Worst…Collector's Edition…Ever

No physical game, no soundtrack, and no art book... and you want $70?!

[badattitude3d]

It's actually a pretty great collector's edition if you think about it.

Deluxe 12" figure

Metal Card with game code on it (better than just a simple pamphlet with the game code)

And if you're a prime member it's 20% off so it's only $55
http://amzn.to/2db4pwq

[DarkHeroZX]

I pre-ordered the PC and PS4 versions.

[KiwiViper85]

"Shut up and take my rings" haha

[dumahim]

I'm not even a fan of Sonic and I like it. Was mildly tempted to pick one up last week when a co-worker mentioned it.

[RosweeSon]

Yeah it's one of the best in recent times real fan service. shame they don't give you the digital code save you opening the package.

[Kidmyst]

I pre-Ordered Sonic too on Amazon, the figure with the startup sound would be a great addition to my game room. I prefer physical discs though and bummed on that but since the Amazon discount makes it more reasonable for having digital only. I always thought the Tron Evolution Collections edition when it first came out was a rip off for what you got.

[shinoff2183]

Its straight BS there is no physical disc. Sega can keep this. Going for nostalgia without
a disc is kinda dumb.

[SegaGamer]

It's a digital game, of course there isn't going to be a disc with it.

[Hoffmann]

Physical copies of a game are damn overrated. We don't have 2005 anymore.

[Pancit_Canton]

They need to stop calling it Collector's Edition, if they are not going to include physical copy of the game. It defeats the purpose of having a collectors edition. The same goes for putting digital only soundtrack instead of an actual disc.

[Hoffmann]

As I mentioned..we don't have 2005 anymore.

[InMyOpinion]

@Hoffmann - You can't re-sell a digital game, that's why I favor physical copies. Was pretty happy being able to sell No Man's Sky after I got bored with it, for example.

[Darkwatchman]

What was that? I couldn't hear you over the sound of every PS3, Xbox 360, DS, psp, 3ds, vita, and PS4 game I have bought physically over the past 10+ years

[jay2]

1.8mb speed here

[Hoffmann]

2.5 here since 3 years. Feels good to life in one of the bigger cities in Germany ;)

[2pacalypsenow]

Wait 2.6 mbps? And that's good?

[Hotabang]

100mb here, still shitty ping though XD
I like this edition but i dont like not having a physical copy, i also feel bad for people without any proper access to internet (like my cousin, his mom wont get a good net) it really sucks and dont get me started about day 1 patches

[2pacalypsenow]

You cant collect a digital copy

[Hoffmann]

Sure you can. Just like you can collect movies..funny cat photos and music in digital form. You think we will still use something like disc in 10 or 15 years?

It is a medium of yesterday, just like video tapes, dvd's and in some years even blurays!

[2pacalypsenow]

Yeah... no

[sypher]

The music industry is the biggest download-centric industry in the world with even less of a reason to have discs. Guess what? Go into a store and you'll find a ton of the latest music albums lining store shelves, because people buy them.

As long as people buy it, there will remain physical media, even if the companies don't like it (as they make much better markup on digital) if they ever stopped, it leaves the market open for a competitior to swoop in and take that marketshare.

[Ravenor]

Lending and borrowing games from friends is pretty overrated. I also really like my digital games on the shelf, they're conversation pieces really.

[LamerTamer]

Owning your own games is overrated too. I like knowing that some big company could decide at any time that they don't want me having the content, then rip it from me. That happens all the time from license expiration (music) and sometimes lawsuits result in a game being pulled. Then you just have time, these games won't be online forever. I like paying full price for an extended rental. They own my money but why should I want to own my game?

(LOL at disagrees, sarcasm is lost on some)

[LamerTamer]

So you like having big corporations be the gatekeeper for "your" stuff. I don't, I don't want to ask permission from some third party online company to use, move, load my stuff. I will laugh when eventually the games are pulled from the servers and you no longer have any access to them, then bitch about it. Content is pulled/stripped from digital files online all of the time (licensing time outs etc).

With A disc I can re-install on any console at any time in minutes, not hours, and not have to sign in to anything or ask anyone permission to do it. Have fun with your DRM.

[Hoffmann]

I have fun with owning every game on GoG. Without any drwm. And I have around 25 TB HDD space here and more than enough for my PS3 and 4 games either, have all files here.

[LamerTamer]

@Hoffmann

That is great for PC users, Console users don't have that option. It is either disc, or digital download with DRM. You can't back up games on console and HDDs don't last forever.

[deafdani]

Not to mention that going all digital makes hard drive space a real issue.

[Pekka]

But as a collectors edition this is completely worthless without physical game and soundtrack. And, no, you can't collect digital games. And neither can you collect digital movies, music etc. You can buy them but that isn't collecting unless you can re-sell them. And if you can't re-sell what you have bought, you don't own them. Most digital movies, music etc can only be called as long-time rentals.

[bit-crusherrrr]

I think it looks cool, i'm just annoyed its not coming out in Europe :( might have to import it.

[lnfiniteLoop]

thats what I did... just for the sonic standing on the Genesis (Megadrive (which I still have my original machine))

[bit-crusherrrr]

Same, I just wanna hear it say Sega :) Mine is sat in a box under the bed, still going strong though sometimes you need to give the power cord a wiggle to make it work.

[admiralvic]

" The way I see it, we're paying an extra $50 for some refurbished E3 and PAX giveaways that Sega had laying around."

I'd seriously love to go to the conventions/places this person supposedly goes and gets 12" figures of beloved characters and such. I mean, when I went to E3 and saw Sega I got a Jet Grind Radio lanyard and some buttons, so they were really holding out on me!

Seriously though, I don't see the issue here.

"Maybe a history of Sonic booklet "

There is already an amazing book that does it and I don't think any booklet in a collectors edition like this would ever be that great. It would probably be like 30 pages, tell you the absolute basics and be more of a novelty item than anything else, like the booklet in the Kirby collection is a joke next to the Hyrule Historia.

"A soundtrack is a must"

I personally hate when people include OSTs. I know some people listen to them and others don't, but they've always struck me as filler. Items where someone said they wanted a $120 OST, so marketing made some quick filler items to raise the cost.

"Maybe in addition to a physical copy of the game it could come with an actual, playable Genesis cartridge that contains a few simplified levels?"

I wouldn't even want to know the costs and probably frustration some people would have at not being able to play it.

Anyway, I get that you might not care for it, but it's a decent CE.

[Valenka]

It makes me wonder how much the game itself costs.

[Relientk77]

No physical game so its BS

I think the game cartridge with the gold ring is cool though

[BillytheBarbarian]

I used to collect physical games but now I don't care about it. I have my collection on a hard drive. I want the statue to display.

[BlaqMagiq1]

No physical game no buy. That is absolutely stupid not to include one.

[LamerTamer]

Yeah what could it cost them to make the discs in bulk, another $1.00 per box? Sega went full retard.

[JCW2005]

great, someone like me with no internet access on ps4 is screwed, god i hate this digital only gaming world

[thestarboy]

I'm buying only the game that's my interest

[Artemidorus]

Sounds like Sean Murray has been involved.

[quent]

If they can bother charging people $70 they can bother releasing physical copies.

[feraldrgn]

I finally know what Knuckles is.
Echidna.

[DivineAssault]

I wouldve liked a physical copy but what can you do? I think its a cool CE

[Th3o]

I'm still getting it, nostalgia to the max for this colletor's