...where are we headed with limited and collectors edition's.
I was going to write next week about limited and collectors edition's that have been released over the last twelve months. Specifically their lack of anything that is practical or useful. What upsets me is that those reproduced cards of concept art, action figures, and prequel magazines, always seem to be less than useful, and just plain corny.
I would rather have something more tangible or at least more useful than cards, magazines, and action figures. What I would like is DLC, in the form of themes, picture packs, and in game content. It should be noted that Bungie did this with the Halo 3 Legendary bundle, and now with Epic has done the same with GOW2; by way of the golden gun code given to those that bought the game at midnight.
However, also available for sale is the GOW2 Lancer bundle. A life size replica of the COG weapon of choice. Now let me start off by saying it's cool. I like the idea in theory, but then I always end up asking myself "where in the *^&$ would I put that." Because honestly, I'm not to keen on putting that up on a wall, or shelf and saying to those that enter my home "yeah I bought that!'
This may just be me growing up, or perhaps it's a matter of taste. But as I get older I find that I want my gaming experiences to be more memorable than a collection of paper and plastic. I want interactive media that can be experienced or displayed and won't collide with the Feng Shui of my home.
It does seem that devs feel the same way, as more and more CE/LE editions are being released with DLC. And that's great for me, but I do wonder how the rest of the community feels about this? Are you pro physical, or pro virtual SWAG?
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