As a result of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Sony says the release of The Last of Us Part 2 and Marvel’s Iron Man VR will be delayed “until further notice” as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The news comes via a post to the official PlayStation Twitter feed, which explains the company has made the “difficult decision” to delay both PlayStation 4 titles as, “Logistically, the global crisis is preventing us from providing the launch experience our players deserve”.
Sony’s rather cryptic use of the phrase “launch experience” doesn’t exactly shed light on the specifics behind its decision to indefinitely delay The Last of Us Part 2 and Marvel’s Iron Man VR, but Kotaku’s Jason Schreier offers further elaboration, saying a Naughty Dog source revealed, “the game is basically done, and this decision was made purely for economic/logistical reason”.
Update: SIE has made the difficult decision to delay the launch of The Last of Us Part II and Marvel’s Iron Man VR until further notice. Logistically, the global crisis is preventing us from providing the launch experience our players deserve.
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) April 2, 2020
This, of course, marks the second delay for Naughty Dog’s highly anticipated post-apocalyptic sequel, which was originally due to launch on 21st February this year before seeing its release shunted back several months to 29th May for additional polishing.
Sony says there are currently “no other delays to report” as a result of the current coronavirus situation, but that it will provide further updates should things change.
