Official Collector's Edition Compilation VIII - 2017 & 2018

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CAGiversary!
Official Collector's Edition

Compilation VIII - 2017 & 2018

Includes Books, Consoles, Games, & Steelbooks

Anthology Index: 
  1. Console/Game/Guide/Steelbook list in release date format
  2. Collectors/Limited/Special Edition Games Part 1
  3. Collectors/Limited/Special Edition Games Part 2
  4. Collector Edition Books
  5. Steelbooks
  6. Limited Edition Consoles
  7. Deals & Patch Notes

FAQ:​ 
  • What is this thread? A massive collection of limited edition games & other attributing items, included with links. 
  • Why put it all in one thread? More traffic due to collaborating interests.
  • Why is that important? This keeps the thread popular and doesn't risk a failed CE from falling through the cracks unnoticed. 
  • What can be discussed here? Anything relevant to what is posted.
  • Why make another CE compilation when 2017 isn't over yet? Karma. 
  • Where are the big pictures? Still here, scroll down. Due to the increased number of CEs, a preface post is needed. 
  • When is the Ni No Kuni 2 CE coming out? Not announced. Granted, IF it does, you can bet I will devote an entire page to it.  Announced. Holy jumping pilgrims, no entire page though. 
  • What about other CEs that have been announced? Give me a minute. It takes a bit of time to format the title, price, date, & retailer links in correctly.

Legend: 
  • (OOS) = Out of Stock
  • CE = Collector's Edition Game
  • Book = Strategy Guide, Art Book, and/or Lore Book
  • SB = Steelbook
  • Anything linked means it exists. If not it hasn't been announced yet.

Console, Game, Guide, & Steelbook List of 2017

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[:January]

17th: Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

17th: Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star: [CE - Gamespot] [Book] [SB]

20th: Gravity Rush 2: [CE] [Complete Guide - Play Asia] [Art Book - Play Asia]

24th: Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 HD Final Chapter Prologue: [LE - Square Enix] [Book] [SB]

24th: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB]

24th: Tales of Berseria: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy] [Book] [SB]

24th: Yakuza 0: [CE - Gematsu] [Book] [SB]

31st: Hitman: The Complete First Season: [CE] [Book] [SB - Amazon]

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[:February]

14th: For Honor Apollyon Edition: [Amazon, Gamestop]

14th: For Honor Gold Collector's Edition: [Ubisoft] [SB - Amazon UK]

14th: Sniper Elite 4: [CE - EB Games AU] [Book] [SB]

17th: Halo Wars 2: [CE] [Book - Amazon] [SB]

28th: Horizon Zero Dawn: [CE - Amazon] [Book - Amazon] [SB - Amazon]

28th: Torment: Tides of Numenera: [CE - Amazon] [Book] [SB - Game]

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[:March]

03rd: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop] [Book - Amazon] [SB]

07th: Nier: Automata: [CE - Square Enix] [Book - Play Asia] [SB - Amazon UK]

07th: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: [CE - Ubisoft] [Book - Barnes & Noble] [SB - Amazon UK]

14th: Danganronpa 1-2 Reload: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

21st: Mass Effect: Andromeda: [CE - Bioware] [Book - Amazon] [SB - Best Buy]

21st: Anima: Gate of Memories: [CE - Amazon] [Book] [SB]

21st: Touhou Genso Wanderer: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

23rd: RE:Zero - Starting Life in a New World: [CE - Amazon JP] [Book] [SB]

28th: Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5: [CE] [Book] [SB]

28th: MLB The Show 17: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB - Amazon, Gamestop]

31st: Deformers: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB]

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[:April]

04th: Persona 5: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop] [Book - Amazon] [SB - Gamestop]

11th: Stardew Valley: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy] [Book] [SB]

20th: Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadowa of Valentia: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy] [Book] [SB]

28th: Dawn of War III: [CE - Relic] [Book] [SB]

