Then call it a Companion Edition or something.

So you would say there was zero problems with Nintendo calling their console the Wii U? Nobody got confused at all?

Sometimes you try a franchise or game for the first time. You wind up loving it, and wish you'd gotten the collector's edition.

On the retail end of this, collector's editions are nearly impossible to sell after the launch of the game, because people who are big enough fans to pay for the CE bought the game day 1, and they don't want to pay for something they already have. When I worked at retail we'd have to mark the CEs down to below the price of a standalone copy to actually sell them. This meant that we were reluctant to order many CEs.

Oh, and this also means you could buy this for whichever system you play on.  So you wouldn't have the problem of finding the CE but only for the wrong console.

This seems to work out for everyone. I can't see any problem besides ridiculous people who want to get hung up on semantics.

I'm not arguing the name, I can see how it might be misleading to some (though that online listing clearly states in the bolded headline that the actual game isn't included), merely the legitimacy of the concept to sell such a package 

Never said I was angry at anything but the name and they not including the game. Its your own fault for trying to start something. Try to read what I actually write next time and respond to that. You are one of those people that asks several questions and when I dont answer 1 or 2 of them, then you go and call my reasons completely BS. I posted my reasons for why I didnt like it, but you have to ask 4 questions and hope I dont answer all of them so you can declare yourself the "winner". Its a shady tactic and you should feel bad.

I literally do no understand your problem with this.  The game is just the game and can be bought on its own at any tiime.  That's not the part people are collecting.

I'll never understand complaints against more options.  It just doesn't make any sense to me.  Just order the edition you want.

As for the people who think this is supposed to fool someone, what does that even mean?  You can buy the game separately.  It would make ZERO sense for them to do that.  Even worse, they'd have to deal with the added expense of returns and repackaging.

Edit:  Update to the idea that some people might be "fooled" by this.  I just looked and you have to literally click "Not Machine Specific" in the drop-down box instead of PC, PS4, or XO.  Yeah, if you think this includes a game that will play on any platform then that mistake is all on you.

Lolll da faq

If you look more careful on what going on on digital games that is not suprise at all. I stop buying discs long time ago. Now digital offers and discounds is on fire this year.
EA clearly there goal is to make you buy the BF1 from access and if you want figurines shiny art books, you can buy the CE without buy the game twice
I find it good for people buy digital games
Digital games is the future, goodbye discs

You might be ok with more options, but Im not. Thats why I dont like things like microtransactions, store exclusive content, season passes etc...

There are already enough editions. We dont need one without the game. CEs are for big fans of the game. Why wouldnt you buy it day 1 if you love the franchise?

I literally just explained this.

Many of their big fans will already have the game before "Day 1." EA Access members can preloaded the game at a 10% discount and play it a week before the official release. Do those fans not deserve the option of a collector's edition without paying for another copy of the game? Your thinking is simply backwards on this