PlayStation Vita Fans Are Celebrating the System's Cameo in The Last of Us Part 2

Today, PlayStation released its latest State of Play episode, this time focused on The Last of Us [...]

By Marc Deschamps - May 27, 2020 05:21 pm EDT

Today, PlayStation released its latest State of Play episode, this time focused on The Last of Us Part II. In the video, players got to see Ellie using stealth to take out a number of enemies, including one playing a PlayStation Vita! The presence of Sony's ill-fated handheld was cause for some amusement among PlayStation fans, with many pointing out that the Vita player's fate felt like a metaphor for Sony's treatment of those who owned the handheld. At the end of the day, it was little more than an Easter egg for fans, but one that a lot of viewers had fun with!

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Keep reading to see what PlayStation Vita fans are saying about the latest State of Play!

It was a good day.

Yes, it’ll be GOTY because of the VITA & ICE CUBE https://t.co/tCpwzmeXu6
— 🗿 ₴Ɇ₭₳łĐɆ₴Ʉ 🗿 (@Xx_R0fLPwN_xX) May 27, 2020

Apparently, it really was ahead of its time!

THE PS VITA SHALL LIVE FOREVER!!!!

😂😂😂 #TheLastofUsPart2 pic.twitter.com/FozcWtH2OD
— #GameOnBrah (@PlaystationBrah) May 27, 2020

It's the best time to play them, really.

I constantly think of my vita loaded with games I’ve never played and know that when shit hits the fan that’s when I’ll find the time. https://t.co/uGRtgGk6WH
— John_Hartford (@John_Hartford) May 27, 2020

Sharing is caring.

"Mom said it's my turn on the Vita" pic.twitter.com/oCZHlbARVO
— Kairi took over me (@FunnySubsReiji) May 27, 2020

Maybe someone else picked it up, after!

A moment of silence for the World's Last Vita Player, please. pic.twitter.com/Tz3i5pE71W
— Geoffrey Barnes (@DioSenrab) May 27, 2020

Vita fans are still a little bitter.

Has there ever been a more apt analogy for how Sony treated Vita owners? https://t.co/Sp3C6dNJkW
— Marcos Codas (@MarcosCodas) May 27, 2020

These long development cycles are a killer.

Bold move of Naughty Dog to spend 6 years developing a PlayStation Vita commercial
— Zalman (@enterzalman) May 27, 2020

Not everyone was happy to see the system, however.

ND feeling themselves a bit too hard with that silly af vita scene. I thought someone memed that into a screenshot but that's apparently in the game like that?
— Dennis F. (@defmedia85) May 27, 2020