Official Collector's Edition Compilation Thread II - (Latest: The Order, Witcher, Far Cry 4, Persona Q, AC:Unity)

[ZxT Vendetta]

Read The FAQ's Below Before Asking ANY Payment Related Questions!!!
 
 
Older CE's are in the 2nd post!
 
FAQ's:

• Amazon & Gamestop do not have a pre-authorization charge.
• Bethesda Store and any of the Treehouse Brand Stores do not have a pre-authorization charge either.
• Best Buy, NISA Store, Square-Enix Store all have a pre-authorization that goes away after 3-4 days or so, 7-10 days max.
• All pre-orders with Paypal, you pay the full amount when the order is placed NOT when it is shipped.  This goes for every retailer that takes Paypal as a form of payment
• Be cautious when going for free shipping from any Exclusive Store since they all use Digital River.  Say you order 2 CE's from S/E Store and they have different release dates, DR will wait till the last item comes out to ship yours.  Meaning (since Digital River sucks donkey balls), they could end up selling your pre-order on the first item to release and you could be SOL.  Also be careful ordering something to get your free shipping threshold as well because if the item goes OOS, then you have to wait for it to come back in stock.  This happened to many CAGs ordering the Lightning Returns CE from the S/E store because they ordered key chains that went OOS.
• ^TL;DR Version:  If something goes out of stock or is not out yet, it will delay your order.

Sniper Elite 3 Collectors Edition 7/1/14 $69.99

Contents:

Spoiler

• Sniper Elite 3
• Limited Edition Ammo Tin Box
• Collectible Playing Cards
• Bullet-shaped Torch Pen
• Dossier
• Dog Tag
• Sniper Shooting Range Target
• 3 Exclusive DLC Weapon and Outfit Packs

Links:
Best Buy - Gamestop

Disgaea 4: A Promise Revistied Limited Edition 8/12/14 $49.99 (NISA Store Exclusive)

Contents:

Spoiler

• Disgaea®4: A Promise Revisited for PS®Vita
• Tear-resistant poster (16"x22")
• Set of 3 keychains (approx. 2.5"x1.75")
• Microfiber cloth (6"x6")
• Collector's box

Link:

NISA Store   Stock

 

[Refluxx]

I ended up driving for 1.5 hours today to pick up a copy that a employee from Gamestop held for me. Apparently they had so many pre-orders that they were sent a extra copy? That is what they said at least.

I picked up my Tales of Symphonia CE and got number 2311. Can anyone beat

Mine is 1733. Yay? >.>

 

[GBAstar]

You need to stop bringing in the argument of whether it's an FPS or not. Comparing a new IP in Titanfall to established franchises is not a fair assessment.

If I look at FPS CEs they are always far into a franchise. The Halo helmet, the CoD Night Vision Goggles, the Killzone Helgast Mask, etc etc. Those CEs had huge prints because there was demand for them and they were the 3rd title in the franchise. Yes those hit clearance at one point or another but they also sold well.

It's like you really really want the Titanfall CE to not sell or something. Are you hoping it will be crap so you can get it on clearance or something? More power to you. You can have your assumptions and I can have mine. You don't need to reply to every post I make saying that FPS CEs don't sell. Not every CE needs to be single player and story driven to sell. Bioshock is considered an FPS and that CE sold well and is hard to find. Why is that? You can argue story but you could also argue it getting praise as a solid game as a NEW IP. Just because Titanfall is a shooter doesn't mean it doesn't have the ability to create a universe that people are interested in. Borderlands 2 Loot Chest was hard to find which was another FPS title. It had a large following but Gearbox only had a print run of 55,000. Call of Duty 4 Limited Edition was hard to find after release because it had a small print and once again was considered a NEW IP because it reinvented the CoD franchise.

When Gears of War first launched it had a CE that was extremely hard to find. Why is that? Because it had a small print and the game rose to high acclaim. The common denominator? IT WAS A NEW IP. The Titanfall CE has a print of 35,000 across three platforms. When it reaches high acclaim it will draw interest to those that wrote it off.

tl;dr Titanfall is a new IP. If history is any indication then the CE will hold value if the game gets praise. The hype is there; the game needs to now prove its worth.



