Naughty Dog has yet to reveal anything related to The Last of Us 3 or even the upcoming Factions 2 online mode. But according to a new leak, something that no one expected from players could happen.

One of the leakers stated that he has new information about the game The Last of Us 3, or rather, the Factions 2 phase, which is the third part of the game.

According to leaker DanielRPK citing The Load out, a third installment is in development and its story revolves around a group of survivors searching for resources to survive. The leak says that the events of the game take place on the outskirts of an unknown city and there is a base for this group which is basically a country house.

The best part about this leak is that the leaker confirmed that the Naughty Dog team is currently looking for a group of people to fill 5 roles that make up this group, and they are as follows, with the details of each character:

TLOU3 leaks or Factions 2 mode

• The first character Lucas: He is a “friendly” character, but he develops a relationship with another young man and will have the role of showing his dark side.
• Mason: A former soldier who “must choose between his loyalty to other characters in the group when another Val takes command.”
• Val: The leader of this group.
• Fourth Character Ezra: A character of a sinister nature who will seek to take over Val's leadership by force.
• Grasis: A female character between 18 and 25 years old.

From what we see, we notice that the character “Eli” is not present, and there is nothing that relates her to these leaks. Therefore, this game could actually be the expected online mode. In other words, The Last of Us 3 could be the stage of Factions 2, because the events and characters are different and fit with what the director of the series, Neil Druckmann, had already hinted at.

Perhaps the intention here is for there to be a side story or backstory for some of the characters from Factions 2 or whatever the online stage is called, which could be intertwined with the original series' story in some way or another. Especially since the developer has said that the development budget and quality of the new game is on par with the budget and quality of its other games.

It is worth mentioning that this leak has previously leaked the existence of the game in development and has several successful leaks in the field of movies and these leaks are the first for it in the gaming world. What are your expectations and what do you think?