Collector Editions - Another way to spell cognitive dissonance

Collector Editions are for people who wish to feel special. They are filled with nothing but the prestige of owning a collector edition that they spent massive amounts of money on. I don't buy collector editions. Why? Because I rather use that money to buy two games instead. Whats really in there anyways? Usually they include art books, bonus content on how the game is made, and other little stuff that doesn't really add much. Some of the more recent ones includes day one DLC, exclusive ingame items (that can be edited in by modifying the files by changing one line,) guaranteed beta access, and more. These are limited in numbers so people who buy them can feel special. For a 60 dollar game, collector editions go for 80-90 dollars. That is a "normal" collector edition.

What are these super special collector editions then? Well, how about one for 150 dollars? Bethesda for example, claimed that games are too expensive to make so they have to charge their collector editions for 150 bucks. That seems a little steep but people buy it up. Not wanting to be outdone, Kingdoms of Amalur has a collector edition for 380 bucks. Yes 380 fucking bucks. That shit is stupid as fuck. Who in their right mind would shell out 380 for a piece of shit collector's edition for a piece of shit game. The Secret World has one for 250 dollars but it includes a "lifetime subscription." If you're one of those thinking, "Hey that might be worthwhile if you play for an year and a half!" Then go slap yourself on the face. Lifetime subscriptions have never turned out well. The first game to ever do that, or one that I am aware of, is Hellgate London. That game flopped and closed down so fast that no one ever got their money's worth. When you get a lifetime subscription you are taking a gamble that the game won't flop. You are also gambling that you would continue playing the game for that long. Games that hand out choice for a lifetime subscription probably isn't looking forward to staying alive for very long because, why else would they give them out? They'd earn more money without it.

However, one company goes up and beyond everything in pure greed. I have never seen anything this stupid and greedy in my life. This goes beyond the stupidity of EA and Ubisoft. Who is it? Capcom. How stupid you ask, well would you ever pay 1293 bucks for a collector edition that has nothing but a leather jacket designed like the guy in the game? No its not a typo. No you did not read wrong. One fucking thousand two hundred and ninety three fucking bucks. I hope the collector edition comes with a gun to shoot yourself in the head because thats probably the only way you'll live down the shame and embarrassment of purchasing it. I can understand a tiny increase for 80-90 bucks. I can sorta understand 150 bucks for Bethesda, they have a huge fanbase and they are able to milk that much. I can understand lifetime subscriptions if you're willing to take a gamble. But for 1293 bucks there is nothing anyone can possibly say to justify that amount other than if Capcom comes out and says "We're greedy assholes and we want to know who is stupid enough to buy the collector edition because they've been eating up our shit and sucking our cocks for the past few years already by playing our shitty games. We want to know how far we can push it before they realize they're retards."

Maybe then, just maybe, it would be justifiable but that would never ever happen. Until people realize they're being played a fool game companies are just going to shit out collector editions with exuberant prices because they can.