Is The Collector's Edition Worth It?

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So I just got a call from my local store saying that they received GT5, but only the stantard edition, the things is I wanted to buy the CE edition, but seeing how much I want to play the game I might go there and just buy the SD edition, so i'm asking does the bonus of the pricier version pay up, are the Apex book and the stealth cars really an advantage?
 
Having a Lamborghini as your first car is sort of nice. If you're a newbie. If you're not, then it just saves you the price of the car when entering a race that only allows Italian cars or something similar. There are only a couple of those, so it's really not worth it to pay the extra money just to be able to access a couple race series sooner.

The chrome line cars don't really look very nice, IMO.

The Apex book has EVERYTHING you ever need to know about cars, and what you need to know in order to tune them. And then some. It's a great book. If you really think you could enjoy technical information about racing, cars, and the mechanics of both in depth - then wait for the CE. I really think the book is the coolest thing for a motorsports fan to have, especially if you're just getting into it. If everybody had the Apex book, there wouldn't be questions about tuning or driving ever posted to the internet. Seriously.

If you don't care about the little, pamphlet-sized (yet 300+ page) APEX book - then screw it and save the money. Get the regular edition. The CE box is crap, the different art is stupid, and the little toy car is nothing rare. You get a certificate that gives you the specific # of the CE you have, like #78,734 and it doesn't quite fit back into the box you take it out of.

I've thought to myself, several times, "I should've saved the money and gotten the regular version of this. The chromo line cars I'll probably never use again. Today I made half a million credits, and I didn't even think I did all that much." But then I find the APEX book I forgot about and look at it for a bit and it justifies the whole purchase.

It's a lot of money for a book, but it's really, really, quite awesome.:D
 
i already have the standard edition, but ive bought a collectors edition just for the apex book, was wondering the game which is inside the collectors edition box, is it sealed? might sell it on ebay...also i read somewhere the uk version of the apex book is only 200pages, while us is 300pages, shud i cancel my collectors edition and just buy the book from ebay? all i really want is the book
 
I thought it was worth it, and not just for the DLC cars. Frankly, I didn't download them until 3 days after getting the game.
 
My preorder version was just ok, the apex book was nice but i looked at it once, flicked through the entire book and its just too much maths and numbers and explantations. The chrome cars are nice but i never used them..

But Im a gt fan boy so i brought it regardless how ripped off i was :D
 
BK, don't forget about the sweet diecast nismo. :p

And Rader, why spend 138 for a 60 dollar game? Especially when you can order the ce online for 99. ???


/still waiting for my best buy dlc's. Wtf? :(
 
Gonna dig up an older thread, but can you take the car out of the box without damaging anything? Seems like the box is glued shut, it's in a glass case, and the wheels might not roll. It says on the bottom of the box that it's a scale model, not a toy, but I still thought it could come out and roll...
 
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Gonna dig up an older thread, but can you take the car out of the box without damaging anything? Seems like the box is glued shut, it's in a glass case, and the wheels might not roll. It says on the bottom of the box that it's a scale model, not a toy, but I still thought it could come out and roll...
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Yes, the wheel spin. I took it out and play with it for a little bit :P
 
I honestly forgot about GT5 until about 2 weeks before its release, so I went in pre-orderless and was only able to get the standard edition on launch day. Luckily I managed to find a ebay seller selling everything that came with the collectors edition minus the game itself and the DLC cars. Managed to win it at only $26 so even with shipping it cost me less than the retail CE would have cost (I couldn't care less about the dlc cars).

In my opinion it was very much worth it, as Brad said the APEX book is worth its weight in gold if you have any interest in car theory and technical information, basically anything you'd want to know is in there. The die-cast car is also a very nice addition for my collectors edition shelf, was surprised by how small it actually was but the details are awesome. And the key chain is well a key chain.

All in all a damn decent collectors edition IMO.
 
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