I wasn't referring to resale per say. I am saying that if the statue is rare then you won't be able to get it at the price you want. It's all a betting game. Maybe it will be $100 mark in 4-6 months or maybe it will be rare and cost you more than $200. It's not quite fair to bring Last of Us Post Pandemic Edition as an example but again that game was a new IP and the statue had a small print. I think they said 20,000. I remember people on CAG betting that it too would be clearance comparing it to Uncharted 3 CE.

How did that turn out? Once again it has to do with comparing a new IP to an established IP.

rabble rabble rabble.

What was the print size of the BioShock CE again?

how many retailers carried it?

Is it story driven? Was it online only?

You're going to compare the Gears CE too? What did that cost again? Is it story driven?

Come on.. type another rant.

Edit: and if it helps I can tell you what points you were making that are valid and which are leaps of faith.

If this was sold by the EA Store (TreeHouse Brands) and it was limited to less then 3,000 per system (less then 10,000 total) I might agree with you.

but 35,000 statues? you've got to be kidding me!

How many statues in a print run does GamingHeads or SlideShow or McFarlane put out?

 

[D.Choy]

I ended up driving for 1.5 hours today to pick up a copy that a employee from Gamestop held for me. Apparently they had so many pre-orders that they were sent a extra copy? That is what they said at least.


Mine is 1733. Yay? >.>

Good number is good. Mine was 4477.

 

[D.Choy]

rabble rabble rabble.

What was the print size of the BioShock CE again?

how many retailers carried it?

Is it story driven? Was it online only?

Come on.. type another rant.

Lol. You're such a funny guy. Why bother replying to people who are honestly interested in Titanfall? You want it to fail so badly don't you? Online only is the end of the world isn't it? Earth to GBAstar, League of Legends is multiplayer only and sees 7 million unique users every day.

But please, continue to troll me. I enjoy the "banter".

 

[GBAstar]

Lol. You're such a funny guy. Why bother replying to people who are honestly interested in Titanfall? You want it to fail so badly don't you? Online only is the end of the world isn't it? Earth to GBAstar, League of Legends is multiplayer only and sees 7 million unique users every day.

But please, continue to troll me. I enjoy the "banter".

I'm not trolling you. I'm saying this isn't going to be a OMG RAREZ CE for the following reasons

1) 35,000 = Large print size

2) Not exclusive to any retailer

3) $250 is expensive for a CE

4) EA doesn't care about fans

5) Expensive to ship

6) FPS

7) Lack of story (don't counter with multiplayer story and aliens and what not)

It has the following going for it

1) New IP

2) Lots of hype

3) Decent quality statue

Titanfall very well may be the most successful game ever----but it will be in the sense that Madden is able to sell millions of copies. Fans are only loyal as long as something is popular---more so if it doesn't draw an emotional attachment.

Sure you'll have dudebros who will want to snatch this up for the same reason they did with the RC cars and night vision googles but you're going to have fewer collector's and importers buying it for the reasons I mentioned above.

 

[ghost1914]

I'm not trolling you. I'm saying this isn't going to be a OMG RAREZ CE for the following reasons

1) 35,000 = Large print size

2) Not exclusive to any retailer

3) $250 is expensive for a CE

4) EA doesn't care about fans

5) Expensive to ship

6) FPS

7) Lack of story (don't counter with multiplayer story and aliens and what not)

It has the following going for it

1) New IP

2) Lots of hype

3) Decent quality statue



Titanfall very well may be the most successful game ever----but it will be in the sense that Madden is able to sell millions of copies. Fans are only loyal as long as something is popular---more so if it doesn't draw an emotional attachment.

Sure you'll have dudebros who will want to snatch this up for the same reason they did with the RC cars and night vision googles but you're going to have fewer collector's and importers buying it for the reasons I mentioned above.

35,000 isn't really that large. Especially since 2 million+ played the beta. Even if half of those don't buy the game that's still 1 million and at least half of those will become extreme fans

 

[D.Choy]

I'm not trolling you. I'm saying this isn't going to be a OMG RAREZ CE for the following reasons

1) 35,000 = Large print size

2) Not exclusive to any retailer

3) $250 is expensive for a CE

4) EA doesn't care about fans

5) Expensive to ship

6) FPS

7) Lack of story (don't counter with multiplayer story and aliens and what not)

It has the following going for it

1) New IP

2) Lots of hype

3) Decent quality statue

Titanfall very well may be the most successful game ever----but it will be in the sense that Madden is able to sell millions of copies. Fans are only loyal as long as something is popular---more so if it doesn't draw an emotional attachment.