28th: Little Nightmares: [CE - Amazon, Gamestop, Best Buy] [Book] [SB]

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[:May]

05th: Prey: [CE - EB Games AU] [Book - Amazon, Bethesda, Gamestop] [SB - Best Buy]

09th: Birthdays the Beginning: [CE - Amazon, Gamestop, NISA] [Book] [SB]

16th: Bloodborne: [CE] [Book - Amazon] [SB]

16th: Injustice 2: [CE] [Book] [SB - Amazon, Gamestop]

23rd: Disgaea 5: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

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[:June:]

02nd: Tekken 7: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop] [Book] [SB - Best Buy, EB Games AU]

06th: Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku!: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

06th: The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind: [CE - Amazon, Gamestop] [Book - Amazon] [SB - Amazon UK]

20th: God Wars Future Past: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

20th: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood: [CE - Square Enix] [Book] [SB - Micro Mania FR]

24th: Radiant History: Perfect Chronology: [CE - Play Asia] [Book] [SB]

27th: RPG Maker Fes: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

27th: Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

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[:July:]

3rd: Tokyo Xanadu Limited Edition: [CE - Amazon]

06th: Dark Rose Valkyrie: [CE - Iffy's] [Book] [SB]

11th: Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age: [CE - Square Enix] [Book - Amazon, Best Buy] [SB - Square Enix]

18th: Yonder The Cloud Chronicles: [CE - Signature Edition] [Book] [SB]

25th: Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star: [CE - Dual Shockers] [Book] [SB]

26th: Unbox: Newbie's Adventure: [CE - Signature Edition] [Book] [SB]

27th: Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art Book CE: [Book - Cook & Becker]

28th: DJMAX Respect: [CE - Gematsu] [Book] [SB]

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[:August:]

08th: Lawbreakers: [CE - Signature Edition] [Book] [SB]

29th: ARK Survival Evolved: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB - Best Buy]

11th: Sudden Strike 4: [CE] [Book] [SB - Zavvi]

15th: Sonic Mania: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop] [Book] [SB]

25th: Agents of Mayhem: [CE] [Book] [SB - EB Games AU]

25th: Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Target , Walmart]

25th: Ys Origins Collector's Edition: [Limited Run Games (Vita)]

27th: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB]

29th: ARK Survival Evolved: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB - Best Buy]

29th: Yakuza Kiwami: [CE] [Book] [SB - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Walmart]

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[:September:]

TBA: NEOGEO: A  Visual History: [Book - Bitmap Books] 

05th: The Elder Scrolls Online Volumes I & II: The Land & The Lore: [Book - Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository]

06th: Destiny 2: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy] [Book - Amazon, Gamestop] [SB - Gamestop]

06th: Playstation 4 Pro Destiny 2 Bundle: [Amazon, Best Buy, Costco, Gamestop] 

12th: Shovel Knight: Official Design Works: [Book - Amazon, Barnes & Noble]

12th: The Skyrim Library Volumes I, II, & III: [Book - Amazon]

12th: Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

14th: Divinity: Original Sin II Collector's Edition: [Larian Store]

15th: Metroid Samus Returns: [CE - Amazon, Amazon ES, Best Buy, Gamestop] [Book] [SB]

15th: Nintendo New 3DS XL - Samus Edition: [CE - Gamestop]

19th: Marval vs Capcom: Infinite: [CE - Best Buy, Gamestop] [Book] [SB - Gamestop]

19th: NBA 2K18: [SB - Amazon UK]

19th: Mary Skelter: Nightmares: [CE - Iffy's Online Store]

22nd: Project CARS 2: [CE - Amazon UK, EB Games AU] [Book] [SB]

26th: Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

26th: Fallout 4 Game of the Year Pip-Boy Edition: [CE - Amazon, Gamestop]

26th: FIFA 18: [SB - Amazon DE]

28th: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III: [CE - Amazon JP, Nin-Nin-Game, Play-Asia] 

