Uncharted 4 A Thief's End PS4/PS5

It's finally happened. After years of development by Naughty Dog and years of (not so) patient waiting by fans of Nathan Drake et al, Uncharted 4 is officially finished. The game went 'gold' in March, putting it bang on schedule for its worldwide release date of 10th May 2016. The news comes after multiple delays for arguably the PS4's most hotly-anticipated title - and quite possibly the PS4's first, true system seller - which was originally meant to launch late last year.

With just two weeks to go until launch, Sony's just released the very last trailer for Uncharted 4, showing off more gameplay footage and revealing a bit more about the game's story. Having finally pulled himself away from a life of adventuring, Drake's long-lost brother arrives on the scene with an offer he just can't refuse, potentially causing some rifts between his wife, Elena, and his mentor and friend, Sully.

With all this to look forward to, Nathan Drake's last and final adventure looks set to be yet another show-stopping production from Naughty Dog, and we simply can't wait to get our hands on it when it launches on the 10th May. In the meantime, though, here's an in-depth breakdown of everything else we know about the game so far.

The console has a rather nice grey-blue finish, similar but distinct from the recent plain grey we saw in the PS4 20th-anniversary edition. The image on the side is of Drake looking a tad defeated, but rejoice it comes with a bunch of digital goodies such as an Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune Outfit, Golden Weapon Skin and Uncharted Points for use in Multiplayer.

The news came after Naughty Dog streamed an extended gameplay demo of its E3 trailer (see below). In a Q&A session after the livestream, co-lead designer Anthony Newman said, "We had a really long, involved conversation about it with all the leads and directors. We just realised that, for the game we wanted to make, to make the best game possible, [30fps] was just something that we had to do. To me, a locked 30fps is way better than a variable 60fps."

Drake also looks as though he'll be taking a leaf out of Lara Croft's adventure book, as he's also seen using a pick axe when climbing on certain surfaces to help make his way across cliff edges, creating makeshift grip points as he reaches for the next ledge. This is rather ironic given that Crystal Dynamics' 2013 reboot of Tomb Raider was often criticised for being too much like Uncharted, but now it seems to have come full circle, with Uncharted 4 taking cues from Tomb Raider.

Drake pulls a very smart-looking takedown from an aerial vantage point. Then the bad guy's armoured car starts smashing things up, driving into buildings. Now this all looks scripted, but it's still impressive stuff. What's next is even more special though.

Making their escape downhill through the town, the armoured car pursues, again smashing through walls to keep up. There are innumerable turnings and alleyways that can be taken to try and evade it, all of which are packed with detail and obstacles. The jeep handling looks great, too - nice and slidey for whipping it around hairpin bends. Both characters are nicely animated as well, with proper gear changes and reaction animations as they hurl themselves round bends and collisions, all with the usual trademark dialogue. Having crashed and leapt through town, you then shoot out into the countryside, chasing a convoy of vehicles onto a long concrete bridge, where the demo ends.