Killzone fans in shambles after the series' first official acknowledgement in a decade comes via a The Last of Us 2 Remastered cosmetic

Killzone has just been acknowledged by PlayStation for the first time in over a decade, but not in the way fans were hoping for.

With the embargo on The Last of Us 2 Remastered having lifted, all the new in-game additions for the re-release have made their way online, including all the bonus t-shirts and outfits for Ellie and Abby. As shown below, one t-shirt for Ellie proudly displays the Killzone logo, but this really isn't what fans of the shooter series actually wanted.

As the quote-tweet above reads, this is the first time in over a decade that the first-person shooter series has been acknowledged in any way by PlayStation. Not since Killzone: Shadow Fall's launch alongside the PS4's debut in late 2013 have we seen or heard from the series in any way.

"Been waiting since Twenty-Goddamn-Thirteen since Shadowfall for ANY Killzone news and this is what we get. I hate it here," writes another Twitter user in response to Ellie's t-shirt. It seems the Killzone fanbase was really hoping for more than these breadcrumbs of acknowledgement from Sony.

"I feel genuinely sorry for Killzone fans. Sony has treated them very poorly for a long time," adds another Twitter user. "Really want a killzone remaster or something new from the franchise," adds another user, echoing a lot of similar sentiments from others around Twitter.

There's also a Resistance t-shirt for Ellie in The Last of Us 2 Remastered, which is dredging up some similar feelings for fans of Sony's long-lost series. "This is the closest we'll get to Resistance for PS4/PS5 and I really wish they gave more of their other titles and series a chance to be remastered," writes a Twitter user.

Things aren't looking positive for the Killzone franchise these days, what with original developer Guerrilla Games seemingly being all-in on expanding the Horizon series with new games and a spin-off. Things are looking even worse for the Resistance series, which hasn't seen a main game launch since 2011. It's been a long time in the wilderness for fans of both series.

As for what games Sony definitely does have in the pipeline, check out our upcoming PS5 games for a full slate.