28th: Total War Hammer II: [CE - Total War] [Book] [SB]

28th: Fire Emblem Warriors (JP): [CE - Amazon JP, Nin-Nin-Game, Play-Asia] [Book] [SB]

29th: Fifa 18: [CE] [Book] [SB - Zavvi]

29th: Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic: [CE - Amazon, B&H Photo, Best Buy, Play-Asia, Target, Walmart]

TBA: Absolver: [CE - Special Reserve Games]

TBA: Dark Souls: The Vinyl Trilogy: [Music - Twitter (Info)]

TBA: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Vinyl: [Music - iam8bit]

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[:October:]

3rd: Culdcept Revolt: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, NISA, NISA EU, Play-Asia, Walmart]

3rd: Forza Motorsport 7: [CE] [Book] [SB - Amazon]

10th: Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online: [CE - Iffy's Online Store, Iffy's EU Online Store, Nin-Nin Game, Play-Asia]

10th: Middle-Earth: Shadow of War: [CE - Amazon UK, EB Games, Gamestop, Microsoft Store, Play-Asia] [Book] [SB - Amazon]

10th: Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle: [CE - NISA, NISA EU]

13th: SNES New 3DS XL: 

13th: The Evil Within 2: [CE] [Book - Amazon] [SB - Amazon DE]

13th: WWE 2K18: [CE - 2K Store, Amazon UK, Best Buy, Gamestop, WWE Shop, Target] [Book] [SB]

17th: Axiom Verge: [CE - Bad Land Indie] [Book] [SB]

17th: ELEX: [CE - Amazon, Amazon DE, EB Games NZ, Play-Asia] [Book] [SB]

17th: South Park: The Fractured but Whole Collector's Edition: [CE - Ubisoft] [SB - Amazon]

17th: South Park: The Fractured but Whole Remote Control Coon Mobile Bundle: [CE - Amazon]

17th: Gran Turismo: Sport: [SB - Amazon]

18th: Gran Turismo: Sport Collector's Edition: [Amazon UK, EB Games AU, Play-Asia, ShopTo]

18th: Playstation 4 Gran Turismo Sport Limited Edition Console: [Info - Blog EU Playstation]

20th: Fire Emblem Warriors: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, EB Games AU, Gamestop, Target]

24th: Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon: [CE - NISA, NISA EU]

24th: Yomawari: Midnight Shadows: [CE - NISA, NISA EU]

26th: Shin Megami Tensei 25th Anniversary: [CE - AmiAmi, Play-Asia, Nin-Nin-Game]

27th: Assassin's Creed Origins: [Book - Amazon] [SB - Gamestop]

27th: Assassin's Creed Origins Gods Collector's Edition: [Amazon, Amazon UK, EB Games AU, GAME, Tesco, Ubisoft]

27th: Assassin's Creed Origins Dawn of the Creed CE: [Ubisoft]

27th: Assassin's Creed Origins Dawn of the Creed LE: [Ubisoft]

27th: Super Mario Odyssey: [CE] [Book - Amazon, Gamestop] [SB]

27th: Nintendo Switch Super Mario Odyssey Bundle: [Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Target]

27th: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Bethesda, Gamestop, Walmart] [Book - Amazon] [SB - Amazon DE]

31st: Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Play-Asia, Target]

TBA: The House in Fata Morgana: [CE - Twitter (Info)] [Book] [SB]

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[:November:]

1st: .hack//G.U. Last Recode Premium Edition: [CE - AmiAmi, Nin-Nin-Game, Nippon-Yasan, Play-Asia]

TBA: Art & Design of Final Fantasy XV: [Book - Cook & Becker]

03rd: Call of Duty WWII: [CE - Best Buy] [SB - Amazon UK, GAME, Gamestop]

03rd: Call of Duty WWII Valor Collection (Pro): [CE - Best Buy, EB Games AU, Gamestop]

03rd: Call of Duty WWII Books: [Deployment Kit - Amazon] [Field Manual - Amazon] [Prima - Amazon]

