Stupidest "Limited" Edition ever?

Prey, CoD3..... what could there possibly be that you would want to pay $10 more for those games?

The Halo3 head is pretty dumb but I'm sure plenty Halo zealots will buy it because it is anything Halo. GTA4 one I don't think is that bad at all. Sound track, bag, lockbox, extras.... at least you're getting a lot for $30 more. 

With the announcement of Rockstars amazingly worthless $90 Special Edition of GTAIV the impressively useless $130 Halo 3 Legendary Edition just got some competition.  At least that one actually features stuff that is somewhat relevant to the game. Rockstar instead wants you to pay $30 extra for a duffel bag, a keychain and a bloody safety deposit box. I'm thinking it must be some sort of sarcastic joke.

InsaneBasura

You conveniently forgot to add soundtrack CD to the list.  So, $130 for Halo 3 is just great and amazing then I take it.  Teh Helmet!!

Woot. you know in the duffel bag you can put a system and some games and take it to your friends house? and you can open the door to your car while using your key chain , then you can put your personal Data or Money in the lockbox , but your right i can put 2 dvds or games in the halo replica helmet woot.
peacebringer

Upgrade your sarcasm detector ASAP. 

Silly cows, you are getting really desperate arent you. The halo 3 legendary also includes dvd's including all the cutscenes from halo 1 and 2 all in HD.

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DoctorBunny

But that's not really the point now is it? Or did you miss the part where we were laughing at the impressively useless $70 helmet and not the additional video content? Remove the dorky helmet, keep the DVD's, charge $70 and everything's fine and dandy.

[QUOTE="InsaneBasura"]

With the announcement of Rockstars amazingly worthless $90 Special Edition of GTAIV the impressively useless $130 Halo 3 Legendary Edition just got some competition. At least that one actually features stuff that is somewhat relevant to the game. Rockstar instead wants you to pay $30 extra for a duffel bag, a keychain and a bloody safety deposit box. I'm thinking it must be some sort of sarcastic joke.

AvIdGaMeR444

You conveniently forgot to add soundtrack CD to the list. So, $130 for Halo 3 is just great and amazing then I take it. Teh Helmet!!

I didn't forget it, I chose not to include it as that actually is a fairly decent extra. What I'm doing here is complaining about the stupid junk that you get to pay for along with it. And I don't get it, is a partial soundtrack supposed to make that a non-issue, or why did you bring it up?

Yeah, I think the Legendary Edition is amazing...that's why I called it impressively useless, implied it's ridiculously expensive and refered to it as competition to GTAIV's Special Edition in a thread called "Stupidest Limited Edition ever?"...

Prey, CoD3..... what could there possibly be that you would want to pay $10 more for those games?

The Halo3 head is pretty dumb but I'm sure plenty Halo zealots will buy it because it is anything Halo. GTA4 one I don't think is that bad at all. Sound track, bag, lockbox, extras.... at least you're getting a lot for $30 more. 

Lazy_Boy88

Prey is my favorite game this generation (next to Condemned) on consoles. It has a great story, great gameplay, and introduced portals in games. The Prey collector's edition was by far the best collector's edition put out.

I don't think the GTA CE is that bad of a deal.  You get the entire game soundtrack which will surely be great, a safety deposit box to stash work in, and a duffle bag to transport the work.  Sounds good to me. ;)

Because games just aren't expensive ENOUGH these days?

Yeah, Special Editions are really becoming a joke. I am not paying MORE for the same game with extra added crap that I don't need.

