Naughty Canine has launched a free background on PlayStation 5 because it prepares to have a good time The Final of Us Day 2026.
The studio behind Sony’s unique post-apocalyptic online game franchise took to social media to tease a few of what it has deliberate for this 12 months’s festivities. Whereas September 26 is technically the day it is chosen to function its Cordyceps-breakout vacation, Naughty Canine will not share any The Final of Us bulletins with followers till Monday the twenty eighth, however that does not imply there’s nothing to fawn over at the moment.
PS5 house owners can now head to their consoles to obtain a particular The Final of Us-themed background for PlayStation’s Welcome Hub touchdown web page. It is a free choice that includes each the youthful and older variations of Ellie from each mainline video games, with no obtain required to get pleasure from it. Though it’s miles from the type of dynamic themes or wallpapers followers have begged Sony to carry again, the animated background does add some taste for followers nonetheless hoping to see the sequence get a correct return in video games.
We’ll be celebrating #TLOUDay on Monday, however we do have a enjoyable shock for you at the moment. 🧡🩵
For the primary time ever, a The Final of Us-themed background is being added to the PlayStation Welcome Hub. Log in to your PlayStation account and obtain it to see how our workforce has… pic.twitter.com/aK6F85FM2I
— Naughty Canine (@Naughty_Dog) September 26, 2026
Those that wish to boost their PS5 backgrounds want solely to navigate to the Welcome Hub, choose the Change Background button within the prime nook of the display screen, after which choose The Final of Us background within the Video games tab. It is nothing a lot, however we’ll solely have to attend a number of extra days to listen to extra about The Final of Us Day celebration.
In a separate put up, Naughty Canine promised September 28 will carry much more reveals for the franchise. Whereas it would not sound like one thing like The Final of Us Half 3 can be mentioned, the workforce did promise to share a “partnership announcement, a really cool collaboration, digital surprises, and extra.” There can even be a No Return charity stream on Twitch.
One other shock introduced at the moment was the information that The Final of Us Season 3 on HBO has picked up some new and acquainted faces: John Goodman, Laura Bailey, and Ian Alexander. Goodman, a sequence newcomer and award-winning actor, will play a brand new character named Joey. Bailey, who performed Abby in The Final of Us Half 2 and a nurse in The Final of Us Season 1, will play a Seraphite chief named Elizabeth, whereas Alexander will play a at the moment unnamed character after first showing as Lev within the second sport.
We’ll have to attend to see what Naughty Canine has deliberate for The Final of Us Day 2026. Whereas Sony has but to verify a The Final of Us Half 3 as work on its Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet continues, followers are hoping an announcement will arrive sooner moderately than later. One remark from creator Neil Druckmann sparked theories a couple of third chapter in Ellie’s story in March of this 12 months.