03rd: New NIntendo 2DS XL - Pokeball Edition: [Amazon, Gamestop, Target]

03rd:  Call of Duty WWII Playstation 4 Console Bundle: [Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Target]

7th: Xbox One X 1TB - Project Scorpio Edition: [Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Microsoft, Walmart]

9th: Occult;Nine Limited Edition: [CE - AmiAmi, Info - Gematsu]

10th: Need for Speed - Payback: [SB - Amazon DE, Best Buy]

14th: Bioshock 10th Anniversary: [CE - 2K Store, Gamestop]

14th: Demon Gaze II: [CE - NISA, NISA EU] [Book] [SB]

14th: Rime: [CE - Amazon ES] [Book] [SB]

14th: Tokyo Tattoo Girls: [CE - NISA, NISA EU] [Book] [SB]

17th: New Nintendo 2DS XL - Pikachu Edition: [Nin-Nin-Game, Play-Asia]

17th: Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB - Amazon]

17th: Star Wars Battlefront II: [SB - Amazon DE]

21st: The Art of Wolfenstein II: [CE] [Book - Amazon] [SB]

22nd: Playstation 4 Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone DX Console: [Sony Store JP]

23rd: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Explorer's Edition: [Amazon, Newegg]

24th: Nintendo 2DS - Link Edition: [Target]

24th: Tokyo Xanadu eX+: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Newegg, Play-Asia] [Book] [SB]

TBA: ​Street Fighter II 30th Anniversary Edition: [iam8bit]

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[:December:]

TBA: SNES/Super Famicom: a visual compendium: [CE] [Book - Bitmap Books] [SB]

1st: Undertale: [CE - Fangamer] [Book] [SB]

1st: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Collector's Edition: [Amazon DE, GAME, Nintendo Store UK]

1st: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Special Edition: [Amazon, Best Buy, EB Games AU, Gamestop]

7th: Spellforce III: [CE - Amazon, Amazon UK, EB Games AU]

7th: Playstation 4 Yakuza Kiwami 2 Bundle Edition: [Info - Dual Shockers]

7th: Yakuza Kiwami 2 Extreme Limited Edition: [CE - Nin-Nin-Game, NIn-Nin-Game (
 
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NolbertoS said:
So I picked up a Mass Effect Andromeda CE edition from BB for 39.99. Thought that at that price it was a no brainer to buy it. Feel sorry for those that bought it at full price. Glad I waited. Seems EA and Ubisoft CE’s are better to wait for lower prices.
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Was this the die cast model or was this the RC car? I found both in my BB and the Die Cast was 44.xx ad the RC was 149.xx

If the RC, how'd you swing getting it so much lower than the advertised price?

 
Josef said:
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case LE bundle sold out in a few days I believe. Passed on that since I'm hoping The 25th Ward LE eventually gets sold by itself.
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If Amazon actually fulfills the 29.99 orders of 25th Ward LE they have up right now you can recreate this bundle for cheaper than NIS originally had it listed. They have a few copies of Silver Case LE still available for 49.99 here: https://store.nisamerica.com/games/silver-case

This is a $10 savings IIRC from the NIS bundle.

 
Finally able to checkout at BB with the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 SE. the game case and artwork on the box look great.  

thanks to amazon for notifying me if a concrete date for my preorder, which I will now cancel... heh

 
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ihadmail said:
If Amazon actually fulfills the 29.99 orders of 25th Ward LE they have up right now you can recreate this bundle for cheaper than NIS originally had it listed. They have a few copies of Silver Case LE still available for 49.99 here: https://store.nisamerica.com/games/silver-case

This is a $10 savings IIRC from the NIS bundle.
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I already had the LE of the first one, which is one of the reasons I passed up on the bundle, but yeah the Amazon mistake on the new one would be a sweet deal if honored. Thanks for the heads up!

