The G1 vs. G2 Debate Thread - Keep it friendly!!!

[gurpswoo1]

LOL - didn't realise Vanquish and UC3 were G2 sized. That put me in my place.

[mosavon]

Where there is a choice....G2 but too many G1's catch my eye so i've all but given up with my G2 only attitude

[oscarlucy]

Awesome responses so far, everybody!

It's looking like it's exactly as Lemur was saying - if you only game on one console, then the preference is usually to go with whatever size the standard for that console is.

Again, i am primarily a PC gamer, even though I also own a 360 and PS3, but I can't justify investing in G2 Steelbooks because there are not enough G2 exclusives for the PS3, and i can interchange my G1 Steelbooks for the 360 and PC.

Also, people can argue that there *may* be more of an exclusivity/identity factor towards G2 because people relate G2 to PS3, but that can also be a negative thing. If there are more G1 titles and people are more likely to lean towards G1 collecting, then it stands to reason that as a whole, there will be a larger "community" of G1-inclusive Steelbook collectors that may never touch or care about G2 just because they may not own a PS3. XBox and PC collectors on the other hand are going to go for G1 obviously.

And let's not confuse the fact that just because G1 releases on multiple platforms, doesn't mean that the number of Steelbooks produced themselves aren't still limited - in the case of G1, sometimes usually only the 360 version will get a Steelbook release but not the PC, or vice versa....so it's still rather limited. I own a very large majority of all G1 video game Steelbooks and a lot of them are not at all easy to obtain at this point.

[gurpswoo1]

Are all Blu-ray steelbooks G2?

[vhal_x]

Bluray movies? Yes, I believe so - although I could be mistaken - I have quite a few xx

[vhal_x]

I prefer to buy G1 steelbooks, purely due to the fact that I mainly collect for Xbox 360, however if a steelbook is available on both G1 and G2 then I will buy the G1, unless the G2 is a lot cheaper, or if I cannot find the G1 but have access to a G2, then again I'd go for the G2.

Also, I have only a few G2 steelbooks for games, but I do have quite a lot for movies (blurays) xx

[rapidly-greying]

I think all multiformat steelies should be g2 if they are only putting out the one size.

Why? In my eyes if you have loads of g1 games then a few g2's here and there wont look too out of place because the minority of game boxes will be narrower so wont look too bad.

G1 boxes though look totally out of place sticking out amongst loads of lovely slender g2's.

So,9 g1's and just the one g2 doesn't look too bad,but 9 g2's and just the one g1 looks bloody horrific. All sticky outy and getting in the road aaarrggghhh.

I actually kept final fantasy in the standard box for a few days because it looked better than the oversized steelie. Now I have The Darkness 2 steelie it doesn't look as bad.

And also,i'm a ps3 owner :-)

[gurpswoo1]

Is it more of a concern for a real steelbook over stickerbook. Or must it be G2 no matter what?

I only say because on the this forum anyway, there is alot more up roar when we hear about a stickerbooks rather than the size.

[rapidly-greying]

I wouldn't wipe my bum with a stickerbook.

[vhal_x]

I actually don't mind stickerbooks, they're not as nice as a proper steel but at the end of the day, you don't have much choice when it comes to it, such as for the Dead Island stickerbook (which I still DESPERATELY want and need!) xx