Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Collectors Edition Unboxing

A unboxing of the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain collectors edition.

[SaveFerris]

I wish that Konami would've released the full scale arm and hand outside Japan. Strange decision to not release the limited edition PS4 in the USA either.

[Neonridr]

I would have picked up the console for sure. Having a full scale arm would have been interesting, but I am happy with a smaller replica. Easier to fit on the shelf.

;)

[DemonChicken]

Still think the full scale arm is awesome -

https://pbs.twimg.com/media...

having it holding a spare controller or when your console is off is a pretty neat idea. Plus it just looks too good next to your console

[PizzaSteve]

I bet Kojima wanted to do full scale but Konami didn't want to spent the extra money.

[SaveFerris]

Maybe. But the amount of money Konami could've made from even a limited run would surely have justified the cost.

[Neonridr]

so cannot wait for mine to arrive.. I am afraid to open it. :P

[RosweeSon]

Haha not just me then, Hideo's Last game for Konami, End of an Era.

[TheROsingleB]

This is why I went in for 2 :)
One reserved with GameStop back in March, and another when Amazon had a final batch available last week. Really lucked out with that one on Amazon, they went within minutes.

[lunatic0001]

i love mgs but damn thats one crappy collectors edition...wish we could have received the full scale replica here in NA...its so stupid that mgs is way more popular and sells more in NA and yet we get crap...not even that mgsv ps4...damn it!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrSwankSinatra]

Yeah I was pretty skeptical about this CE myself. While I don't really buy many CE's these days, this one I was planning on buying. I'm really glad I didn't though.

[GearSkiN]

Some reason Japanese tend to keep LE on mother land most of the time...

[lunatic0001]

I was hoping for something a little better but once again we get the short end of the stick...I usually don't care if other regions get better stuff but damn this is mgs...one of my favorite if not my favorite franchise ever damn it

[-Foxtrot]

The size of the hand is so disappointing for what you pay.

[EinRobot]

Dude its only $40 more then just the game. You get a making of video, the arm a steel book and a few bits of dlc. People are just spoiled.

[-Foxtrot]

Making of video costs nothing to make

Only other thing is the Steelbook and from what I know they don't really cost and arm or a leg either.

[jimsl1ce]

A$170 more for Australians

[EinRobot]

That's sucks for Australia. Crazy mark up. I am a huge fan and loved spending $106.00 total for that assortment. It wasn't super expensive, the full scale arm towers over a ps4. It's cool, for sure. But I would rather have the small arm for a shelf. I am not going to be playing with it because I am a 38 year old man who no longer plays with action figures. The edition is sold out. We have spoken. We are legion.

[smashman98]

Not really alot of figures alone cost way more than this but add in a steel book a making of video some dlc a sweet ass box and of course a shoe in for goty nomination and all of a sudden a 100 dollars seems much more with it

[EinRobot]

The entitlement is strong with this one.

[-Foxtrot]

LOL...entitlement

People are paying for this...£99 in fact

It would only be entitlement if it was free or exactly the same price as the standard game. Then you wouldn't be able to complain.

Says the guy who thinks a "Making of Video" is something...when it could easily be a bonus/unlockable on the game disc.

[MasterCheifGrewT1ts]

No it's not yer blind as a bat. The hand is articulate. It could have looked like a shit Amiibo.

[MrSwankSinatra]

There is nothing articulate about that hand, it's just cheap painted plastic.

[eyoung25]

Despite it's smaller size, I am looking forward to my collector's edition. It will be the first (and likely last) MGS CE I can pick up at launch.

[Swiggins]

Yeah, this is a pretty disappointing CE considering what Europe and Asia get, oh well. At least not buying this CE will leave me with a bit of extra money for other things...like Fallout 4...and the Taken King...and hookers and blow.

[Sarah_Ch]

Kinda disappointed with the arm but overall can't wait till Tuesday.

[Mike04]

i think most of you guys who will have this will highlight that middle finger. Or at least try to what it looks like with the middle finger lmao

[oldassgamer]

Did he really need a blade to remove the shrink wrap?

[DafunkyRebel]

So this guy works at a game shop and decides to open someone's pre order without permission and illegally too I might add and now some poor soul will get an unmint CE already opened

[Omar91]

thats the stores copy i Believe

[TheROsingleB]

More likely to be his own or another employees copy. Having managed an EBgames, it was never policy to open Collector's Editions of any of the games or accessories because they were typically shipped in for reserve customers, with MAYBE 1 or 2 extras for first-come first-serve sales. Stores don't just "Get copies" of CEs.
We'd typically get a display/empty box copy from the publisher to display, if anything, and it would be months before release to drive pre-orders.

[Omar91]

Oh I see thanks for the clarification.

[Solidus-X]

Seems to me that all the haters of the LE just couldn't get their hands on one and so now are all like, "Pfft. I didn't want one anyway." And then quietly cry to themselves behind their monitors where no one can see their tears of sadness.

[MrSwankSinatra]

I had one pre-ordered and canceled it willingly, so there goes your theory.