it's NOT going to be numbered...that's pretty clear...it's EXACTLY the same as the worldwide version...of course, if you've pre-ordered, they throw in a greatest hits version of MGS4 (PS3)...with the quick sell out of the product, and jacked up prices on-line..Konami knew they could milk it for double the amount of profits they were projecting...people need to understand die-hard collectors like ourselves make up maybe 2-5% of the video games market..not enough for any video game company to care, when the bottomline is profits...even without numbers, it will sell out anyways..so what do they care if we have gripes and concerns?..what are you gonna do?..tell them you won't ever buy another MGS Collectors Edition again?..:p..yea right!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA..WE CAN'T WIN!!..NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT!!..HAHAHAHAHAHA