Naughty Dog shares free The Last of Us background for PS5 Welcome Hub on 26 September 2026
Naughty Dog shared a free The Last of Us background for the PS5 Welcome Hub on 26 September 2026 and teased new TLOU Day announcements for Monday.
- The studio says new announcements will follow on Monday, 28 September 2026, for The Last of Us Day.
- The background features Ellie from both main games, showing both a younger and older version of the character.
What happened
Naughty Dog posted on X on 26 September 2026 to announce a The Last of Us-themed background for the PlayStation Welcome Hub. According to the official message, this is the first time a The Last of Us background has been added to that PS5 experience. Players can download it by signing in to their PlayStation account.
In the same post, Naughty Dog said it is celebrating #TLOUDay on Monday and that there is a “fun surprise” for today. The studio is tying the release to two moments: the background’s immediate availability on 26 September and the larger The Last of Us Day plans for Monday, 28 September 2026.
IGN describes the background as an image that brings together Ellie from The Last of Us Part I and The Last of Us Part II. That means it references both the younger and older versions of the character. The source does not say whether the background is static or animated, only that it is a The Last of Us-themed addition for the Welcome Hub.
Timeline
26 September 2026: Naughty Dog shares a The Last of Us background for the PlayStation Welcome Hub on X.
26 September 2026: the studio says it is the first The Last of Us addition to the Welcome Hub and that players can download it through their PlayStation account.
26 September 2026: IGN publishes a report linking the background to Ellie from both main games.
28 September 2026: Naughty Dog plans new The Last of Us Day announcements.
28 September 2026: the studio says the #TLOUDay celebration will continue on that Monday.
Background
The Last of Us Day is the annual celebration of the franchise and lines up with the date associated in the series with the Cordyceps outbreak. Naughty Dog has long used the day for franchise updates, but the available sources do not say exactly what the studio will announce on 28 September 2026.
The Welcome Hub background stands out because Naughty Dog presents it as the first The Last of Us addition to that PS5 environment. The source does not mention a price, a separate bundle, or any extra content beyond the download through a PlayStation account. It also remains unclear whether the background is animated; the available information only refers to a background for the Welcome Hub.
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Sources
- IGN: The Last of Us gets PS5 background as Naughty Dog teases TLOU Day 2026
- Official post from Naughty Dog on X/Twitter dated 26 September 2026