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Abby walking through a town in The Last of Us 2 Remastered.
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The Last of Us

How to preload The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered

Download early so you can dive straight in when the game launches.
Hadley Vincent
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Mateusz Miter
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Published: Jan 18, 2024 06:49 am

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is fast approaching, and now is the time to preload the game.

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Get ready to revisit the Rat King, take a stab at the new No Return mode, and get to know Abby and Lev all over again. With a new Guitar mode, cosmetic items and challenges to unlock, and Joel to fawn over, it’s time to install the best game ever made all over again (yes, I’m a bit biased). Here’s how to preload The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered.

How to preload The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on PS5

Boat in The Last of Us 2 Remastered main menu screen
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You can pre-order The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered now. You can only preload the game if you’ve pre-ordered the digital edition, however. There is no better moment to preload the game than now, as the opportunity to do so started Jan. 12 and lasts until release. You need 76.164 GB of space to preload TLoU Part 2 Remastered. This includes the base game and No Return mode.

Let’s get into how to preload The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. First, go to the PlayStation Store. Search for The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered and purchase the game if you haven’t already. Head over to your Library after pre-ordering the game. This is the last tab on the PlayStation home screen.

Scroll down and find The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. Select the game and then hit Download. You need to choose all the files you wish to download. These are the base game and No Return mode. The files will download like any other PS5 game. You only need to wait for TLoU Part 2 Remastered’s release once the game finishes downloading.

In summary, follow these steps to preload The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered:

  1. Pre-order The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered in the PlayStation Store.
  2. Go to your Library and find the game under the Purchased tab.
  3. Select The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered.
  4. Hit Download.
  5. Select the base game and No Return files to download (requires 76.164 GB).
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Hadley Vincent
Writer for Dot since Oct. 2023. Just a Psychology graduate trying to find the meaning of life through gaming. An enthusiast of indie horror and anime, where you'll often find them obsessing over a great narrative and even better twists that'd make M. Night jealous. Their shocking twist? They think The Last of Us II is a masterpiece.
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Mateusz Miter
Freelance Writer at Dot Esports. Mateusz previously worked for numerous outlets and gaming-adjacent companies, including ESL. League of Legends or CS:GO? He loves them both. In fact, he wonders which game he loves more every day. He wanted to go pro years ago, but somewhere along the way decided journalism was the more sensible option—and he was right.
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