10 Horrifying Video Game Truths You Never Noticed
6. The PS4 Was Never Released In The Game's World - The Last Of Us Part II
The Last of Us Part II is one of the bleakest video games ever made, and while a humanity-annihilating infection is certainly enough depression for one game, Naughty Dog's expert world-building also hints at some subtler tragedies.
For starters, players can find numerous PlayStation 3 consoles strewn around the world, typically with copies of Naughty Dog's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Jak and Daxter Collection.
This might seem like nothing more than a couple of cute Easter eggs, until you remember that the Cordyceps fungus began to spread in September 2013, a whole two months before the PlayStation 4 was actually released.
And so in the world of The Last of Us, the PS4 never came out, and we can safely assume the world was too busy fighting to survive for PlayStation exclusives like Uncharted 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War, and Marvel's Spider-Man to ever get made.
Of course video games are a total luxury at the best of times let alone when a plague strikes the world, but it's nevertheless a quietly haunting detail that lets you know just how quickly Cordyceps brought everyone to their knees.