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The Last of Us Part 1 sales skyrocket just in time for PC launch

The Last of Us HBO show has seen sales of the PlayStation games skyrocket, indicating how the TV series and PC release date will line up for a big launch.

Despite only being a couple of episodes in, The Last of Us PC release date to look forward to, as the drama has helped see sales of the PlayStation games skyrocket, which in turn suggests a healthy launch for the PC port too.

In the last week alone the UK boxed sales have seen The Last of Us series undergo a meteoric rise, as new and old players alike come back to one of Naughty Dog's most well-received set of games.

The Last of Us Part 1 remake has seen an increase of 238% in sales week-on-week, while the original The Last of Us game has seen a 322% sales increase as well (via Cyberpunk 2077 sales soared past 20 million thanks to Netflix's Edgerunners series.

What does all of this mean for The Last of Us Part 1 PC port then? Well, it's set to launch right at the tail end of the nine-episode run of the HBO show, between episodes seven and eight, so I think we're going to see a strong showing when it comes to launch on both Steam and the Epic Games Store.

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The Last of Us series has already proved it's going to be big, so I can see the strategy of letting word of mouth spread and new viewers catch up before dropping The Last of Us remake on PC. I wouldn't be surprised if the last two episodes of the show even include a message saying 'play The Last of Us on PC now', as while both games have been huge hits for the PlayStation ecosystem, the pool of PC players is another massive player base to pull from.

Naughty Dog has also confirmed that Uncharted on PC as well, it's clear that PlayStation is making an effort to port over exclusives after a certain period of time, and I don't think 2020's The Last of Us Part 2 will become an exception to this rule.

While you wait for The Last of Us Part 1 PC release date, you should check out lists of the best stealth games to tide you over.