 
Anyone remember if price of Mithril Edition changed or something? It's showing $299.99 but my preorder I'm about to cancel is $269.99 and I don't remember why. Not even sure why I pre-ordered this, I hate green and brown 90% gamma washed out Western games anyway and don't really want another house sized Titanfall box.

 
Finally got around to gamestop to cancel my Mithril preorder. That unboxing showing that statue killed it for me.... and apparently everyone else that had it preordered there lol. The guy told me in the last two weeks every preorder that store had for that edition got cancelled. (9 total). He said everyone stated it was because of the statue. That’s so sad..... I can’t understand why they made such an ugly statue and charged $200 for it.
 
csbaker-az said:
Anyone remember if price of Mithril Edition changed or something? It's showing $299.99 but my preorder I'm about to cancel is $269.99 and I don't remember why. Not even sure why I pre-ordered this, I hate green and brown 90% gamma washed out Western games anyway and don't really want another house sized Titanfall box.
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Are you talking about the PAL version??? The US ones from Gamestop was always $299.99. But for some reason my PAL preorder from Amazon UK only shows $232. But if I did a mock order today it's showing $290. Maybe they had a price mistake earlier thus year when I preordered. Still debating whether to keep it or not.
 
Maybe it's just the Rose Colored Glasses of Tolkien + 1 that I have equipped, but that statue, or the whole CE for that matter, doesn't look bad at all.  It's certainly doesn't look as bad as the Skyrim dragon CE at a glance.  $300 bad...maybe, but I'll keep mine.  

 
FF4 for me has always been the gold standard for JRPGs.  Just pure classical story telling and character development with no bloat, no mini games, no millions of side quests or convoluted customization to distract you from the story (usually because the story sucks in modern games because they put 99% of their budget into graphics), no "filler".  Just pure Shakespeare like classical story and journey of good vs evil, redemption, sacrifice, betrayal, destiny, save the world kind of stuff.  Simple and effective. Modern JRPGs try too hard to do something new or different and it's really not what JRPG fans care about.  We just want unforgettable stories, endearing characters, emotionally stirring music and breathtaking scenic landscapes.  The 16 bit RPGs, esp with SNES' wavetable sound, were just the right level of technology to allow this to occur while providing enough restrictions to keep devs from getting carried away with nonsense.

 
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4-6 were always my favorites in the series, atleast until 10, 12, and 14.

Seems most people hate 5, but 5 felt like it was more self aware about not being a super serious game and focused on the Job system and skill mastery more.

1 was okay to me, I never could get into 2, and I hated the combat system in 3 (Nothing like getting hit 4+ times in a row by a boss and having a character get insta-ko'd before even being able to make a move)

 
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AtlusParker said:
Looks like the same as the one from E3.
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Yea the same one I bought on Ebay for under $50. :error: thank goodness for those flash sale coupons.

I wonder how low the price will crater. Prolly not too low, maybe ~$30ish. Good news for steelbook collectors that didn't buy on the first round though. Better prepare to pick one up within the next week if you want one.

 
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Nothing371 said:
Yea the same one I bought on Ebay for under $50. :error: thank goodness for those flash sale coupons.

I wonder how low the price will crater. Prolly not too low, maybe ~$30ish. Good news for steelbook collectors that didn't buy on the first round though. Better prepare to pick one up within the next week if you want one.
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Lol, same here. Haven't looked to see if the E3 version has disappeared off Ebay. Thing is I like the official SB coming in the CE too so I'll have to decide if I want to keep the E3 one. Hopefully I'll get what I paid for it if I end up selling it again.

 
Best Buy changed their order history format on their website and it's really bad. It no longer organizes by date ordered, sometimes the same orders repeat more than once, you can't sort by open orders only. It's just a total mess.

