To celebrate their and Naughty Dog’s upcoming release of The Last of Us, Sony Computer Entertainment have today announced that they will be releasing TWO special edition packages for The Last of us, both of which will feature one of the games two main characters – The Last of Us: Joel Edition and The Last of Us: Ellie Edition.
The contents of both editions are pretty much the same (Both come in at a price of $114.95 AUD), however depending on the edition you choose there will be some contents focused more towards one character or the other. The contents of these collections with differences are as follows:
1. The Last of Us mini artbook: explore the world of The Last of Us through some of the remarkable artwork that gave shape to the game
2. The Last of Us: American Dreams Issue #1: the first in a series of comics created in partnership with Dark Horse to delve into the backstory of Ellie. The version included features a variant cover found only in these special editions
3. Exclusive game pack: The Ellie Edition showcases the character Ellie on the game pack artwork, while the Joel Edition will feature Joel’s face
4. Collectable poster: an exclusive screen print effect poster of each character can be found in their respective editions
5. DUALSHOCK 3 skin: skin your PS3 controllers with Joel or Ellie, depending on which edition you decide to order
6. Survival DLC Pack
Multiplayer Bonuses:
– Bonus XP
– Melee booster
– In-game currency
– Customizable character itemsBonus Joel and Ellie skins available once the single player game is completed
7. Sights & Sounds DLC Pack
Official Game Soundtrack by Academy Award winning musician Gustavo Santaolalla
PS3 Dynamic Theme
PSN Avatars: Winter Joel & Ellie8. LittleBigPlanet Sackboy Skins: voucher codes for a downloadable Joel skin or a downloadable Ellie skin for your Sackboy character depending on which special edition you choose
The Last of Us is set to launch globally on the 7th May 2013, with pre-orders for both the above editions set to be open from today.