Sure you'll have dudebros who will want to snatch this up for the same reason they did with the RC cars and night vision googles but you're going to have fewer collector's and importers buying it for the reasons I mentioned above.

See that's the type of response I want. Not saying rabble rabble rabble telling me to continue my rant. I'm not ranting, I am just saying what I believe. I think what you stated is fair.

35,000 units may sound like a lot but it isn't really that big. Tales of Symphonia CE had 18,000 units and was out of stock on release. That was for one platform, the PS3. Titanfall is spread across three platforms. It also saw 2 million unique users during the beta process. Recently Microsoft stated that 1/3 of Xbox One owners purchased Forza. With how well Titanfall has been received, I am sure more than 1/3 of Xbox owners will buy the game.

The CE is expensive. There is no getting past that. The funny thing about money is that if people have it they will spend it. If somebody wants something enough they will pay the premium to own. Why do people import rare items from Japan? Why do people pay twice the cost of MSRP to buy a CE? Because they can no longer obtain it.

There really is no point in me arguing my points or you placing counter points. Only time will tell if the CE is hard to find down the road. I have mine preordered and I'll enjoy the hell out of it. We will see if others will as well come March 11th.

 

[GBAstar]

35,000 isn't really that large. Especially since 2 million+ played the beta. Even if half of those don't buy the game that's still 1 million and at least half of those will become extreme fans

No it's not for a $79/$99/$119/$129 even $149 CE. For $250 it is very large.

Since Titanfall is so popular what other merchandise has been popping up? T-Shirts? Comic Books? Fan Art?

Or is this not one of those games?

See that's the type of response I want. Not saying rabble rabble rabble telling me to continue my rant. I'm not ranting, I am just saying what I believe. I think what you stated is fair.

35,000 units may sound like a lot but it isn't really that big. Tales of Symphonia CE had 18,000 units and was out of stock on release. That was for one platform, the PS3. Titanfall is spread across three platforms. It also saw 2 million unique users during the beta process. Recently Microsoft stated that 1/3 of Xbox One owners purchased Forza. With how well Titanfall has been received, I am sure more than 1/3 of Xbox owners will buy the game.

The CE is expensive. There is no getting past that. The funny thing about money is that if people have it they will spend it. If somebody wants something enough they will pay the premium to own. Why do people import rare items from Japan? Why do people pay twice the cost of MSRP to buy a CE? Because they can no longer obtain it.

There really is no point in me arguing my points or you placing counter points. Only time will tell if the CE is hard to find down the road. I have mine preordered and I'll enjoy the hell out of it. We will see if others will as well come March 11th.

You're absolutely right and I"m not trying to insult you. Titanfall will be huge. It will have a huge user base but it isn't the type of gamers that will sink tons of money into merchandise.

And I'm glad you brought up Forza... you know they had a store exclusive "Paddock Edition" right? It had only 3,000 copies and no one bought it? Why... because it was merchandise heavy and included no extra in-game content. In-game content is what people want for these type of games. Exclusive unlocks.... and they will pay big money for it

 

[TooPoor]

If you two start a bet, I will be the neutral arbiter. I take 10% commission of the pool 

 

[D.Choy]

If you two start a bet, I will be the neutral arbiter. I take 10% commission of the pool

I can live with that.

 

[SilverPrince]

See that's the type of response I want. Not saying rabble rabble rabble telling me to continue my rant. I'm not ranting, I am just saying what I believe. I think what you stated is fair.

35,000 units may sound like a lot but it isn't really that big. Tales of Symphonia CE had 18,000 units and was out of stock on release. That was for one platform, the PS3. Titanfall is spread across three platforms. It also saw 2 million unique users during the beta process. Recently Microsoft stated that 1/3 of Xbox One owners purchased Forza. With how well Titanfall has been received, I am sure more than 1/3 of Xbox owners will buy the game.

