With the major leak of game content from THE LAST OF US PART 2 beginning to spread across the gaming world many questions arise. The most prominent one though is, will the league actually ruin the gaming experience? Other examples of similar events for highly anticipated media releases could perhaps shed light on the situation.
What developers say about the leak
It appears that the game was leaked by a disgruntled employee. He was upset over the work conditions at NAUGHTY DOG. The leak appears to have been quite massive, with hours of cut scene footage and additional material. It contains achievements and hidden levels for the game. Apparently, some of the material leak was vital storyline. It includes twists and turns that were supposed to surprise the game players. While many dedicated gamers are advising everyone to avoid the spoilers .Did NAUGHTY DOG scrambles to do damage control, is it really necessary?
Leakage History
This is not the first time a franchise suffered a major leak of information. Yet they didn’t overly suffer from the event, a good example being Game of Thrones. The seventh season of the series suffered a major plot leak due to a hacker breaking into HBO’s network. They managed to steal a full copy of the script for that season. The result was that everyone knew the general outline of each episode in addition to discovering major. Yet the leak did not seem too overly harm the series. On the contrary it seems to reinvigorate interest. Perhaps some viewers were we’re really excited to see how they achieve the effects described in the script. Most importantly, there is a difference between reading and seeing a performance of the same material.
Though not an everyday or desirable occurrence the leak of THE LAST OF US PART 2 has stirred up a lot of interest in the game. The question on whether or not it will hurt the gameplay experience will probably depend on the gamer. If the gamer in question likes to play for the thrill of discovering the story. Then avoiding the spoilers is a must. On the other hand, if the gamer just wants to see how well they can do in a new and challenging environment. Then the leaks probably will be a benefit. It will whet the appetite of gamers and make them all the more eager for the day. where they can actually test their skills in the game. Regardless it is a question that will be answered when THE LAST OF US PART 2 finally hit the open market on June 19, 2020.