Buying collectors edition after already owning the game?

[s1mplehumar]

I've been playing Fallout New Vegas for the past month and have really gotten into it. I'm sort of kicking myself for not getting the collectors edition in the first place, but now that I'm 60+ hours in, I'm finding myself wanting the useless poker chips, platinum chip, caravan deck, and graphic novel. I found it for $45 on Amazon, but I'm on the fence since I already own the normal version of the game.

Anyone else ever bought the collectors edition of a game after already owning the normal version?

Imho, save your green and wait until 2012 for a random cheapo deal. I can almost guarantee you'll find the CE online for sub $30 if you keep your eyes open. I'm not in the business of purchasing $80+ CE, LE, and pre-order bonuses at launch anymore. More often than not you've got a fair shot at so called LE titles resurfacing again for bottom o' the barrel prices....some Atlus releases excluded.

[coastercrazy10]

Some gamestop stores still have them for $30. I bought mine a month or so ago for that price, and even though this isn't as bad as Halo Reach legendary edition in terms of over production, this CE will be around for a while so even if it's not in stock at a GS near you, I'm sure you will find it for $30 somewhere else if you keep your eyes open.

-Ben

[KillerJuan77]

I've done that with some games (Two Worlds, BlazBlue and... Prince Of Persia?)

[Betelgeuse]

I'm a sucker when it comes to CE/LE games. The mass releases I try to stay away from because they go for dirt cheap in time. Gotta jump on those obscure ones

[Gamerforlife]

I kind of stopped caring about special editions this gen since just about every game has them nowadays.

That's how I feel. Plus, I find many of the extra stuff to be pretty pointless things that I'll never use or care about. I feel the same way about pre-order bonuses. Plus, they're not practical. Fitting them on a shelf is a pain and sometimes the packaging is shit like the annoying steel case for the collector's editions of Final Fantasy 12 and the PS 2 version of Resident Evil 4, where you have to really pull on those discs to get them out. Also, I like a uniform look on my shelf. Every game in a standard case.

Lastly, nothing makes you look like more of an uber nerd than being the guy standing in line who is buying the uber, deluxe, special edition of a game.

For people into sealed collecting though, those maybe the only sealed games with real value outside of a VGA graded game