I guess the question is.. how desperate are you for playing the game? For the first time the people in the US are envious over a game we can play here. hahaaha.

the US version is coming in august.

-  it may or may not be region-coded. u won't know whether its playable on local NTSC/J sets till some shops/sites confirms it
- a LE is possible, keep in mind, most pre-order goodies can only be enjoyed by consumers in the states. (like the lost planet pre-order VS action figure)
- this current version comes with some code to be used on friendsonlive.com for some "free goodies". some ppl are speculating they're offering free themes & picts. wait for confirmation.
- anyway, if u are planning to wait till august, chances are by then some ppl here will be selling their second hand copy already, so can buy and enjoy it at reduced cost 

Sweet, my colleague just got my copy of BD for me from Sg. Should be getting it tomorrow~!

You mean..goodies like this: