The rise in "collector's editions" since the days of the PS4/XB1 (or was it the generation before?) will never not confuse me, because of this very reason.Raging Justice wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 6:03 am Yeah, that's another thing I don't get is the obsession with special editions that some people have. You're paying more money for a bunch of junk you'll never use
They're so expensive for what they are and it feels like they exist purely to appeal to collectors who intend to hold onto them as some kind of investment to flip later. They're just full of junk.
A nice limited edition case or steelbook with alternative artwork I can understand the appeal of more, but not really those massive oversized boxes that just have a standard copy of a game and then a bunch of cheap, poorly manufactured crap I don't really get.
I also hate it because it makes it annoying trying to research what some of the rarest games are (that had proper retail releases) and all you can find is "collector's editions" of cheap common games and a bunch of LRG/Special Reserve Games/Super Rare Games stuff.