I know... and yet people will buy it. My son is one of them as he has the digital 5 but is a big SM fan. Me... I'll just get the regular disc edition and pick up a steelbook later on.
I'd be careful because these kind of steelbooks can end up going for a lot of money on their own you know if you decide to pick them up later on sites like eBay.
Most would just go
"It's annoying but whatever, I'll get the limited edition and grab the steelbook"
However you can't do that because Sony is basically forcing you to buy the expensive digital only edition for the steelbook since they aren't doing a Limited Edition what they did for Horizon Forbidden West.
The excuse apparently now, and I don't know if it's something Sony said or just the die hard fanbase but it's because it allows gamers who bought the digital only PS5 to not "miss out" on getting it.
It's bullshit because if you bought a digital only PS5 then you clearly don't like clutter so what good is something most digital only fans see as "pointless crap".
Also why would a digital only gamer want a Steelbook which is meant to house a physical disc.
There's so many better things they could be doing here, and chose none of them. Things like not including the steelbook at all, sell the game separately from the CE (which I also hate, but it's still better than this) or sell two different versions. I seriously doubt they have to worry about making too many and not selling out of them right away.
Maybe... and this is a big maybe. Best buy has a habit of commissioning steelbooks for games that dont ordinarily get them. in this case, it can only be found in the digital deluxe but what is to say that bestbuy cant get hold of the same mfg and get a slew of them made for them to give away with each retail copy of the base game? I got my halo infinite steel with the base game from them, and it was the same steel that was included with the deluxe edition. Same with steels for cyberpunk and lego star wars.
I will keep some optimism that someone will be selling the same steel by itself or with the base game as a promo. If not then i know a seller on ebay that makes the exact same ones for big releases like horizon and the first SM game. Mine is not from the CE, it was from ebay and looks the same as the CE one.
Sony is playing both publisher and retailer for these Collector's Edition too.
As much as I appreciate digital and its convenience, I would've preferred my Ragnarok Jötnar Edition be physical, and Sony playing both roles means they have no reason to not offer a Game: Digital or Physical checkbox on PS Direct.
Remember a month back how you had to go into an actual Comic retailer to get the Free Comic Day prequel for Spider-Man 2? They'll do physical for that!
Based on your comment, I had to go back and watch the trailer to make sure that I didn't actually miss something but I see now that you meant the symbiote suit moves. For a second there, I thought they actually showed Venom in action.
I'm not one to go for cosmetic decorations for my consoles/controllers but I would DEFINITELY get something like that. Black with the white spider logo! Here, take my money.
Yes MGS3 controller and Side plates would be great.
Sony really need to do a little more with side plates. They made a console that has changable side plates and and 2 and half years in has hardly done anything with them. Other than release a few plane colour side plates.
Final fantasy is going to be the first game designed side plates. When really we could off had more by now. God of war, Horizon, GT7, Ratchet & Clank to name a few that should have custom side plates.
I really hope Sony decide to release more from now on.
HELL YEAH!!!
Can't wait
Called it. I freakin called it. October it is.
DIGITAL COLLECTORS EDITION
F*** sake Sony, stop this shit
Once again you get a steelbook aswel…
Jesus man
The whole point of a collectors edition is the physical side of it
Love that statue! Could be my first collectors ed in ages.