Destiny PS4 Developer Discs & Swag

Star Blazers · #1 09-11-2014, 06:15 AM

For those fans/collector's of "Destiny", on Monday here in Seattle Bungie Studios held an open-house for fans. The first 300 people (w/ numbered wristband) were given a tour of the studio, but over 1000 people showed up.

Towards the end of the tour Bungie staff handed us one of the first pressing PS4 discs that were made. The first 600 discs that were pressed by Sony went to Bungie staff two weeks before the game was released. The discs came in a plain envelope, with no labeling and were numbered in black sharpie ink. A few days before the open house the employees turned the discs back in and as a surprise to fans they handed them out to us for attending. Quite a collectible since it is one of the first 600 that were made.

I am sure some will eventually hit eBay. They also handed out a few different styles of shirts, a hoodie to those waiting overnight in line, two different full size posters (while supplies lasted and each person could only choose one poster so they had to figure out which style they liked better) and then Bungie staff would sign it. There were also a small package of buttons, and a sticker handed out too. Each person who entered the studio with the numbered wristband was given a swag bag with some cans of Red Bull, a Destiny exclusive shirt, and a few other smaller items.

KnightOfTruth · #2 09-11-2014, 03:44 PM

Wow, that sounds pretty awesome! Thanks for sharing - you wouldn't be looking to sell your signed poster would ya? (PM me if so)

Star Blazers · #3 09-11-2014, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by KnightOfTruth

Wow, that sounds pretty awesome! Thanks for sharing - you wouldn't be looking to sell your signed poster would ya? (PM me if so)

I probably won't part with mine, but my friend may part with his. I will PM you.

0329liuken · #4 09-11-2014, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Star Blazers

I probably won't part with mine, but my friend may part with his. I will PM you.

If your friend decides to sell the game disc, please let me know

Star Blazers · #5 09-11-2014, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 0329liuken

If your friend decides to sell the game disc, please let me know

He and I each got a developer disc, its basically a final PS4 disc with a number on it in black ink and each employee at Bungie got one). I saw someone on eBay that posted one unsigned for sale and it was only at $60 which in my opinion is extremely low since it was one of the first copies produced, but there are some people who simply don't know how to market their items on eBay and that auction probably will get overlooked (their feedback may prevent people from trusting them as well). I also saw a signed one up on eBay for $200 with a BIN of $1000 but ours have more signatures on them.

I can talk to my friend and ask him how much he wants, he has a few items he wants to sell from the event.

0329liuken · #6 09-11-2014, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Star Blazers

I probably won't part with mine, but my friend may part with his. I will PM you.

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Originally Posted by Star Blazers

He and I each got a developer disc, its basically a final PS4 disc with a number on it in black ink and each employee at Bungie got one). I saw someone on eBay that posted one unsigned for sale and it was only at $60 which in my opinion is extremely low since it was one of the first copies produced, but there are some people who simply don't know how to market their items on eBay and that auction probably will get overlooked (their feedback may prevent people from trusting them as well). I also saw a signed one up on eBay for $200 with a BIN of $1000 but ours have more signatures on them.

I can talk to my friend and ask him how much he wants, he has a few items he wants to sell from the event.

Thanks! Please let me know when you hear from him!

Star Blazers · #7 09-11-2014, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 0329liuken

Thanks! Please let me know when you hear from him!

Will do, unsure if he will want to eBay it or sell direct to the best offer.

CheapAssassin · #8 09-11-2014, 06:25 PM

I would love to see some pictures.

StayFree( ' 3') · #9 09-12-2014, 02:46 AM

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The discs came in a plain envelope, with no labeling and were numbered in black sharpie ink.

I hope there's an actual difference between this and the standard. I mean what's stopping cheeseball ebayers with a black sharpies from claiming that their standard copy is actually one of the first prints?

Either way, that was really awesome of Bungie to do. Has anyone posted photos of the event?

Star Blazers · #10 09-12-2014, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by StayFree( ' 3')

I hope there's an actual difference between this and the standard. I mean what's stopping cheeseball ebayers with a black sharpies from claiming that their standard copy is actually one of the first prints?

Either way, that was really awesome of Bungie to do. Has anyone posted photos of the event?

True you bring up a valid point. I don't think the majority of people even know. Since the discs they handed out where the final build of the game, there doesn't appear to be a difference between it and a "retail" disc. Other than the black marker with a random number on it, there were three different color plain sleeves they were in, red, yellow, green, but the box was pretty fully of them, not sure if there were any other color sleeves.

I saw a few auctions on eBay for them, links below if anyone wants to see it, and a few of them include the numbered wristband:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Retail-Devel...item46275fa497

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Destiny-deve...item1c45e5f324

If the disc was stamped "Developer Copy Only" that would be one thing, but they don't appear to be. Any one who has one that was serious about selling I feel would include the numbered wristband. They had told us that 300 wristbands were going to be handed out and each wristband had a number in red ink on the underside, so anyone who was there and got one would probably offer the wristband with it to help at least validate it to some degree.

I took some photos but they came out rather poor, mainly due to my inferior camera on my phone. Once inside we were standing close to the employee kitchen/break area and we could take photos, but then ushered up some stairs and told no photos allowed. This area was where some of the employees would be in a circle testing elements of the game, and then we could look over many of the desks/work areas for the employees. Once we were taken downstairs to the main floor we could take photos again of their display cases and artwork on the walls. It was rather chaotic with a line of tables where they would give you a poster to have signed and then after that we were taken into their theater to play a multiplayer match, and then ushered outside. I did get some good photos of the display cases and such though.