Oooooh clever

Yes to odd to go to a physical collection and make the game a digital code, together with several of the bonus like soundtrack and art. That is something I really don't like.

I think for such a collection they should have the disk and code included.

The day Odin will be killed?

To be fair, this is probably in partially due to digital only console gamers having access the collectors edition as well. They should have done two SKU's tbh.

Not into collecting overpriced plastic throwaways, so standard version for me. Can't wait.

No harm in doing both options or as I said for the price they charge give disk and download so even people that want to keep their case closed can download and play without having to put disk. For me GT7 (was disc for PS5 and code for PS4 version) was a good option, would be even better if there was code for PS5 as well because this I play everyday for a while than swap with another game.

That might depend on if you can complete the game in a day

It sucks for physical only collectors, and for such a big release. Granted this generation is a little different from the last.. where there's a digital console SKU which makes up a large portion of the user base. Still strange since the people who are into these, would've most likely have gone for the full fat PS5. Think Sony are the only ones that do this on their games on their console (like HFW). Other publishers do a disc release for their collectors edition, on consoles.

To me, I think it's important to have that variety. Many of us hate live services...but the reality is that they're popular as hell and make tonnes of money for their publishers. Clearly, it's good business to go where the audience lies. I mean, if the general public hated games like that as much as we do, they wouldn't keep getting made. 

Thing is, the key is that Sony has always been good about balancing genres and styles and audiences. Honestly, I only like 25-40% of Sony games (and 15-20% of all games), but with how many games there are I'm still drowning in choice. I hate Gran Turismo and I've never been a huge fan of Uncharted or The Last of Us for example, but that doesn't mean there isn't plenty for me to do, still. I'm happy with stuff like Bloodborne and Ratchet & Clank and Horizon. I actively hated the original God of War games but 2018 was one of my all time faves and Ragnarok is one of my most anticipated. 

Point is, Sony hits so many genres and audiences and styles that even if I don't like 3/4 of their offerings, that remaining 1/4 tends to be great enough to keep me happy. That's why I keep saying that gaming is better now than it ever has been. sure we got a lot of terrible business practices that dominate the headlines but you can ignore all games you hate and still be overwhelmed with choice (unless you're some mega hipster that hates everything; in which case, why even be a gamer if you hate all games).

So yeah, as long as Sony continues to put out great stuff and blend the old with the new, I don't mind if they try some shit that doesn't interest me. I'll never play Destruction all-Stars or Gran Turismo or MLB The Show and that's fine because I'm in love with Ghost of Tsushima and God of War and Horizon and Bloodborne and Ratchet & Clank, etc. 

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Perhaps Sony is counting on us being silly and buying the collectors edition plus physical media to nick and dime a little more

I experienced and was fantastic.

My god, can you imagine if GoW Ragnarok, Starfield, and Breath of the Wild 2 all came out around the same time period as originally intended??? Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is already going to be a MAJOR November release. 20 million in sales easily I imagine, but I can't imagine if all these major games released at the same time.

For the best though!