The CE is expensive. There is no getting past that. The funny thing about money is that if people have it they will spend it. If somebody wants something enough they will pay the premium to own. Why do people import rare items from Japan? Why do people pay twice the cost of MSRP to buy a CE? Because they can no longer obtain it.

There really is no point in me arguing my points or you placing counter points. Only time will tell if the CE is hard to find down the road. I have mine preordered and I'll enjoy the hell out of it. We will see if others will as well come March 11th.

I'm predicting it won't be too terribly hard to find later. The bonuses you get inside of it aren't really enough: an action figure and an art book, the primary lure being the figure. You've got a lot of dudebros who will be buying Titanfall because it's the newest pewpew, those guys won't care about a figure. You've got a lot of people buying it's a new IP, they won't care about the figure. You've got a lot of people buying it because there's not much on the Xbone, they won't care about the figure. The CE has to hit a niche within its genre, so that'll hurt the collector value.

It's really hard to compare it to the ToS CE for a couple reasons. JRPGs tend to get more devoted fanbases. People still freak out about games like The Legend of Dragoon. How often do you hear a FPS fan talk about how awesome Battlefield 2142 is? And it was a numbered CE, that makes it even more alluring.

 

[SteveGo]

Since Titanfall is so popular what other merchandise has been popping up? T-Shirts? Comic Books? Fan Art?

And I'm glad you brought up Forza... you know they had a store exclusive "Paddock Edition" right? It had only 3,000 copies and no one bought it? Why... because it was merchandise heavy and included no extra in-game content. In-game content is what people want for these type of games. Exclusive unlocks.... and they will pay big money for it

There is a titanfall limited edition xbone controller which is near sold out everywhere, as well as headsets, mice, mousepads, guides, etc.

Oh, and that "paddock edition" of Forza didn't include the game, that might have had something to do with how it sold, or didn't sell.

 

[GBAstar]

There is a titanfall limited edition xbone controller which is near sold out everywhere, as well as headsets, mice, mousepads, guides, etc.

Oh, and that "paddock edition" of Forza didn't include the game, that might have had something to do with how it sold, or didn't sell.

aheam.... Dead Space 3 Dev Team Edition... ahem...

Gaming Accessories for 1,000 Alex.

Their is no swag out there. I mean you get "19" hits when you search "Titanfall" and filter by "Merchandise" on eBay.

Look at the stuff that TLOU had at release; Comic Books, Art, Posters, Dog Tags, Foam Bricks, Mugs, Press Kits, Ellie's T-shirt, etc.

 

[ghost1914]

No it's not for a $79/$99/$119/$129 even $149 CE. For $250 it is very large.


Since Titanfall is so popular what other merchandise has been popping up? T-Shirts? Comic Books? Fan Art?

Or is this not one of those games?



You're absolutely right and I"m not trying to insult you. Titanfall will be huge. It will have a huge user base but it isn't the type of gamers that will sink tons of money into merchandise.

And I'm glad you brought up Forza... you know they had a store exclusive "Paddock Edition" right? It had only 3,000 copies and no one bought it? Why... because it was merchandise heavy and included no extra in-game content. In-game content is what people want for these type of games. Exclusive unlocks.... and they will pay big money for it

It really doesn't matter what the price is. If someone wants it they will buy it if they can afford it and if it is worth the price to them. It is starting to be sold out at multiple places (amazon, best buy, GameStop, etc) so obviously people are starting to get excited about it and buying it. Only one I can see not being sold out would be the 360 one and possibly the pc one.

 

[SteveGo]

You asked a question, I gave you an answer. I'm sorry if you didn't like it.

You can continue to skew details to "support" your argument, but you just made it clear to me that your bias is affecting your logic.

Clearly you want this collector's edition to sell poorly for some reason. If it does, you can pat yourself on the back. But I can bet if it sells well, we won't see you admitting you were wrong.

 

[GBAstar]

It really doesn't matter what the price is. If someone wants it they will buy it if they can afford it and if it is worth the price to them. It is starting to be sold out at multiple places (amazon, best buy, GameStop, etc) so obviously people are starting to get excited about it and buying it. Only one I can see not being sold out would be the 360 one and possibly the pc one.

