Venocide Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 uhhhh... really EA!? Amazon's exclusive collector's edition for Battlefield 1 costs $129.99 and doesn't include Battlefield 1. Available for all three of the game's formats, the item's listing is pretty specific: "Battlefield 1 Exclusive Collector's Edition - Does Not Include Game". So what does a game-less video game collector's edition include? Let's see (I'll help annotate): 14" statue (not the game) Exclusive steelbook (not the game) Cloth poster (not the game) Deck of playing cards (different game) Messenger pigeon tube containing exclusive DLC (for the game, but not the game) Patch (not the game) Premium Pacakaging (not the game) For the price of, well, a full-price video game, you can grab the disc alongside the collector's edition for $189.99. Then there's the $209.99 Deluxe edition, which appears to make the sole addition of the Early Enlister version of the game - as you may have guessed, that's usually $20 more than the base game. http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/08/08/130-battlefield-1-collectors-edition-doesnt-come-with-the-game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandiBunni Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 It's pretty ridiculous that they're selling a "Collector's Edition" of Battlefield 1... without Battlefield 1. All it seems to be is a way to get more money out of people by forcing them to buy the game separately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJROE95 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Ha ha ha ha ha.... This has to be some sort of joke! EA are doing some next level trolling of their fans. My fav comment you made was about the DLC being included. Wow just, wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuzzieWingman Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Here I was thinking they'd be able to have a year without stupid. Silly me, this is EA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowReplicant Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 PRE-ORDERED! Messenger pigeon tube containing exclusive DLC, here I come. Ok, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubanga Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 EA being greedy as usual. Shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hore Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) Spending money on video games without actually playing said video games? Sounds like the NeoGAF edition. Edited August 8, 2016 by GIONAScm2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Honestly, i appreciate the idea. If we're being honest, collector's editions are just merchandise. There's no practical reason to bundle it with the game itself other than maybe providing an incentive to preorder. Talking about preorders, the very idea of preordering a collectors edition to a game that might very well end up being shit blows my mind. With this we can just buy the game and "upgrade" to the collectors edition if we like it enough without having to buy the game itself twice. The pricing's another debate but it's not like this is the first time EA has done an overpriced collectors edition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skateak Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I don't see the outrage. Maybe someone wants to buy the game digital but still wants the collectors items? You know there is a version that does actually contain the Battlefield 1 disc right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetsTurnJu-On Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Here we go ladies and gents. The next stage in bullshittery to get more money from us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERICVOLTAGE Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Well, it is the collectors edition not the game edition, amirite guys? -secretly accepts check from EA- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowxSakura Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I think it's a good idea if you want the LE, but don't want the game anytime soon. You could buy that now instead of the 190 dollar version that includes the disc and wait for a few months for the price to drop on the disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damage_6-9 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Going by some of their recent efforts, it will be eight months & 432 patches before the game is playable anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PooPooBlast Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Well they also did this with Mirror's Edge Catalyst collectors edition so this isn't the first time.. Also collectors edition is just for physical video game related objects. I'm sure there are other bundles that has the disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) If we're being honest, collector's editions are just merchandise. Wait... what? The collector's edition of a thing, is not the thing it's a collector's edition of? The whole point of a game's collector's edition, is that it's an edition of the game with stuff added that appeal to collectors. They can try to call it whatever tf they want, but it's not a CE of the game, it's a merchandise set. I don't mind the fact that there is such a merchandise set, I don't care about it one way or another, I just think calling it a CE is stupid. But I suppose they're just traying to come up with more and more ridiculous stuff, just to stay mentioned in games media. Edited August 8, 2016 by Ric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loljens Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xel Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) That's hilarious. EA: Edited August 8, 2016 by Xeliot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlareXV Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) Stay poor, bitches! On a more serious note, this is just for value purposes and I'm cool with that. As a collector, I know I wouldn't be happy if someone charged me a fortune for a open collectors edition. Edited August 8, 2016 by FlareXV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowStar83x Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) Bethesda did it with one of their games and the Child of Light CE didn't have a physical version. Neither did Hitman. EA's hardly the only one. Doesn't mean it's not bullshit. Edited August 8, 2016 by ShadowStar83x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon-Archon Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 This is just ridiculous. Why buy a CE without the game. Also, why is the patch listed as CE content? And here I thought EA wanted to redeem itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Hyper Balls Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 What is this monstrosity, no game these guys must be drunk on amazon or Ea is smoking crack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo_0113 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Uhh so there are two collectors editions, one with the game and one without. Whats the problem. i dont get it. This one has the game in it The Battlefield 1 - Collector's Edition Contains: 14" Collector's Edition statue Battlefield 1 Exclusive Steelbook Exclusive cloth propaganda poster Deck of playing cards Messenger pigeon tube with exclusive DLC Exclusive Patch Premium packaging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caesar Clown Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 C'mon people.... Bethesda did this first with the Wolfenstein The New Order CE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobThanatos Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Don't listen to click-bait IGN articles, there's 2 variations of the collectors edition. Depends whether or not you're getting the game digitally or separately from somewhere else. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Shadow170 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Lol EA doing EA things yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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