PlayStation fans think they know the PS6’s launch line-up – and it includes a long-awaited sequel

HYPE for the PS6 is at an all-time high following new information about when the console will be released.

Court documents show a confirmed release window for the PS6, and it was not what we were expecting.

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The Last of Us saw a huge spike in popularity following the TV show.[/caption]

Ever since we found out the date, players have been speculating about just which games the next-gen system could launch with.

Just like the rising of the sun, the release of the PlayStation 6 has always felt inevitable, but it seems that if it isn’t already in development, a plan for development is already underway.

While developers won’t have a dev kit yet, it is likely that they are planning games with the idea of this next generation in mind.

Development times are growing longer and longer with the better hardware new systems provide.

This means that games are developed years in advance, and are optimised and improved as better hardware becomes available.

Now we have a better understanding of when the PS6 will be released, we can better predict what games will be ready around that time.

The current key contender for a PS6 launch title: The Last of Us: Part 3.

Following the success of The Last of Us TV show it seems certain that Naughty Dog would be working on a third entry in the series.

Part 3 hasn’t been confirmed to be in development, but writer and director Neil Druckmann has been dropping hints about the possibility.

He has said that will get ‘slaughtered’ if he reveals what Naughty Dog is currently working on, and he told fans there was an outline for the story of Part 3 as early as 2021.

There were seven years between the release of The Last of Us and Part 2. 

If the development time for Part 3 remains similar then we could be seeing it as part of the PS6 launch line-up.

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.