Publishers/retailers are starting to do funny things with preorders. Batman AO CE was sold out for weeks prior to release and they were reselling for about 200% of retail. (MSRP $119; selling for $180-220 on eBay)

Then two days post release they're back in stock and a week later on sale for $59.

EA/Respawn could have created a $250 CE that just included a keychain and about 10 exclusive skins/weapons/perks that were ONLY available in the CE and were guaranteed to never be included in any future DLC and it would sell better then an 18" statue. The demand for that would be insane.

[What do you think people paid more for prior to the Black Ops Map Pack DLC announcements; the Zombie maps exclusive to the Prestige Edition (was it in the hardened too?) or the physical contents of the Prestige edition?]

That's the type of content that pairs well with sports/racing/FPS CE's.

 

[D.Choy]

aheam.... Dead Space 3 Dev Team Edition... ahem...

Gaming Accessories for 1,000 Alex.

Their is no swag out there. I mean you get "19" hits when you search "Titanfall" and filter by "Merchandise" on eBay.

Look at the stuff that TLOU had at release; Comic Books, Art, Posters, Dog Tags, Foam Bricks, Mugs, Press Kits, Ellie's T-shirt, etc.

The TLOU stuff was a lot of press stuff that was handed out at PAX Prime and PAX East. Titanfall was shown at PAX Prime and they only gave out a patch. I have a lot of the TLOU stuff like the Joel and Ellie Shirt as well as the art poster. The foam brick and dog tags were exclusive to PAX East. You couldn't buy that stuff though (except for obviously eBay).

I think EA / Respawn just didn't want spend more money on advertising. I think they are trying to sell on their on merit and really there is no need to advertise anymore than what they have been doing.

 

[GBAstar]

The TLOU stuff was a lot of press stuff that was handed out at PAX Prime and PAX East. Titanfall was shown at PAX Prime and they only gave out a patch. I have a lot of the TLOU stuff like the Joel and Ellie Shirt as well as the art poster. The foam brick and dog tags were exclusive to PAX East. You couldn't buy that stuff though (except for obviously eBay).

I think EA / Respawn just didn't want spend more money on advertising. I think they are trying to sell on their on merit and really there is no need to advertise anymore than what they have been doing.

Fair enough (and you're correct that most post release merchandise for TLOU was from the PAX events).

I just am under the belief that games that invoke an emotional attachment to story / characters will always sell better in regards to merchandise and CE's then even the most popular games where the attachment is based off the online experience.

 

[D.Choy]

Fair enough (and you're correct that most post release merchandise for TLOU was from the PAX events).

I just am under the belief that games that invoke an emotional attachment to story / characters will always sell better in regards to merchandise and CE's then even the most popular games where the attachment is based off the online experience.

Naw you are totally right in regards to attachment. Many of the niche Japanese CEs come to mind.

Lightning Returns for example didn't get particularly high ratings. That didn't stop the PS3 version of the CE to sell out. Drakengard is sold out and it doesn't release for another few months. I expect X / X-2 to sell out as well. This is a prime example of your story / character argument.

$250 is a lot of money. It's half the price of an Xbox One and a large portion of the PS4. With that said we have seen plenty of CEs go for well above value. We live in an economy driven by money. If somebody wants something enough they will buy it. I am a huge fan of the XIII saga so I imported the two limited edition Lightning PS3; it wasn't cheap.

At the end of the day it comes down to supply and demand; simple economics. The flip side to the story / character argument is supply and demand. If people want the Titanfall CE enough then it will drive demand and it will be hard to find. If there is no demand then yes it will be on clearance in the not too distant future.

Only time will tell my fellow CAGs.

 

[ghost1914]

Naw you are totally right in regards to attachment. Many of the niche Japanese CEs come to mind.

Lightning Returns for example didn't get particularly high ratings. That didn't stop the PS3 version of the CE to sell out. Drakengard is sold out and it doesn't release for another few months. I expect X / X-2 to sell out as well. This is a prime example of your story / character argument.

$250 is a lot of money. It's half the price of an Xbox One and a large portion of the PS4. With that said we have seen plenty of CEs go for well above value. We live in an economy driven by money. If somebody wants something enough they will buy it. I am a huge fan of the XIII saga so I imported the two limited edition Lightning PS3; it wasn't cheap.

