Collector's Edition - keep it un-opened?

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So, I got the Collectors Edition for a really nice price.
I already have the standard game and I don't know if I should keep it un-opened or not.

I kinda like the idea of keeping it closed, maybe it will worth something in the future, what your thoughts?
 
Depends. Do you want the Chromeline cars? Do you want to read the Apex book? I got the Collector's Edition myself and the cars is only great in the beginning. After a while they're just forgotten. And the Apex book is really useful if you're a race driver yourself, otherwise it's just another interesting read.

And who knows, when GT6 comes out how much it's gonna be worth?
 
symustafa1996
Depends. Do you want the Chromeline cars? Do you want to read the Apex book? I got the Collector's Edition myself and the cars is only great in the beginning. After a while they're just forgotten. And the Apex book is really useful if you're a race driver yourself, otherwise it's just another interesting read.

And who knows, when GT6 comes out how much it's gonna be worth?
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The problem for me right now is because Sony decided to block everything USB wise (I like playing other games than GT with Xbox controller) I'm not on the latest firmware which mean that today I cannot download them at the moment.

I read that the expiration date is 31 dec 2013 on the chrome line cars.
Can anyone confirm this?
 
MuRRe
The problem for me right now is because Sony decided to block everything USB wise (I like playing other games than GT with Xbox controller) I'm not on the latest firmware which mean that today I cannot download them at the moment.

I read that the expiration date is 31 dec 2013 on the chrome line cars.
Can anyone confirm this?
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Yes it they do expire December 31st 2013.
 
In my experience you are best off opening something like this now. Otherwise, several months from now you'll get drunk and open it anyway, and feel all sorts of remorse the next day. Best to get that out of the way now so you don't do something stupid later.
 
peter_vod69
In my experience you are best off opening something like this now. Otherwise, several months from now you'll get drunk and open it anyway, and feel all sorts of remorse the next day. Best to get that out of the way now so you don't do something stupid later.
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That's a heck of a lot of assumptions in your reasoning. I'd never do what you did :dopey:.
 
Open it, it will never be worth any more than no paid for it. Its not like the collectors addition is a one of a kind item.
 
peter_vod69
In my experience you are best off opening something like this now. Otherwise, several months from now you'll get drunk and open it anyway, and feel all sorts of remorse the next day. Best to get that out of the way now so you don't do something stupid later.
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Lol maybe he doesn't drink? Honestly though, I'd just open it and enjoy it. I mean maybe there's a chance it will be worth something in the future but here's how I think things would have to happen to make it work.

-Sony doesn't release the PS4 within a year and a half to two years.
-PD waits to release GT6 on PS4 (likely)
-PD removes the expiration of the DLC cars (unlikely but most important factor)
-GT5 is still strong in atleast a year

The first two because if PD has us waiting for GT6 for PS4 which I think is likely, people will still be on GT5 and may eventually want to get a collectors edition and may pay through the roof for it. But chromelines would be an important factor in that, if they're expired it won't be as avidly wanted. And all this is assuming GT5 still has a lot of hardcore players by that time.
 
Life is short - do yourself a favor and enjoy what you have! I had the same thought of "hanging on to it" when I pre-ordered the game, but it was very fleeting...

I love driving my Chromes - they may not be as fast, but they are absolutely beautiful! The book is a great piece of history and information, the die cast looks kickin' next to the PS3, and the keychain sits in its protective case because I don't want to scratch it yet... HA!
 
We're all gonna die according to the Mayan calendar. Rip that sucker open, make a sandwich on the inside flap, and use the apex book as a coaster.
 
s0ul_chicken
Life is short - do yourself a favor and enjoy what you have! I had the same thought of "hanging on to it" when I pre-ordered the game, but it was very fleeting...

I love driving my Chromes - they may not be as fast, but they are absolutely beautiful! The book is a great piece of history and information, the die cast looks kickin' next to the PS3, and the keychain sits in its protective case because I don't want to scratch it yet... HA!
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Honestly, the keychain is a piece of crap (its not in a very creative or artistic shape either). The logo faded completely off after a few weeks and when I got it the edges of it were knicked up. Its just a hunk of metal in the shape of a keychain.

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MuRRe
So, I got the Collectors Edition for a really nice price.
I already have the standard game and I don't know if I should keep it un-opened or not.

I kinda like the idea of keeping it closed, maybe it will worth something in the future, what your thoughts?
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No, it won't be worth anything more than it does right now. People that think like that ends up on the show called "Hoarders".

If it's not worth a lot of money right now, it won't be worth more in the future. And by lot, I mean thousands of dollars.

So basically, you paid I don't know how much for 5-7 cars, but what I know is that you paid way too much.
 
Rarely any collector editions are worth more than they did originally.
Metal Gear Solid series is probably the only one that I can think of, that is actually worth more and that's because Konami really means "limited edition" unlike other companies.
 
peter_vod69
Yeah you just watch yourself buddy. ;)

:D

Seriously, it's just a game. I bought my collectors edition on day one, and read the Apex book while I was at work that day.
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That's not right.
Your suposed to work read GTPlanat at work. :grumpy:
 
if you don't really need it leave it closed...
whether it will be worth a lot of money is another questions which only time can answer...
 

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