Sealed vs Open

[mosavon]

Originally Posted by Twistedsymphony

I open all of my CEs, I do it so I can photograph them for you people

...otherwise I'd just keep most of them sealed.

and, its much appreciated

[mosavon]

I have some sealed but a lot are unsealed.

I only recently started collecting, i only buy edition's of the games i actually want to play or of the franchises i love e.g GT, Uncharted, GTA etc...etc...

I don't wan't to go down the road of collecting everything and anything as i have quite an obsessive personality as it is, i'd bankrupt myself lol, so for now it's a few "Big box" editions balanced out with some "steelbook's" etc...

[Legendhawk]

I open mine to share it with people who wants to know about the content, and they can also see the size of the figur or artbook etc.

i have it displayed on my big shelf

[mr_tris]

Originally Posted by Legendhawk

I open mine to share it with people who want to know about the content, and they can also see the size of the figure or artbook etc.

Couldn't have said it better!!
I also love to get my hands on all the meaty goodness!

[ob1ob]

I open mine because I buy them to enjoy not to resell.

[Hans v Hube]

Originally Posted by ob1ob

I open mine because I buy them to enjoy not to resell.

Just like Toy Story 2 untouched & unloved (well played that is).
I would say if you spend over £100 or $150 on one then yes get a std one?

[tallkid123]

Bit of both.

I open some out of curiousity but I'm loathe to actually use what came in it in a practical manner (my MW2 Prestige Edition's NVG shall forever remain sealed).

Some I keep sealed until the day that I decide and actually have the time to play them.

[matze1975]

I always open them, because I want to display them and play the game. I think I would buy two of a CE if I have the money, one to display and one to keep it sealed.
Sometimes I buy some games twice to play them, but on diffrent systems. For example I bought Black Ops for PC and XBox 360(Prestige Edition), because some friends play it on PC and some on XBox 360. I also had to buy the XBox version, because there wasn´t a Prestige for PC!
So I think I can understand both sides!

[RaverX]

It's nice to have the games sealed, especially Collector's edition : we "collect" them. But if you keep them sealed how can you enjoy the content ? You cannot "read" the artbooks, you cannot listen the soundtracks, you cannot see the figurines, etc.

And you cannot play the game (unless you buy the standard version). Of course it would be cool to have 2 pieces of each game, one to keep sealed and one to open and play. But this is hard if you're not rich, especially with some very rare and expensive versions.

Most of my games are opened, I have a few sealed, but I will end up opening them anyway. Slightly offtopic : I also collect videocards and I'm facing the same dilema : opened or sealed. If I keep them sealed there's no way to see and test them, see how they work in games.

[alk3civichater]

Originally Posted by RaverX

It's nice to have the games sealed, especially Collector's edition : we "collect" them. But if you keep them sealed how can you enjoy the content ? You cannot "read" the artbooks, you cannot listen the soundtracks, you cannot see the figurines, etc.

And you cannot play the game (unless you buy the standard version). Of course it would be cool to have 2 pieces of each game, one to keep sealed and one to open and play. But this is hard if you're not rich, especially with some very rare and expensive versions.

Most of my games are opened, I have a few sealed, but I will end up opening them anyway. Slightly offtopic : I also collect videocards and I'm facing the same dilema : opened or sealed. If I keep them sealed there's no way to see and test them, see how they work in games.

I feel the same, open and enjoy. Collecting is expensive as it is I cant afford to buy 2 copies lol