Tintin, I presume from your post that you're a gamer who hates physical game media (discs and game cards). If we use your logic, then game discs and game cards are (and always have been) useless bits of plastic. At least my "useless bits of plastic" will still work in 15-20 years, which is more than you will be able to say for invalid download codes.
The collectors' editions of games nowadays are really not up to the standards of similar editions in the past. There used to be a time when collectors' editions actually included a game disc, soundtrack CD and a physical art book. For the £250 price of this Starfield edition, I'd expect to receive physical copies of the game, soundtrack and art book. But no, it's all digital. The only physical stuff you get is a watch, a patch, a plastic box to hold everything, and, get this, a steelbook case. But there's no game disc to store in the steelbook case! Crazy.
The collectors' edition of Spiderman 2 on the PS5 is just as bad. For your £200 you receive a statue of Venom, a digital copy of the game, and, yes, an empty steelbook case. Come on, Sony, you cheapskates. People have paid £200 for this. At least throw in a physical game disc.
I'm planning to buy a PS5 some time in the next year, but as I prefer physical games over digital, and I have no interest in owning a statue of Venom, I'll be buying the standard physical disc version of Spiderman 2.
In any case, good luck to anyone buying a sealed copy of the collectors' edition of Starfield or Spiderman 2 on ebay in 10 or 15 years' time. You may find the code for your digital copy of the game is no longer valid, and you're left with a load of collectors' tat and no game.
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Re: Hands On: Starfield's Constellation Edition Is A Thing Of Beauty
Tintin, I presume from your post that you're a gamer who hates physical game media (discs and game cards). If we use your logic, then game discs and game cards are (and always have been) useless bits of plastic. At least my "useless bits of plastic" will still work in 15-20 years, which is more than you will be able to say for invalid download codes.
Re: Hands On: Starfield's Constellation Edition Is A Thing Of Beauty
The collectors' editions of games nowadays are really not up to the standards of similar editions in the past. There used to be a time when collectors' editions actually included a game disc, soundtrack CD and a physical art book. For the £250 price of this Starfield edition, I'd expect to receive physical copies of the game, soundtrack and art book. But no, it's all digital. The only physical stuff you get is a watch, a patch, a plastic box to hold everything, and, get this, a steelbook case. But there's no game disc to store in the steelbook case! Crazy.
The collectors' edition of Spiderman 2 on the PS5 is just as bad. For your £200 you receive a statue of Venom, a digital copy of the game, and, yes, an empty steelbook case. Come on, Sony, you cheapskates. People have paid £200 for this. At least throw in a physical game disc.
I'm planning to buy a PS5 some time in the next year, but as I prefer physical games over digital, and I have no interest in owning a statue of Venom, I'll be buying the standard physical disc version of Spiderman 2.
In any case, good luck to anyone buying a sealed copy of the collectors' edition of Starfield or Spiderman 2 on ebay in 10 or 15 years' time. You may find the code for your digital copy of the game is no longer valid, and you're left with a load of collectors' tat and no game.