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The Independent
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Sony launches The Last of Us limited edition PS5 controller – and you can pre-order now
Sony has revealed a first look at a brand new limited edition PS5 controller, and this one is The Last of Us -themed. The Last of Us is a post-apocalyptic action adventure gaming franchise (developed by PlayStation-owned studio Naughty Dog) that has also been adapted into a hit TV series by HBO. Fans of the franchise will be pleased to know the second season of the TV show airs on 13 April, while The Last of Us Part II Remastered releases on PC on 3 April. Plus, Sony's new limited edition The Last of Us DualSense wireless controller is about to be released to tie in with all of that. Keep reading to find out more, from design and price to the launch date. PS5 'The Last of Us' DualSense controller design The new controller is primarily black with white trim, and has The Last of Us logo clearly displayed on the back. There are also loads of trophy icons in black gloss, along with three white icons that really stand out and have significant meaning for fans. 'We were excited by the chance to memorialise The Last of Us franchise in a controller that fans and our own team would love,' Naughty Dog head of studio and head of creative Neil Druckmann, and graphic designer Megan Mehran shared in a joint statement. 'We wanted to ensure that both instalments of The Last of Us are represented, via trophy icons printed in black gloss across the controller body. 'Among the trophies, three particular images will immediately stand out for The Last of Us fans: the firefly, moth and wolf. 'Players will recognise the Fireflies' iconic spray-painted logo that originated in Part I, while the moth and wolf represent the intertwining lives and duality between Ellie and Abby in Part II.' PS5 'The Last of Us' DualSense controller price The controller will retail at £74.99 ($84.99, €84.99) with pre-orders going live in the UK at 10am on 14 March (7am PT in the US) at and at participating third-party retailers. The controllers are due to launch fully on 10 April but the exact date and availability may vary by country or region.
The Independent
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
The Last of Us limited edition PS5 controller will drop next month
Sony has revealed a first look at a brand new limited edition PS5 controller, and this one is The Last of Us -themed. The Last of Us is a post-apocalyptic action adventure gaming franchise (developed by PlayStation-owned studio Naughty Dog) that has also been adapted into a hit TV series by HBO. Fans of the franchise will be pleased to know the second season of the TV show airs on 13 April, while The Last of Us Part II Remastered releases on PC on 3 April. Plus, Sony's new limited edition The Last of Us DualSense wireless controller is about to be released to tie in with all of that. Keep reading to find out more, from design and price to the launch date. PS5 'The Last of Us' DualSense controller design The new controller is primarily black with white trim, and has The Last of Us logo clearly displayed on the back. There are also loads of trophy icons in black gloss, along with three white icons that really stand out and have significant meaning for fans. 'We were excited by the chance to memorialise The Last of Us franchise in a controller that fans and our own team would love,' Naughty Dog head of studio and head of creative Neil Druckmann, and graphic designer Megan Mehran shared in a joint statement. 'We wanted to ensure that both instalments of The Last of Us are represented, via trophy icons printed in black gloss across the controller body. 'Among the trophies, three particular images will immediately stand out for The Last of Us fans: the firefly, moth and wolf. 'Players will recognise the Fireflies' iconic spray-painted logo that originated in Part I, while the moth and wolf represent the intertwining lives and duality between Ellie and Abby in Part II.' PS5 'The Last of Us' DualSense controller price The controller will retail at £74.99 ($84.99, €84.99) with pre-orders going live in the UK at 10am on 14 March (7am PT in the US) at and at participating third-party retailers. The controllers are due to launch fully on 10 April but the exact date and availability may vary by country or region.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
PlayStation Hit With More Layoffs Following Recent Game Cancellations
The PlayStation-owned studio Visual Arts was hit with fresh layoffs this week amid a further restructuring of Sony's U.S. game development operations. While some of the cuts included staff who had contributed to recently canceled projects like an upcoming live-service game at Bend Studio, a source told Kotaku the layoffs were more widespread than that. Earlier this week, an unknown number of staff at the Visual Arts group based out of San Diego were informed that their last day at Sony would be March 7. The team provides internal art and technical support to first-party PlayStation studios, and worked closely with Naughty Dog on the recent Last of Us Part 1 and 2 remasters among other projects. Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 'It was tough waking up to messages that many friends and former coworkers from PSVA were laid off this morning,' former PSVA project manager Abby LeMaster, now at Riot Games, posted on LinkedIn on Monday. 'The layoffs today hit hard. PSVA let go of developers with decades of subject matter expertise; talent that will be extraordinarily difficult to recoup. This industry can be unpredictable, but the skill, experience, and passion of the people I worked with at PSVA are undeniable.' The layoffs come after an expensive failure in last year's Concord, new rounds of live-service project cancellations including a reported God of War spin-off at BluePoint Games, and a reorganization within the top echelons of Sony leadership. In January, Hiroki Totoki became the company's new CEO and Hideaki Nishino became the sole CEO of PlayStation, with Hermen Hulst, who had previously been co-CEO, reporting to him as the ongoing head of PlayStation Studios. The latest cuts at the PlayStation Studios Visual Arts group follow an emerging trend of game companies pulling back development resources from expensive U.S.-based offices. Last year during a business briefing, Hulst said there had been 'pressure on the cost side' as Sony laid off hundreds amid spiraling first-party blockbuster game development budgets. 'For every title, we have really rigorous review processes where we focus on the sustainability of our investments in these titles,' he said at the time. 'We include areas such as looking at what can be outsourced, for example, to avoid too high peak resource on development teams because costs can be sticky. We're looking at co-development options in areas where the costs per resource is maybe somewhat lower than the average or on the American west coast.' . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
