[foreverflash]

Listen up, to everyone complaining about the cost of Skyrim Collector's Edition:
First of all, and most importantly, the artbook included in this is not a small, cheap artbook (like the miniature artbooks you see with many smaller Collector editions). This is a full, oversized artbook, likely to be very high quality (similar to the artbook they put out recently for Alice: Madness Returns). The Alice artbook was very impressive and sold for 40$ to start (-any signed or special versions of it). Figure the cost of the game initially (60$) and then add a 30-40$ high quality full size artbook in, you got about 100$, then add this high detail model of the dragon (scanned from the in-game render) and you got your 150$. Not to mention there is the "making of" dvd which, considering how good the making of was for Oblivion, I'd say this will be a very good making of dvd.

Price is high, but justified for the high quality artbook, large, detailed statue and making of dvd (which will likely be long and satisfying). Who the hell wants all sorts of extra stuff that is "low quality" when you have these 2 high quality collectibles and a very satisfying, fun, informative making of dvd? Take Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel edition. Came with tons of "low quality" stuff and no single high quality collectible. I'd rather these publishers and developers focus on 1 or 2 high quality items for a collectible than a bunch of lower quality items (and stupid DLC, which I hate when they include those dumb skins and maps for preorder...worthless).