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The Last of Us franchise has grossed a staggering $1 billion in revenue worldwide as of 2020, according to the LinkedIn profile of ex-studio head Michael Mumbauer. Naughty Dog’s adventure game series was mentioned alongside other popular Sony IPs like God of War and Uncharted as “billion-dollar franchises. And, considering the recent popularity of the show and the remake, this number might be even more substantial now.

But, do keep in mind that this info is only correct as of November as Mumbauer left PlayStation afterward. 2020’s The Last of Us Part II was his last project before he parted ways to join That’s No Moon. Consequently, this figure is only true for 2020 and could be much larger than the vague $1 billion landmark. Since the release of the second game in the franchise, the series has grown exponentially in popularity.

The Last Of Us Franchise Has Made Over A Billion Dollars In Revenue

As of November 2020, The Last of Us franchise has grossed a staggering $1 billion in revenue worldwide, according to a former PS developer.

exputer.com

 

[EverydayBeast]

Last of us has the energy the sales last of us 3…

 

[feynoob]

the entire franchise sold over 37m if i remember.

"We are so proud to share that the entire The Last of Us franchise has sold through more than 37 million copies globally as of December 2022, and is continuing to reach new and old players every day

If we use $30+ average that is $1.110b+ sales. That is how much it generated overtime.

 

[RoboFu]

Cool?

 

[Unknown?]

Of you go by Zimbabwe or Weimar Republic currency it raked in 55 Duodecillion

 

[Dr. Claus]

 

[DeepEnigma]

Cool beans.

Now where the F is Factions 2?

 

[Captain Toad]

Well deserved. Fantastic games and a great show.

 

[Yoboman]

Cool beans.

Now where the F is Factions 2?

In my pants. Go on, take a look

 

[DeepEnigma]

In my pants. Go on, take a look

 

[Topher]

Awesome. One of my favorite franchises

 

[feynoob]

Cool beans.

Now where the F is Factions 2?

Phil is holding them hostage.

 

[Yoboman]

Somebody needs to update the old Last Guardian E3 GIF to Factions 2

 

[Salz01]

It’s because they keep remastering and selling the same one over and over again.

 

[SeraphJan]

If you think about it, this is an incredible feat in modern gaming landscape, a linear game without much repay value in an ocean of open worlds trend

As a linear game lover, its good to see this.

 

[Eiknarf]

Universal Studios Unveils ‘The Last of Us’ House for 2023 Halloween Horror Nights

Based on the hit Naughty Dog and PlayStation game, which inspired the HBO series of the same name, the house will appear as part of Universal's annual theme park event in Hollywood and Orlando.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Sethbacca]

Universal Studios Unveils ‘The Last of Us’ House for 2023 Halloween Horror Nights

Based on the hit Naughty Dog and PlayStation game, which inspired the HBO series of the same name, the house will appear as part of Universal's annual theme park event in Hollywood and Orlando.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

I saw this yesterday and wanna go so bad but I just got back from blowing a shit ton of money at a music fest in Daytona like 3 weeks ago or I'd probably try to make it work.

 

[adamsapple]

Universal Studios Unveils ‘The Last of Us’ House for 2023 Halloween Horror Nights

Based on the hit Naughty Dog and PlayStation game, which inspired the HBO series of the same name, the house will appear as part of Universal's annual theme park event in Hollywood and Orlando.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Is this the Factions y'all have been harping about ?

 

[DeepEnigma]

Is this the Factions y'all have been harping about ?

No, those are the console wars online.

 

[Bartski]

In my pants. Go on, take a look

 

[Fafalada]

Consequently, this figure is only true for 2020 and could be much larger than the vague $1 billion landmark. Since the release of the second game in the franchise, the series has grown exponentially in popularity.

The LinkedIn states 'Billion dollar franchise' not IP that grossed 1B$.

the entire franchise sold over 37m if i remember.
If we use $30+ average that is $1.110b+ sales. That is how much it generated overtime.

Estimates like that tend to substantially under-estimate revenue of these types of games.
Eg: original AC:2 made over 800M in revenue in first two years on the market - and that was under 10M unit sales. Granted - monetization isn't equal across different companies either - but it's worth noting that for major IPs, it's virtually never as simple as ASRP*Number of units.

 

[Eiknarf]

When’s the release date for the native PS5 version of The Last of Us Part 2 which will have the much needed awesome haptic feedback and trigger effects that TLOU Part 1 has?

Go play Part 1 PS5 version, then immediately play Part 2 PS4 upgraded version (the only version available) and you'll notice what's missing. It feels "lacking" in the DualSense.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Announce a Part II remake already.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

In my pants. Go on, take a look

 

[Yoboman]

 

[elcapitano]

the entire franchise sold over 37m if i remember.


If we use $30+ average that is $1.110b+ sales. That is how much it generated overtime.

And should be a good amount over that now as that was before the HBO show which led to a lot of sales for the remastered, Part 1 and Part 2

 

[yanhash]

This a huge win for ip's targeting adult audiences

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

TLOU makes a billion dollars and some folks have convinced themselves that Sony is moving away from SP games to Live Service games.

 

[Tomi]

So AAA games are not profitable?

Am i right or?

 

[Pelta88]

When they tried to tell you that 220 Million was "Unsustainable" But the game sold 4 million in its first weekend at $70 a pop.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

When they tried to tell you that 220 Million was unsustainable. But the game sold 3 million in its first weekend at $70 a pop.

Yeah i mean, TLOU2 did over 200M in sales in 3 days. It's not weird to imagine the entire franchise in a decade to make 1b in revenue tbh.

 

[RagnarokIV]

Nice! Part II well deserved

 

[fran.fernandez]

Abby :love

 

[Represent.]

Just yesterday people were trying to tell me ND was dead and tlou2 killed the franchise lmao

 

[Kurotri]

Just yesterday people were trying to bc tell me ND was dead and tlou2 killed the franchise lmao

If I had to choose one scenario that proves how insanely disconnected the internet is compared to the outside world, it's the whole TLOU 2 Abby Joel stuff. I can only hope Druckmann and ND continue to stay true to their vision.

 

[Deerock71]

Nintendo, after Super Mario Bros. Movie:

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

So AAA games are not profitable?

Literally no one is saying that.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

 

[The Lunch Legend]

 

[AJUMP23]

Seems like a decent roi.

 

[SABRE220]

That is impressive but Im curious about the associated costs. Sony has given naughty dog the biggest budgets and Im sure it made a healthy profit but I wonder what the combined costs would amount to and the resulting profit.

 

[Roufianos]

When they tried to tell you that 220 Million was "Unsustainable" But the game sold 4 million in its first weekend at $70 a pop.

Games were $60 back then.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Well deserved. But now they will be chasing that GAAS money where few cosmetics can make that amount of money.

 

[VulcanRaven]

Announce a Part II remake already

Don't expect too much. It will be a remaster.

 

[sncvsrtoip]

I read high budget games are not sustainable

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I read high budget games are not sustainable

They're not in the long run. A few golden eggs wont mean it's viable.

 

[sncvsrtoip]

They're not in the long run. A few golden eggs wont mean it's viable.

not sure on what facts this statement is based, ps4 was focusing on high budget games and Sony ended with records breakings results, we will see what they will gain with focusing more on gaas in few years

 

[Dr.Morris79]

not sure on what facts this statement is based, ps4 was focusing on high budget games and Sony ended with records breakings results, we will see what they will gain with focusing more on gaas in few years

Look at the film industry.