At the end of the day it comes down to supply and demand; simple economics. The flip side to the story / character argument is supply and demand. If people want the Titanfall CE enough then it will drive demand and it will be hard to find. If there is no demand then yes it will be on clearance in the not too distant future.

Only time will tell my fellow CAGs.

I agree hence I will most likely pick mine up but not open it so I can return it if it seems they start popping up again

 

[dgwillia006]

Drakengard isn't technically sold out. They had to have gone through their 5k allocation by now, but maybe they are upping the print size? (That or they forgot to add a 0 after the 5 lol)

 

[Olengie]

Drakengard isn't technically sold out. They had to have gone through their 5k allocation by now, but maybe they are upping the print size? (That or they forgot to add a 0 after the 5 lol)

Maybe they'll print 3,000 more. :lol:

 

[cjenvy]

i think despite the fact that he is an imbecile im going to side with gbastar only because even the good shooters ce market has been soft over the past few months stuff such as mass effect 1 halo 3 legendary and halo reach legendary have all slowly dropped recently and really the only ce's booning right now have been niche Japanese hence why 90 pct of the games  d is arguing on are games talked about in the yep you guessed it niche Japanese thread on here

i can see it retaining its msrp and even spiking at release but the issue with it spiking for long periods of time is it's already high price point the secondary market will likely price people out of it when the ce is the cost of the titanfall xbone bundle come christmas time on amazon

 

[KuHLiiDE]

Anyone know how Namco support panel is? It can't be as bad as Squeenix right?

 

[GBAstar]

Anyone know how Namco support panel is? It can't be as bad as Squeenix right?

I have very few problems with my Digital River orders and I place a lot, but recently, during that 75% off merchandise sale, NAMCO butchered my order (they only shipped half my items) and when I asked where the rest of my order was they said:

Unfortunately, we cannot reship the missing items. It needs to be return
to us to process a full refund and place a new order again.

I'm going to wait a day or two before calling (my original inquiry was through their website) because I have a pending ToS CE order and I want that to ship first.

Pretty useless though if you actually do have a problem

 

[KuHLiiDE]

I have very few problems with my Digital River orders and I place a lot, but recently, during that 75% off merchandise sale, NAMCO butchered my order (they only shipped half my items) and when I asked where the rest of my order was they said:

I'm going to wait a day or two before calling (my original inquiry was through their website) because I have a pending ToS CE order and I want that to ship first.

Pretty useless though if you actually do have a problem

Damn :/ I have an order I want to cancel and they havn't shipped it out or anyhting. Has 1 Day shipping on it and still shows "order in process" and just decided I don't want to go through with it anymore.

On a side note. I want to Order 2x Drakengard PSN codes through the SE store. I also want to order the OST. Would they ship out the OST since it's all over $100? Or should I just buy it in a separate order since the codes are digitally sent and might make me pay for shipping for the OST since I'm physically getting it through the mail? Probably worded this all wrong.

 

[D.Choy]

Damn :/ I have an order I want to cancel and they havn't shipped it out or anyhting. Has 1 Day shipping on it and still shows "order in process" and just decided I don't want to go through with it anymore.

On a side note. I want to Order 2x Drakengard PSN codes through the SE store. I also want to order the OST. Would they ship out the OST since it's all over $100? Or should I just buy it in a separate order since the codes are digitally sent and might make me pay for shipping for the OST since I'm physically getting it through the mail? Probably worded this all wrong.

In terms of your order sitting in limbo, I would call the Digital River support line. Here is their number: 1-800-598-7450.

I had a Lightning Returns CE sitting on backorder because of an item I ordered that wasn't in stock (Tonberry strap). I emailed them three times and even tried processing cancellation and nothing ever happened. I called them last week and the phone support was able to cancel the Tonberry strap and get my backordered item shipped. The refund to my account only took a day and then I got shipping confirmation for the other item. I would highly recommend calling them since it seems like they are able to process it faster.

I'm not sure about your question in regards to the Drakengard PSN code. If it isn't in stock I don't know if they will process a part of your order. If only one of the items is "in stock" and the other item is not they will not ship the item.

