Limited/Collector's Editions...what convinces you to buy it?

[phoenix1967]

Just a general discussion.

I'm usually not inclined to get a limited/collector's edition for a game when it comes out. For me to do so, it would have to have a LOT of content that you couldn't get otherwise. And with most limited/collector's editions that are due to come out (i.e. Street Fighter 4, Halo Wars, RE5), the price is about $20 over that of the regular edition.

Lately, I've been thinking like a capitalist and about selling the additional content portion of LE/CE games on ebay to offset the cost of the purchase. I recently saw an ebay auction of the Exclusive DLC Card from Fable 2 selling for over $20 and the light bulb went off regarding the next time I may want to get a LE/CE version of a game.

So what sells you to buy a LE/CE of a game? Exclusive DLC? Art books? "Making of" DVDs? A figure?

[Tan]

I find each CE/LE is different in terms of gauging it's worth. Prey for example, has an art book + 2 pewter figures that with the pre-order bonus figure makes a nice set. It was only $10 more and totally worth it. Mass Effect LE has all kinds of fun stuff in the box as well as the bonus disc that has music, themes and gamerpics. Forza 2 LE has a 150 page book plus bonus cars in a download voucher.

Ironically most of mine are for the X360. This generation it seems they piss them out weekly. Interviews and crap like that should be on the regular versions as far as I'm concerned. You watch them once and never touch that second disc again. Hardly worth $10-20 for that.

$10 more has to have really nice packaging and extra gameplay content. $20 has to have lots of swag, gameplay content and literature of some kind (book/map/comic).

[Swamperon]

Hmmm, I suppose it depends on how much I'm into the game. If it was part of a series I really like I'd be more willing to part with my money.

These days you quite often see Special editions which just have a an extra cardboard sleeve around the gamecase, these always seemed rather pointless to me. Artbooks, Cd's and extra content I'm quite happy with.

[Moriya Hanzo]

never buy them, unless i find them on the cheap.

[NES_Rules]

I don't have any Limited or Collector's editions (mainly because I've just gotten into this generation with the X360, and there wasn't a lot offered before this gen), but if I was to get one, I would have to be getting something physical. Something they may be a true collector's item in 15-20 years. Something like an action figure, not just a "making of" DVD or commentary videos. And it would have to only be $10-20 more than the regular version.

[Tondog]

I'll only buy a special edition if I think the bonus items are cool enough to warrant whatever the extra cost might be. The only SE I own is Metal Gear Solid 4 on the PS3 because it came with a bonus Blu-ray disc with over 2 hours of behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, as well as a CD with some of the game's music on it. To me, that was worth the extra $25 or so because I'm such an MGS whore.

[Izret101]

The fact that it says limited or collectors or premium or whatever other word they can think of across the top.

Yea thats really pretty much it.
If i can't afford it at the time i will hold off or buy a "standard" edition and hope to find a "upgraded" version later.

[Antimind]

I pretty much only buy Collector's/LE when the game in question happens to be something I really dig on. And anything from Namco's Tales series falls into that category. Mainly pay my premiums for RPGs.

[Haoie]

I don't.

With the notable exception of Lunar Eternal Blue.

Hey, I just couldn't resist the pendant!!

[Sirgin]

I don't buy them. Whenever I see them I just can't help but think they quickly added some stuff to up the price a bit.

Besides the fact that I think they're not worth it, sometimes I'd pay the collector's edition price for the regular version just because the collector's edition is aweful. For example: that Steel case Bioshock. Yuck! I'd much rather have a plastic case that doesn't scratch the rest of my games/shelves.

Also, I tend to grow tired of a game quite quickly (often before I finish it) so the standard version is always good enough for me.

And lastly, I'm not into gaming for the money so I would never buy a collector's edition for €70 thinking "Hmmm, in 2019 this might be worth €150."

I just want to play the game on the disk.

[ga5ket]

I just want to play the game on the disk.

This, exactly, but I do pick the collectors editions up if I find them used at a good price

[Tan]

I just want to play the game on the disk.

That's where it pays to research each LE/CE before they come out. Some have content on them unavailable to regular versions that's available right from the beginning of the game. Or content that for an extra $10, is cheaper on disc than the $15-20 or more you'll pay buying it piece meal through downloads.

[phoenix1967]

^Agreed.

One of the things that's keeping me wary of buying the SF4 LE/CE is that they haven't specified what will be contained in the DLC that they're including.

On the other hand, with Halo Wars, if the game itself lives up to the hype, I'm thinking of getting it for the DLC cards (early code for 3 new Halo 3 maps, code for Halo Wars exclusive content) and eBaying them off.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Never bought one.

[modest9797]

I only buy LE for games I really like, for example, Bioshock.  But I will only buy special editions for games that cost the same either way.  (Like Madden 07 Hall of Fame Edition)