I don't think the GTA CE is that bad of a deal.  You get the entire game soundtrack which will surely be great, a safety deposit box to stash work in, and a duffle bag to transport the work.  Sounds good to me. ;)

JayPee89

That crap should be sold as accessories. I never knew I'd get duffle bags and deposit boxes with my games. How lame. :|

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I don't think the GTA CE is that bad of a deal.  You get the entire game soundtrack which will surely be great, a safety deposit box to stash work in, and a duffle bag to transport the work.  Sounds good to me. ;)

BioShockOwnz

That crap should be sold as accessories. I never knew I'd get duffle bags and deposit boxes with my games. How lame. :|

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="JayPee89"]

I don't think the GTA CE is that bad of a deal.  You get the entire game soundtrack which will surely be great, a safety deposit box to stash work in, and a duffle bag to transport the work.  Sounds good to me. ;)

JayPee89

That crap should be sold as accessories. I never knew I'd get duffle bags and deposit boxes with my games. How lame. :|

Because some people would like a CE with just the soundtrack and artbook for like $70.

It seems kind of pointless really - I would've liked to get a making-of DVD with some insight into Rockstar Games. I'm looking forward to the Bioshock and Stranglehold limited editions a lot more. At least some heart and things the fans actually wanted went into them.

All special editions are money grabs. Just like DVD special editions, it plays to a limited market of people that money to spend on such things. I dispise all of these extra gold special editions........reminds me of George Lucas and releasing Starwars in 10 different revisions.darthogre

Strangleholds Collector's Edition begs to differ. 

The only real "limited" Limited Edition game around was Metal Gear Solid 3:Subsistence. Never saw the LE of that game in any store anywhere.CraigJK

[QUOTE="darthogre"]All special editions are money grabs. Just like DVD special editions, it plays to a limited market of people that money to spend on such things. I dispise all of these extra gold special editions........reminds me of George Lucas and releasing Starwars in 10 different revisions.InsaneBasura

Strangleholds Collector's Edition begs to differ. 

What?  You mean the one that gives you the Hardboiled movie?

I see, this was a sarcastic statement right?  I stopped buying special editions on everything the moment I purchased a Starwars DVD from Wal-Mart for $5 extra dollars and I got was a 30 min DVD that had clips jumbled together of the previous movies.......

In the end, it's a money grab.  They put "special" in the title to stroke your ego.

Wow...... that is horrible. Limited editions are usually a rip, but thats just insulting. The only thing that could be a bigger waste is if a special edition came out that when you open the box, a boxing glove on a spring punches you.Private_Vegas

LOL

[QUOTE="InsaneBasura"]

[QUOTE="darthogre"]All special editions are money grabs. Just like DVD special editions, it plays to a limited market of people that money to spend on such things. I dispise all of these extra gold special editions........reminds me of George Lucas and releasing Starwars in 10 different revisions.darthogre

Strangleholds Collector's Edition begs to differ.

What? You mean the one that gives you the Hardboiled movie?

I see, this was a sarcastic statement right?

In the end, it's a money grab. They put "special" in the title to stroke your ego.

lol?

It's a high definition remaster of a movie which has been out of print for several years, made especially for the game. How is that not special? And since blu-ray movies are $20+ I fail to see how it's a money grab, ripoff, or any other kind of grab or rip.

Also, the movie will come with the Cantonese launguage track and the English dub.

Perfect Dark Zero.  I love the tin case and the game itself, but Rare was a bit chintzy with the extras.  It had 4 avatars and a PD0 TV commercial on the bonus disc.  That's was it.

All of them are equally as stupid. Anything that comes with them is gaudy and tacky with the logo written all over it, such as a shirt or something that only the most blind fanboy would wear, or some cheaply made "collectable cards" that no one gives a rat's ass about, especially collectable dealers.

If it doesn't alter or help your game experience any and ultimately most of the contents of the collectors edition winds up in your junk drawer that you never clean out, well, then it's a waste of money in my opinion. 

the only "limited" edition I have ever bought was the STALKER one. Mainly because it was the same price as the normal package here :P and the case looks amazing. _Pedro_

The additional content was crap. The survival guide looks cool, but it just reiterates the same info that's in the game. The second DVD is pure crap. Basically a compilation of videos you can find online. But yeah, it was the same price as the standard edition, and the box looks great, so meh, it was worth it. :P