"The Last of Us 2" was implicitly confirmed when an image of a gas wearing pregnant woman appeared in the last scenes of "Uncharted 4," wherein the caption reads "The Last of Us - American Daughters."
"The Last of Us" twitter account added that the image artist Richard Lyons is forbidden from discussing about his work. Many fans of the game believed that the pregnant female is probably Ellie, who is the main female character in the original "The Last of Us" game title.
However, there is a possibility that the female seen on the image may not be Ellie. Naughty Dog spokesperson Neil Druckmann revealed that "The Last of Us 2" may feature characters other than the two original protagonists, and it is also quite possible that the pregnant female featured in the poster may in fact be Anna, the mother of Ellie, according to Inquistr.
There are speculations that the game developer Naughty Dog and publisher Sony Computer Entertainment may announce the release of "The Last of Us 2" in the upcoming PSX convention this December. In case that this will not materialize, they may make the announcement during the 2107 E3 event. The game studio also revealed that prototypes for the "The Last of Us 2" are currently being developed.
"The Last of Us" was first released in 2013 for the PlayStation 3 platform, wherein over a million copies of the game was sold in the first few days and more than eight million sold in the first year alone. Critics were also enthusiastic about the game.
The popularity of "The Last of Us" among fans and reviewers alike is probably the reason why it garnered a large number of awards. Several DLCs were also added through the years, plus Naughty Dog also released a single player mode, "The Last of Us: Left Behind," wherein it featured the characters Ellie and Riley.
"The Last of Us" puts the player in a post-apocalyptic world, as they guide their characters to certain destinations while either battling or running away from the infected or other humans with less than noble intentions. The characters can use guns or any other weapons they could lay their hands on.
Naughty Dog has yet to set the official release date for "The Last of Us 2."