 

[Kazaganthi]

I'm predicting it won't be too terribly hard to find later. The bonuses you get inside of it aren't really enough: an action figure and an art book, the primary lure being the figure. You've got a lot of dudebros who will be buying Titanfall because it's the newest pewpew, those guys won't care about a figure. You've got a lot of people buying it's a new IP, they won't care about the figure. You've got a lot of people buying it because there's not much on the Xbone, they won't care about the figure. The CE has to hit a niche within its genre, so that'll hurt the collector value.

It's really hard to compare it to the ToS CE for a couple reasons. JRPGs tend to get more devoted fanbases. People still freak out about games like The Legend of Dragoon. How often do you hear a FPS fan talk about how awesome Battlefield 2142 is? And it was a numbered CE, that makes it even more alluring.

<----Avatar.

Also, why was a free to play PC game even brought up in this thread?

Drakengard CE is only $80 and 5,000 copies. Plus their store is the only way to get a physical copy of the game, might as well plunge and upgrade for the CE.

 

[reaperztoll]

Not to rain on anyone's parade but I'm guessing nobody talking about ordering Drakengard's CE has tried to add it to an order in the last couple days. It's unavailable.

 

[winterlane]

Not to rain on anyone's parade but I'm guessing nobody talking about ordering Drakengard's CE has tried to add it to an order in the last couple days. It's unavailable.

It's been like that for more than a week. I'm pretty sure it sold out last Friday, but they haven't greyed out the Pre-order link.

 

[KuHLiiDE]

Not to rain on anyone's parade but I'm guessing nobody talking about ordering Drakengard's CE has tried to add it to an order in the last couple days. It's unavailable.

It's been OOS for maybe a week? They then had the ballz to go and remodel the images recently for all the Drakengard images, but don't have time to refresh the buttons for the CE and pretty much destroy everyone's dreams of getting it by saying it's OOS in the check out page

edit: winter beat me to it

 

[D.Choy]

It's been OOS for maybe a week? They then had the ballz to go and remodel the images recently for all the Drakengard images, but don't have time to refresh the buttons for the CE and pretty much destroy everyone's dreams of getting it by saying it's OOS in the check out page

edit: winter beat me to it

It's been out of stock for a week or two now. I really don't see them printing more but who knows. Makes you wonder what the print size was for Lightning Returns since the PS3 version sold out fast. I think X / X-2 will sell out around release as well.

 

[ShadowAssassin]

Got my ship date for Dark Souls 2 CE from Amazon. Friday. Ugh. Late to the part with Prime yet again. I held off on doing it the last few times, but I'm doing that change shipping speed thing that everyone else has been doing.

 

[sasuke543]

Does anyone know if the collector's edition guide for Dark Souls 2 going to be a limited print like the first one was?

 

[DS9]

Does anyone know if the collector's edition guide for Dark Souls 2 going to be a limited print like the first one was?

That was limited? I dont rem any numbers or statement on amazon description.

 

[sasuke543]

That was limited? I dont rem any numbers or statement on amazon description.

Well it is rare now, sells for $100 ish on ebay.

 

[EvilChamp]

Dark Souls II not showing up for in store pickup for the Chicagoland area. 

I don't trust them anyway. They screwed me once on DkS, and pretty much screwed me on Bravely Default CE (still got a copy, but it was a four hour ordeal). 

Anyway ... 9 more days! 

 

[EvilChamp]

Well it is rare now, sells for $100 ish on ebay.

Follow an actual auction for it. It does not sell for $100ish, people list it for that price as BIN.

Sells for about $40ish on the bay, and the guide was $35 when it came out. Only reason people are interested in it is because the new one is coming out. Hype will die down and guide price will return to normal.

I collect guides. The first one isn't rare by any means. There were plenty printed and GS even sold them for $12 at one point.

For those really interested in guide, you can check this out - seller has more than 10 in stock, free shipping + no tax for $28. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dark-Souls-II-Collectors-Edition-Strategy-Guide-by-Future-Press-Hardcover-/291075625657?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43c57592b9

Side note, I'd rather spend $30 on this, http://www.cheapassgamer.com/topic/327925-the-sky-the-art-of-final-fantasy-slipcased-edition-amazon-3503-after-shipping-limit-1/

 

[Romeo]

Well it is rare now, sells for $100 ish on ebay.

