Three Retail Versions of Halo 3

Gamasutra reports on the three versions of Halo 3 you can now preorder from Gamestop and EB. Aside from the 'normal' edition ($5), you can also spring for the collector's edition ($10) with videos and such. For a down-payment of $25, you can pre-order the 'Legendary' edition. From the article: "The Legendary Edition will come on four discs and will include all the content of the Collector's Edition plus unspecified extras and a Master Chief helmet replica. The release date for all three versions of the game is listed as November 1st, 2007 - although no official announcement on a date has been made by Microsoft and the date is likely a placeholder by the stores."

Four Disks, HA

Legendary Edition will come on four discs

Where are all of you Blu-Ray bashers out there now.

Low prices? NO

Aside from the 'normal' edition ($5), you can also spring for the collector's edition ($10) with videos and such. For a down-payment of $25, you can pre-order the 'Legendary' edition.

The $5, $10, and $25 prices shown here are the pre-order deposits. The real full prices are $59.99, $69.99, and $99.99 (respectively).

only 5 dollars for Halo 3: Sweeet.. Ohwait

The summary is a bit confusing; 5 dollars for Halo 3 !!!!oneleven!!
From the article:

The basic edition of the game is priced at $59.99 with pre-orders requiring a $5 deposit.

Nov 1st?

Ok, I don't really want to go into a rant about the ridiculousness of 3 versions of a single game.

However, I really don't think that Microsoft would be making a good move if they waited an entire year after PS3 and Wii's launches to release this next installment. If they can get Bungie to produce an A-Class game by the time Square releases XIII, it would be the ideal time to release.

Oh boy!

A Master Chief helmet... its what I've always wanted!

Disturbing trend in game pricing...

In recent years, many companies have started distributing "Collector's Edition" versions of their games. These versions are generally $10-30 more than their regular version counterpart. Is a pewter figurine and a cheaply printed map really worth the extra cash? Are the sales figures for these price-inflated special editions really that good? I admit that I have little insight into the economics of the game industry, yet I can't help but wonder about their pricing. If the movie industry can spend 100 million on a film, yet still profit by selling DVD's at $14.99-19.99, how do game companies justify their pricing? I know that's not a terribly good analogy when you consider theater money, but my point stands. Apparently $49.99 wasn't enough, so now we're migrating towards $59.99. Are $60 games with $80-$100 special editions going to be more common in the coming years? Will consumers become fed up with the current price model anytime soon? Will we see another "video game crash" at some point? Only time will tell, I suppose.

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I think I'd prefer a Master Chef helmet. I'm hungry.

Microsoft has a real problem with this

Why do they keep stratifying their products? Different versions of the 360, different versions of live accounts, like 6 different versions of Vista and now 3 different Halos. I find the whole thing very annoying.

Replica Helmet size?

Does anyone know of links that show the replica helmet, especially its actual dimensions? I looked at Gamestop.com and they have yet to provide any images or dimensions for the helmet. Although either would be a nice addition to a Halo fanatic's collection; there's a big difference between a wearable replica and an e.g. 2/3 scale. ;)

When does the Wii version of Halo 3 come out?

Just wondering ...

Silly?

Yes, I'm sure this seems a bit silly. However, Halo 2 sold many millions of copies. I'm sure that die-hard fans would shell out more money for a "legendary" edition, and I'm sure they've been asking for more. The way I see it, Bungie is just responding to what people want.

they forgot to mention...

that the "Legendary Edition" also includes a lifetime supply of celibacy.

Moo-licious

Mmm...taste that sweet, sweet milk gained by milking the cash-cow to its last drop.

-Nano.

segment that market!

Who let the Vista marketing group into the Halo meetings?!

• Halo 3 Business
• Halo 3 Enterprise
• Halo 3 Home Premium
• Halo 3 Home Basic
• Halo 3 Ultimate

Maybe they'll offer a streaming Halo 3 Live! Basic for people who just want to deathmatch and don't care about the "story" or "plot".

Re:Ohh HALO!

Howzabout shutting the fuck up. The world is already brutal enough without assholes like you disparaging how people choose to enjoy themselves on their off-time.

Re:Ohh HALO!

An inflatable Halo sex doll? Must be from an unannounced XXX edition.

Re:Ohh HALO!

Perhaps you haven't yet realized this is /. you're posting on.

Re:Ohh HALO!

Some of us like to do both - though not usually at the same time. I did play super tetris while receiving oral sex once, though. I got my highest score of all time, no pun intended, although I do not remember what it was - didn't seem that important. Still, most women you could find that would let you engage in both activities at once have no self-esteem and while they can be fun for a weekend there's nothing to build a relationship on there.

I do know one loser (by my standards, though possibly not by yours after reading this) who regularly irc'd and had sex at the same time, but the woman who obliged him was seriously damaged goods. It's sad that women like that usually end up with assholes who abuse them, but I'm long since past being done with them, since they tend to decide to "upgrade" once you've repaired their self-esteem to some kind of average human baseline. This is, as far as I can tell, what happened to my last relationship. This time I have a woman who believes in herself and the difference is palpable.

Regardless; when my woman is away on a trip, I have lots of time to let final fantasy tactics kick my ass. When she comes back, I put down the controller and pick up the whipped cream...