players tackle new runs.

All the new No Return content, plus accompanying new Trophies and additional bug fixes, will be available on PS5 day-and-date with the PC launch via a free downloadable 2.0.0 patch, Sony added.

In keeping with Sony’s recent PlayStation Network requirement U-turn, The Last of Us 2 Remastered on PC has an optional PSN log-in. But if you do log in to PSN, you get PlayStation overlay and PSN Trophies. As an extra incentive, Sony said those who sign in with their PSN account also get access to 50 in-game points to activate bonus features, as well as a new skin for Ellie featuring Jordan A. Mun’s jacket from Naughty Dog’s new PS5 game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

PS5 players will also be able to unlock the Jordan’s jacket skin, Sony clarified. It’s included in the 2.0 patch and unlockable via in-game bonus points.

Earlier this month, The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann shared more details about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. In an interview with Alex Garland, the writer of zombie movie 28 Days Later, Druckmann talked candidly about the development process, confirming Intergalactic has been in the works for four years.

"I joke about this with the team. We made a game, The Last of Us 2, we made certain creative decisions that got us a lot of hate. A lot of people love it, but a lot of people hate that game," Druckmann said, to which Garland joked: "Who gives a shit?"

"Exactly," Druckmann added. "But the joke is like, you know what, let's do something that people won't care as much about — let's make a game about faith and religion."

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, which stars Tati Gabrielle as Jordan A. Mun, takes place in an alternate historical timeline and features a "pretty prominent religion" that has "changed and bastardized and evolved" over the years, Druckmann said.

The PC version of The Last of Us 2 Remastered arrives ahead of Season 2 of HBO's hit TV adaptation. Showrunners Druckmann and Craig Mazin have confirmed “spores are back” following their omission from Season 1.

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