ShadowStar83x Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) Naughty Dog has announced they will be releasing The Last of Us: Left Behind as a standalone game on May 12 in both North America and Europe for $9.99/€9.99/£7.99. The DLC version will see a price reduction. It also includes a two hour trial of the Factions Multiplayer mode. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/05/01/the-last-of-us-left-behind-available-as-standalone-download-may-12th/ http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2015/05/01/last-us-left-behind-launches-standalone-download-month/ Seriously, what the fuck?! To my understanding, there's heavy spoilers for The Last of Us and it may be harder to understand without playing the main game. Also, can you say cash grab? Edited May 2, 2015 by ShadowStar83x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyesUnholy Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Welp, I didn't see that one coming. Only convenience this serves is for the people who played The Last of Us on PS3 with no DLC's, who didn't go on to pick up the PS4 version. But yeah, other than that, total cash-in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthropicApostle Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 To be honest, its a cash grab. You MUST play the main game in order to understand left behind. I'm disappointed with Naughty Dog, I love there work but micro dlc's are ruining them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBloodmoney Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 The Last of Us has been out for years - its way past the point of 'spoilers' If a person has not played it by now then they likely dont care, so why not sell this thing as a small game and make some extra cash? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowStar83x Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 The Last of Us has been out for years - its way past the point of 'spoilers' If a person has not played it by now then they likely dont care, so why not sell this thing as a small game and make some extra cash? Just seems pointless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRS_77_Awesum Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Ummmmm isn't there the Remastered Edition for PS4? So that takes out the new members of the Playstation Family. For the Ps3 Guys... DLC ontent IS AVAILABLE. IMO Pointless. Cash Grab. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 This is just absolute ridiculous, BLATANT CASHGRAB, Really one of the worst moves imo by Naughty dog, seriously this and all dlcs was only recently released in the PS4 version and plus the dlc has been available for a while on PS3. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR_McGarrett Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) I don't get this. It seems pointless at least on PS4, because the DLC is already included in the Remastered version. Edit: 'd Edited May 2, 2015 by LCDR_McGarrett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPisTolman Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 To those calling cash grab - is that not what the release of The Last of Us was in the first place? Isn't the release of the console a cash grab? Aside from wanting profit from Naughty Dog this year as their titan has been pushed into 2016, I think Left Behind is very able to stand on its own two legs. Playing the Last of Us or the Left Behind in either order neither benefits nor hinders the player in my opinion; and for those on the fence about the full retail game, a reduced cost appetiser might be enough to swing them into buying the main course. Releasing something as a standalone isn't a new concept, if anything this is Sony catching up with a precedent that is very sensible and should have been standalone upon release. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroXOF Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 It's weird how people can turn so quickly on company for making cash with practices they don't like. The Last of Us only was released in June 2013 and has gotten 3 releases in about 1 year and 11 months. If a company sees something popular they're going to monetize it and hope it sells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douchebro Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) unnecessary, naughty dog. would've prefer if you spend your energy and time developing new maps, weapons and perks for factions MP Edited May 2, 2015 by douchebro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tekyumeeee Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Almost everyone is calling it a cash grab, but who the hell is this even targeting? How is this going to bring them significantly more revenue? Pointless, yes. Shameless cash grab, I'm not so convinced. My reaction to this is that it's non-news. Doesn't really affect anything. If anything, just makes Left Behind slightly cheaper if one doesn't mind purchasing it separately from the main game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseHoldOn Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) Playing the Last of Us or the Left Behind in either order neither benefits nor hinders the player in my opinion; and for those on the fence about the full retail game, a reduced cost appetiser might be enough to swing them into buying the main course. Might need to refresh my own memory, but Left Behind takes place (flashbacks aside) directly in the middle of the events in the main game. I mean... yeah, you won't be completely floored by anything that happens (as good as the story is, it's not complicated)... but you'll have no idea why they are where they are, why they're doing what they're doing, etc. I swear somewhere the game even warns you to finish the main game before playing the DLC. I guess it's always possible they add a few minutes more of backstory and context to the standalone to catch people up... That being said, I don't know why any of you are complaining. Probably just means another 100% or platinum, and another reason to play this great game again. Edited May 2, 2015 by PleaseHoldOn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltySoph Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Really stupid, I'm pretty sure if you had the season pass on PS3 you got Left Behind and it's included on Remastered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseHoldOn Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) Really stupid, I'm pretty sure if you had the season pass on PS3 you got Left Behind and it's included on Remastered. Seems harsh. Is there really a problem with developers making their games as accessible as possible? Even if only a few people actually buy this, it costs them virtually nothing to repackage and distribute digitally, and the handful of people who have never played or owned The Last of Us before get a fantastic introduction to the game at a fraction of the cost. That being said, since it's on the PS4, if someone loved the DLC so much they got the main game... they're essentially buying Left Behind twice. Which is... eh... tacky on Naughty Dog's part. Release a cheaper standalone PS4 copy of the main game along with this, and we'll be in business. Edited May 2, 2015 by PleaseHoldOn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPisTolman Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Might need to refresh my own memory, but Left Behind takes place (flashbacks aside) directly in the middle of the events in the main game. I mean... yeah, you won't be completely floored by anything that happens (as good as the story is, it's not complicated)... but you'll have no idea why they are where they are, why they're doing what they're doing, etc. I swear somewhere the game even warns you to finish the main game before playing the DLC. I guess it's always possible they add a few minutes more of backstory and context to the standalone to catch people up... That being said, I don't know why any of you are complaining. Probably just means another 100% or platinum, and another reason to play this great game again. You are correct, it does - but as far as we're concerned the story is as simple as get medicine for Joel. The framing is irrelevant compared to the main point of the DLC being Ellie and Riley's interactions. Looking at it on its head, when we played The Last of Us on release - we were given the morsel "my friend and I got bit, she died I didn't" and that was enough. Same here - we'll be told Joel is injured, really doesn't matter why. To be honest - I would place a wager that the only reason they place it where it is in terms of the main story is so there is something to fight. It would be far too brave to release something without combat in. I agree with the sentiment that more of a good thing can't possibly be bad - especially considering that it is a Sony property and will definitely show as a PS+ offering not too far from its release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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