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Play-Asia is now accepting pre-orders on a limited basis for the Assassin's Creed Collector's Edition, available for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC at $59.90. The Collector's Edition features a 12 inch Altair figure. The prototype (the finished product will be in color) is pictured at the left with more photos available on the product page. Play-Asia is selling the Asian version, but the game is already confirmed region free. The USA Collector's Edition is expected to cost $100.

This is a pre-order only and you will not be charged until the item actually ships (estimated March 2007). You can cancel anytime before then via Play-Asia's website. The cheapest shipping option to the USA is $15.20.

Digg me!

Veeeeery tempting. I was just looking at this

I still don't understand what region free means. You have NTSC (America and Canada), PAL (Europe, Australia), and NTSC (Japan).

Which country are region free games "designated" to? What I am asking is, they were created for a particular market, whether it be US, Euro, Jap. What region are region free games targeting?

The price is beautiful, its just that I've never really heard of region free games till I came to CAG. Are they exactly like US versions or a mix of regions?

Region Free means you can play it on any system whether you have an American system, Asian system, European system, etc...

Just like DVD's...

So is the language in japanese then? Just with eng. subs?

Well I caved. That statue will look sweet on my desk

Region free games have full english support, just like the USA version.
The only difference is that the packaging and manual is sometimes different.

Originally Posted by Kendro I still don't understand what region free means. You have NTSC (America and Canada), PAL (Europe, Australia), and NTSC (Japan). Which country are region free games "designated" to? What I am asking is, they were created for a particular market, whether it be US, Euro, Jap. What region are region free games targeting? The price is beautiful, its just that I've never really heard of region free games till I came to CAG. Are they exactly like US versions or a mix of regions?

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-00-3-x...ide-49-en.html

You don't really need to know WHY they are region free. All you need to know is that you CAN play these versions on YOUR 360. Maybe their should be a CAG FAQ on the concept of region-free games considering the fact that this question is always raised whenever a play-asia deal emerges.

Thanks for the heads up Cheapy. Looks interesting, may have to pick it up.

Originally Posted by rcaido Region Free means you can play it on any system whether you have an American system, Asian system, European system, etc... Just like DVD's... So is the language in japanese then? Just with eng. subs?

I understand they can be played on any system. But who is their intended market? US? Japan? I never heard of it before. Is this something new?

Originally Posted by Kendro I still don't understand what region free means. You have NTSC (America and Canada), PAL (Europe, Australia), and NTSC (Japan).

Those are not regions. They are video standards. This has nothing to do with that. Xbox 360 games are divided into regions (the US, Japan & Asia, Europe, etc). However, unlike PS2 games Xbox 360 games do not have to have a region. It's up to the publisher of the game whether to include region coding, so some games don't have it. Since Asian games are usually lower in price than US releases, people will sometimes import the region free ones. They are the same as the US releases -- all in English. (But they're intended for Asia.)

Originally Posted by Kendro I understand they can be played on any system. But who is their intended market? US? Japan? I never heard of it before. Is this something new?

The intention is they want to sell it to anyone with X360, no matter where they live. It is not really new as it also exist with the original Xbox.

Oh thanks, i always thought they were in another language w/subtitles...WOW, why on earth would anyone buy the US version & pay a lot more?

If we pre-order now, then decide we don't want it somewhere down the line, can we cancel the order right on the website or would we have to call customer service?

Originally Posted by Ma12kez If we pre-order now, then decide we don't want it somewhere down the line, can we cancel the order right on the website...

yes, yes you can.

Originally Posted by CheapyD yes, yes you can.

Cool, thanks for the clarification Cheapy! I broke down and pre-ordered one for $75.14. Which means more money for you Cheapy.

Very tempting. But damn, $75.14. But if it retails for 100, guess it should be worth it. Not sure.

The USA Collector's Edition is expected to cost $100.

What the hell? Better have some good stuff.

Originally Posted by rustyrage The USA Collector's Edition is expected to cost $100. What the hell? Better have some good stuff.

yea, a $30 figure. not bad as long as it is of exceptional quality

Better come with more than that.

damn, this is too tempting.

cheapy or anyone, is it confirmed the us version will come with the figure?

or will it be limited to this version?