Naughty Dog hasn't revealed anything related to The Last of Us 3 or even the upcoming online mode Factions 2 yet. But according to a new leak, something no one expected from players might 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 states that the game's events take place on the outskirts of an unknown city, and that the group has a base, essentially a country house.

The best part of this leak is that the leaker confirmed that the Naughty Dog team is currently looking for a group of people to fill 5 positions 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 loyalties and 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 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 missing, and there's nothing to link her to these leaks. Therefore, this game could indeed 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 series director Neil Druckmann had already hinted at.

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

It's worth noting that this leak previously revealed the existence of the game in development, and there have been several successful leaks in the film world, and these leaks are the first for it in the gaming world. What are your expectations and what do you think?