Here’s one for the post-apocalyptic crowd: Sony is releasing a brand new limited-edition The Last of Us-themed DualSense controller. The PS5 controller options an attention-grabbing black and white design, with trophy icons from The Last of Us Part I and Part II etched into it. It comes out April 10 with an MSRP of $84.99. Preorders are reside now at numerous retailers (see it on Walmart). Read on for the small print.
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PS5 DualSense Wireless Controller – The Last of Us Limited Edition
The controller was made “in shut collaboration” with the Naughty Dog artistic crew. It options white-on-black icons of the Fireflies’ emblem on the touchpad, with the moth and wolf on both aspect of the grips. Numerous different icons additionally seem in shiny black on matte black. The backside aspect of the controller has a The Last of Us emblem in white on black. It seems very good and stylish total, I’d say.
On the PlayStation Blog, Naughty Dog Head of Studio and Head of Creative Neil Druckmann and Graphic Designer Megan Mehran stated:
“We had been excited by the prospect to memorialize The Last of Us franchise in a controller that followers and our personal crew would love. We wished to make sure that each installments of The Last of Us are represented, through trophy icons printed in black gloss throughout the controller physique. Among the trophies, three specific photographs will instantly stand out for TLOU followers: The firefly, moth, and wolf. Players will acknowledge the Fireflies’ iconic spray-painted emblem that originated in Part I, whereas the moth and wolf characterize the intertwining lives and duality between Ellie and Abby in Part II.“
This isn’t the primary PS5 game-themed limited-edition controller to hit the market. Others based mostly on video games like Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, Spider-Man 2, and Fortnite have come out, amongst others, a few of that are nonetheless out there. And these are along with all the opposite PS5 controllers in numerous colours which are out there.
This The Last of Us controller comes out proper round a few associated releases. The Last of Us Part II is coming to PC on April 3, whereas the second season of the HBO present premieres on April 13.
Chris Reed is a offers skilled and commerce editor for IGN. You can observe him on Bluesky @chrislreed.com.
