BEYOND: Two Souls special edition details: 30 mins extra gameplay!

[Angelus]

CGI-Quality said:

Angelus said:

CGI-Quality said:

NiKKoM said:

trasharmdsister12 said:

Each of the games above includes some form of extra missions (which adds playtime) for preordering. This is a common practice.

isn't the problem more that you have to pre-order the "Special Edition" to get the extra gameplay? it's not pre-ordering the normal version but pre-ordering the more expensive "Special Edition" version is the only way to get those extra 30 mins gameplay..  (i'm just glad I didn't pre-order the normal version)

I'm not a big fan of this either, pre-ordering a more expensive copy of the game just to get 30-min of, what-should-have-been-included, game-play. In that respect, I understand the complaint. However, I actually prefer it to Day-1 DLC (which is slightly different, since it involves an entirely different download process that could have been included on the disc).

For me, the question is how one determines what exactly "should have been included"

If it's an essential part of the story, obviously it should be, but what if it's something that enhances or compliments the story? I feel like the practice is acceptable as long as I could still get a complete experience without the content. If that's not the case then I would agree with you though

If it were an additional 2-3 hrs of gameplay, sure, I can see where you're coming from. When it's simply 30-min, regardless of the point of it, it seems like a cop-out to snag an extra buck. 

Fair enough