[Kegs11]

This article is spot on for me.

Ive recently had to sell most of my Assassins Creed collectors editions to make space for other games. I also was going to buy the AC:R Animus edition, but decided that Ubisoft were taking the piss this year. The animus edition contains a "black" edition encyclopedia, whilst on their website they have a "white" edition that comes with some extra artcards. WHY? why have 2 editions of a book, and those artworks could have easily been included (the whole encyclopedia project started as an artbook with these the main focus)

Theres only one answer, Money. Also, when you stop and think and realise there IS going to be an AC3, then that makes the encyclopedia incomplete. Ubisoft are trying to sell a half finished product, twice!

I was also pissed about the AC:The Fall comic series. Last year we got (albeit nicely done) comic books, and this year, they are now available in a hardback volume. And to make it a little more desirable, it contains new sneak previews from the upcoming comic book series for this year (which will probably get another hardback next year with both series and a sneak preview of next years series too)


Theres also another point which isnt made above, which is exclusivity.
This year has driven me absolutely mad by actually having to run around the internet finding which retailer has the "exclusive" rights this time. Fair enough, theres Google and fine sites like this one, but its all about finding and buying in time before the item becomes sold out and you are left at the mercy of the ebay scumbags who have bought just to make some quick money.

Another thing tied to exclusivity? Loyalty points. At GAME, if you preorder a product you get double points, and for each £100 you spend you get £2.50, or for each £100 preorder, £5. If I had been able to buy all these at GAME-

Killzone 3 Helghast Edition - £100
Infamous 2 Hero Edition - £100
Resistance 3 Survivor Edition - £100
Uncharted 3 Explorer Edition- £100

Thats £15 of credit missed, which is a lot for just buying what I was planning on purchasing anyway, and all of the above came from completely different retailers.

Well bollocks to it, Ive had enough of being given the run around. No more huge editions, and a steelbook or slipcase where the game is deserving of it.