How do the DLCs work?

[Executor]

Sorry if this is not the right thread for this kind of topic, but I could not find either where it would fit better nor the topic itself, so:

How do the DLCs actually / generally work?

I have recently got the Last of Us Remastered from PS store (the first game of its kind I would have ever played), and while the game was downloading I browsed through DLCs just for fun and decided to download two minor ones (one a football helmet, lol, and the other was some kind of shotgun).

I thought it would mean that once I fired up the game, my character (Joel) would automatically be equipped with both of these, but that's apparently not the case. So am I missing something or does it simply mean that I have to find those things in the game first, and that without the purchase they would not appear in the game at all?

[Keirik]

Re: How do the DLCs work?

Sorry if this is not the right thread for this kind of topic, but I could not find either where it would fit better nor the topic itself, so:

How do the DLCs actually / generally work?

I have recently got the Last of Us Remastered from PS store (the first game of its kind I would have ever played), and while the game was downloading I browsed through DLCs just for fun and decided to download two minor ones (one a football helmet, lol, and the other was some kind of shotgun).

I thought it would mean that once I fired up the game, my character (Joel) would automatically be equipped with both of these, but that's apparently not the case. So am I missing something or does it simply mean that I have to find those things in the game first, and that without the purchase they would not appear in the game at all?

I could be wrong but it sounds like you bought multiplayer items. From what I remember there was only one single player dlc called left behind or something like that, which probably was included in the remastered version

[Executor]

Re: How do the DLCs work?

Damn. Rookie mistake, then. Oh well, the DLCs were worth around 2€ total so no big deal, but definitely a disappointment.

And yes, LB is included in the game I downloaded.

Thank you very much for the answer nonetheless.