# The Last of Us 2's Troy Baker says the ending's devastating final conversation between Joel and Ellie was originally supposed to be at the start of the game

> LATEST ARTICLES Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters?

- **Source:** [Gamesradar](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-last-of-us/the-last-of-us-2s-troy-baker-says-the-endings-devastating-final-conversation-between-joel-and-ellie-was-originally-supposed-to-be-at-the-start-of-the-game/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac6b8c3b7dbb448a6edd3d6)
- **Published:** 2026-10-07
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #articles #baker #between #conversation #devastating #ellie #ending #final
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6ac6b8c3b7dbb448a6edd3d6

---

_GearOpen's distilled summary. The full original article is published at Gamesradar (source link above); GearOpen does not republish the source's full text._