The Last of Us show by HBO managed to become incredibly successful in a very short amount of time, and it definitely looks like its popularity isn't going to decrease anytime soon, as it is averaging a huge number of users in the United States.
According to a new Warner Bros Discovery report, shared on Twitter by @DomsPlaying, the show based on the successful game developed by Naughty Dog is averaging almost 32 million viewers per episode in the United States. Things are going great in other regions as well since the show is the most-watched title available on HBO Max in Europe and Latin America. With the show's success, the total streaming subscriber count rose by 1.6 million since December for a total of 97.6 million subscribers, making this segment profitable.
Warner Bros Discovery:
The Last of Us is averaging almost 32M viewers per episode in the U.S.
Most-watched title ever on HBO Max in Europe & LatAm.
Company's total streaming subscriber base rose to 97.6M in March, up 1.6M since December, and this segment is now profitable. pic.twitter.com/Ze7Tsme7ro
— Dom (@DomsPlaying) May 5, 2023
The huge number of viewers worldwide is completely deserved, as The Last of Us is one of the best video game adaptations of all time. It is a shame that Naughty Dog failed to capitalize properly on the show's success with The Last of Us Part 1 PC port, which launched in a terrible state and is still far from being fixed. Last week, the developer released patch 1.0.4, which brings more fixes and optimization improvements but fails to address some of the port's most critical issues.
Thankfully, the PC version of The Last of Us Part 1 isn't the only available on the market, as the remake of Naught Dog's title is also available on PlayStation 5, where it runs much better. Aside from the removal of the multiplayer elements, the remake is extremely faithful to the original game and the best way to experience Joel and Ellie's story, as Kai highlighted in his review.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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