 
Sindur said:
i agree...it's fucking terrible
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ShadowAssassin said:
Best Buy changed their order history format on their website and it's really bad. It no longer organizes by date ordered, sometimes the same orders repeat more than once, you can't sort by open orders only. It's just a total mess.
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I posted on the unboxed forum, please comment on this and let's see if we can get those jackholes to fix it.

http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/BestBuy-com/Broken-Order-Status-Page-What-did-you-do-in-this-quot-update/td-p/1081641

 
ShadowAssassin said:
Best Buy changed their order history format on their website and it's really bad. It no longer organizes by date ordered, sometimes the same orders repeat more than once, you can't sort by open orders only. It's just a total mess.
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Not only that but the dates listed are messed up too. For example my open order from the Visa Checkout promo from way back in February is showing an 8/30/17 order date. How in the hell does that make any sense?

Also, all my Rewards over the last two weeks of purchases are not showing up in Pending status on my Rewards history page. They are not showing up at all (usually they show up as pending points the next day after purchase). In fact, my total pending points are now zero despite several purchases over the last two weeks.

I wonder if these two issues are related since they both happened around the same time.

 
jedex said:
Is anyone getting Dissidia Ultimate edition through Square?
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I ordered it incase it ended up being rare. I really loved the shit out of the beta and can't wait for the full game, but I'm like 90% sure I'm gonna cancel before launch. I really just want the Artbook as all of the artbooks in the Square Enix CE's have been super high quality.

 
Josef said:
Not only that but the dates listed are messed up too. For example my open order from the Visa Checkout promo from way back in February is showing an 8/30/17 order date. How in the hell does that make any sense?
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When release dates etc. get updated, the order gets bumped up. I specifically said most recent activity, not purchase. At least, that's how it looks like it's working for me.

 
SgtWiggles said:
I ordered it incase it ended up being rare. I really loved the shit out of the beta and can't wait for the full game, but I'm like 90% sure I'm gonna cancel before launch. I really just want the Artbook as all of the artbooks in the Square Enix CE's have been super high quality.
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I'm gonna go ahead and get it. The price isn't any different then Nier and look at that now.
 
jedex said:
I'm gonna go ahead and get it. The price isn't any different then Nier and look at that now.
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I'm pretty sure you don't need to and don't compare with nier.
Look at all collector edition of final fantasy games. They always tend to go average priced or less on eBay later on. Only exceptions is like world of final fantasy collector edition since it was original with a pop up book. Still don't know why nier is so expensive now though
 
omegapokegod said:
I'm pretty sure you don't need to and don't compare with nier.
Look at all collector edition of final fantasy games. They always tend to go average priced or less on eBay later on. Only exceptions is like world of final fantasy collector edition since it was original with a pop up book. Still don't know why nier is so expensive now though
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I think nier is expensive because it was a niche title that no-one expected to do well. It ended up doing very well and selling many copies thus people wanted the ce. It's similar to last of us post pandemic and it's value directly linked to how amazing last of us is as a game. (Though last of us is way more expensive than nier)
 
arsenalcrazy8 said:
I think nier is expensive because it was a niche title that no-one expected to do well. It ended up doing very well and selling many copies thus people wanted the ce. It's similar to last of us post pandemic and it's value directly linked to how amazing last of us is as a game. (Though last of us is way more expensive than nier)
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Yeah, this happens more often than not with new IP's, as Dead Space CE for the 360 is another fine example. I bought it after seeing the game and thinking it looked cool, once it was released to rave reviews, those handful of CE went up like crazy. It was also exclusive to the 360.

Most long standing CE get produced in greater numbers due to the audience being larger, so often those are just over produced(or unwanted). With almost any new IP, they never over produce, as they have no idea how many people may be interested.

I bought several 999 watches from Aksys right at launch for free, as they where give away bonuses at retail, and nobody preordered, so they offered them on their site. I bought several with only shipping being a charge(under $5 I think). Within a few weeks, as the game got more and more positive reviews, the watches went away, and went up crazy in value.

I could give many examples of this happening for CE guides and art books as well. It's just how things work in regards to gaming. Nothing new really.

 
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