The Last of Us Day is an event created by Naughty Dog back in 2013 that celebrates the passion and support of The Last of Us community. September 26th is known as The Last of Us Day as it is the day that the Cordyceps outbreak hit critical mass in the video game. As with every year, new activities and content for The Last of Us have been revealed.
Typically during The Last of Us Day, previously referred to as Outbreak Day, new content such as posters, themes for PlayStation 4, collectible statues, and even new apparel is put on sale for fans of the popular video game franchise. Additionally, there are also activities and various other announcements that are sometimes made such as a Photo Mode Contest and news on upcoming titles.
This year, Naughty Dog revealed new merchandise including a new statue of Joel holding a guitar from The Last of Us 2, a The Last of Us inspired backpack, a replica guitar of Ellie’s, The Last of Us apparel, and much more. There are even some other fun announcements such as the team-up of The Last of Us and Sackboy: A Big Adventure, where free costumes of Ellie and Abby, as well as emotes inspired by them, have dropped for Sackboy: A Big Adventure. And as always, select The Last of Us games and DLC have received discounts on the PlayStation Store.
The merchandise that has been announced for the franchise was expected and welcome, yet many fans were hoping for other announcements. Currently, The Last of Us has a TV adaptation in the works for HBO as well as a The Last of Us 2 multiplayer game or game mode. There hasn’t been much news on Naughty Dog’s end about either causing speculation that there could be updates during The Last of Us Day.
Currently, that doesn’t seem to be the case, but as teased on the PlayStation website, more announcements and activities can potentially still be in store during The Last Us Day. As of now, however, fans have plenty to keep busy with the merchandise that was announced such as the beautiful Joel statue by Dark Horse. Guitar and The Last of Us fanatics also have an amazing replica of Ellie’s guitar to get their hands on.
The Last of Us Day is not over, and although it was advised fans keep their eyes open on social media for more announcements and activities, news on both the HBO series and rumored The Last of Us multiplayer game could still be a ways out. Even if that’s the case, fans still have many new exciting The Last of Us content and activities to engage with.
The Last of Us Day takes place on September 26.