Rare.. For something not even released yet...??

LoL you're hilarious.

 

[Zaku77]

Rare.. For something not even released yet...??

LoL you're hilarious.

He meant the guide for the first game... smfh...

 

[Donut2922]

Publishers/retailers are starting to do funny things with preorders. Batman AO CE was sold out for weeks prior to release and they were reselling for about 200% of retail. (MSRP $119; selling for $180-220 on eBay)

Then two days post release they're back in stock and a week later on sale for $59.

EA/Respawn could have created a $250 CE that just included a keychain and about 10 exclusive skins/weapons/perks that were ONLY available in the CE and were guaranteed to never be included in any future DLC and it would sell better then an 18" statue. The demand for that would be insane.

[What do you think people paid more for prior to the Black Ops Map Pack DLC announcements; the Zombie maps exclusive to the Prestige Edition (was it in the hardened too?) or the physical contents of the Prestige edition?]

That's the type of content that pairs well with sports/racing/FPS CE's.

Zombie maps were included in the Hardened edition too. Took them almost a year before they released them for public sale. Before that, I sold some of them for above $100 each. As a zombie maps player that has personally sunk 200+ hours into it, I'd argue it was worth the secondary market value. The Ghosts spectrum dlc goes for $50-$100.

 

[GBAstar]

Zombie maps were included in the Hardened edition too. Took them almost a year before they released them for public sale. Before that, I sold some of them for above $100 each. As a zombie maps player that has personally sunk 200+ hours into it, I'd argue it was worth the secondary market value. The Ghosts spectrum dlc goes for $50-$100.

Right... my point being those are the type of bonuses that FPS should have in their LE/CE. Exclusive maps or playable characters or costumes.

 

[DS9]

Whoever cracks open the CE of Titanfall, look at the bottom, bet it says Made in China/Mexico/India .. For $250 they are raping fans of money, making bucko money on margins.

 

[Smashingly]

I don't even know what bucko money is, but where is the honorable place to make plastic toys? Just curious.

 

[Rip44]

Right... my point being those are the type of bonuses that FPS should have in their LE/CE. Exclusive maps or playable characters or costumes.

No. Exclusive maps should never happen in games. Period. Just characters and costumes. I shouldnt have to buy a game multiple times to play all the maps.

Whoever cracks open the CE of Titanfall, look at the bottom, bet it says Made in China/Mexico/India .. For $250 they are raping fans of money, making bucko money on margins.

Do you mean bookoo bucks?

I don't even know what bucko money is, but where is the honorable place to make plastic toys? Just curious.

...Murica!...

 

[GBAstar]

No. Exclusive maps should never happen in games. Period. Just characters and costumes. I shouldnt have to buy a game multiple times to play all the maps.
Do you mean bookoo bucks?
...Murica!...

Exclusive to the Collector's edition not retailers... you'd still only have to buy the game... once.

I'd be willing to bet that an exclusive FPS map would sell more CE's then any other item that is currently being fluffed into a CE.

 

[Rip44]

Exclusive to the Collector's edition not retailers... you'd still only have to buy the game... once.

I'd be willing to bet that an exclusive FPS map would sell more CE's then any other item that is currently being fluffed into a CE.

Its still a no. No one should have to pay more than the cost of the base game to get MP levels. Then what if they do make a map that CE only? That only causes more complications for the developers and the potential fans.

 

[ghost1914]

Exclusive maps is a horrible idea

 

[Donut2922]

In a weird fiendish sort of way, I actually kind of liked how not many people could play the original ported World at War Zombie maps on Black Ops.  I remember when it was exclusive to the CE at that time, the server count participant was something like 2,000.  When it went for public sale it boosted up to 10,000. 

I never had an issue with matchmaking, it was sort of an "exclusive" club thing.  Too bad zombie maps kind of suck on the latest Black Ops II.  They just overcomplicated something that was perfectly fine in it's simplest form.

 

[sasuke543]

Rare.. For something not even released yet...??

LoL you're hilarious.

I'm talking about Dark Souls 1 Collector's Guide!