When users search for a "2021 crack" for a 2013 console game, they are looking for something that does not exist in a traditional sense. You cannot "crack" a PS3 game to run natively on Windows; it requires an entirely different codebase. The Rise of PC Ports and Remakes
The landscape changed significantly with the release of The Last of Us Part I (the remake) for PC in 2023. This was the first time the story of Joel and Ellie was officially playable on a computer. Many of the search results from 2021 promising a "PC crack" were likely:
The original 2013 version of was never officially released for PC. It was a PlayStation 3 exclusive, followed by a remastered version for the PlayStation 4 in 2014.
Regarding the PC version, The Last of Us was not officially released on the platform until September 2022, when it was made available on PC through the PlayStation PC launcher, marking the first time the game was officially available on PC.
