PSA: Do NOT Buy the Deluxe Edition of ELDEN RING, its a total waste of money

AshenOne · Feb 13, 2022

• ELDEN RING (full game)
• Digital Artbook & Original Soundtrack
Allows players to enjoy viewing concept art and listening to in-game music of ELDEN RING exclusive to the Deluxe Edition.

So quite possibly an incomplete Soundtrack and a digital Artbook, unlike Dark Souls 2 and 3 where it included the Season Passes as well. its TWENTY DOLLARS just for these so unless you're willingly forking this amount of money just for that digital artbook and possibly incomplete OST, don't buy those.

Lukar · Feb 13, 2022

Is a PSA needed for something that can be gleaned from reading the store description? This is the same kind of deluxe edition that most games get.

Lobster Roll · Feb 13, 2022

I'm sure people can make their own informed-consumer decisions when looking at the price and what that purchase price offers them.

Kotze282 · Feb 13, 2022

Generally, never buy any of the "premium" editions of games ever.

Lemony1984 · Feb 13, 2022

This is true of all deluxe editions for a while now. Get some pre-order bonuses for $20-30. Sony first party are particularly bad for it.

Ales34 · Feb 13, 2022

Kotze282 said:
Generally, never buy any of the "premium" editions of games ever.

I wouldn't say never. There are some good examples of premium editions that include season passes/DLC. This isn't one of them.

AshenOne · Feb 13, 2022

Lukar said:
Is a PSA needed for something that can be gleaned from reading the store description? This is the same kind of deluxe edition that most games get.

Idk man, this one was different from previous Souls likes from Bamco and FROM where it would include season pass for the next few expansions as well and considering how much people are into these games might not think twice before pre-ordering it. Just a friendly PSA thats all.

Hero_of_the_Day · Feb 13, 2022

Kotze282 said:
Generally, never buy any of the "premium" editions of games ever.

This.

InfinitePotat0 · Feb 13, 2022

Lobster Roll said:
I'm sure people can make their own informed-consumer decisions when looking at the price and what that purchase price offers them.

I have friends who are casual gamers who buy the gold editions of games like AC, Borderlands and Call of Duty and have no idea what they are buying

Kotze282 · Feb 13, 2022

Ales34 said:
I wouldn't say never. There are some good examples of premium editions that include season passes/DLC. This isn't one of them.

I agree. But in the case of DLC only ever buy the premium edition AFTER said DLC has released.

Faenix1 · Feb 13, 2022

Souls fanbase should be used to this.

Dark souls 2 armored edition was the same + steelbook and some ingame weapons(?). Demons souls and dark souls 1 were similar, think demons had a mini guide.

pixeldreams · Feb 13, 2022

Saw this while browsing the store yesterday, it's hilariously awful. I thought the Deluxe Edition of Hitman 3 was bad but at least you got in-game content with that.

M. Wallace · Feb 13, 2022

What if it allowed 3 day early access? I bet people would jump on that.

AshenOne · Feb 13, 2022

Faenix1 said:
Souls fanbase should be used to this.

Dark souls 2 armored edition was the same + steelbook. Demons souls and dark souls 1 were similar, think demons had a mini guide

Dark Souls 2 at least for its digital edition had a season pass, Dark Souls 3 also..so not the same exactly!

Marcellus Wallace said:
What if it allowed 3 day early access? I bet people would jump on that.

More understandable but no such thing has been spotted on any of the other Stores for it yet.

Devil · Feb 13, 2022

If someone blindly buys a deluxe edition of whatever game and expecting to get a season pass when the description doesn't list it or a season pass isn't even announced yet, they need something else than a PSA. Like a good amount of Schadenfreude directed at them.

Lobster Roll · Feb 13, 2022

InfinitePotat0 said:
I have friends who are casual gamers who buy the gold editions of games like AC, Borderlands and Call of Duty and have no idea what they are buying

That's 100% on them unless the companies selling the products were intentionally deceiving them or obfuscating what they are purchasing.

MadMike · Feb 13, 2022

Most "Deluxe" editions aren't worth the extra $10-$20. At best, you get some cosmetics and a digital artbook/soundtrack. It's been this way for the better part of a decade.

SteveWinwood · Feb 13, 2022

wow not even any wallpapers

Couleurs · Feb 13, 2022

Lobster Roll said:
That's 100% on them unless the companies selling the products were intentionally deceiving them or obfuscating what they are purchasing.

If only someone posted a thread to give them heads-up about it

Res · Feb 13, 2022

I always buy the base game anyway

AshenOne said:
It only includes:

So an incomplete Soundtrack and incomplete OST

Is there a source for this?

Faenix1 · Feb 13, 2022

AshenOne said:
Dark Souls 2 at least for its digital edition had a season pass, Dark Souls 3 also..so not the same exactly!

More understandable but no such thing has been spotted on any of the other Stores for it yet.

Maybe, like Sekiro, Elden Ring won't have dlc? Normally by now a season pass is announced.

AshenOne · Feb 13, 2022

Res said:
I always buy the base game anyway

Is there a source for this?

No actual source but a lot of soundtracks are as such on release.
I'll probably add 'possibly' to it but Full game soundtracks for games on release aren't a thing unless ofcourse you can give a source that at least for Souls games the soundtracks on release are not incomplete i'll remove the incomplete bit in its entirety.

steviestar3 · Feb 13, 2022

Wow I can't believe that product is exactly what it says it is

Lobster Roll · Feb 13, 2022

Couleurs said:
If only someone posted a thread to give them heads-up about it

Are they "casual gamers" or are they people that have accounts / lurk on gaming enthusiast forums? Either way, at a certain point, people don't need to be babysat for how they spend their money if the company is very clearly saying "for this many dollars this is what you get".

Stencil · Feb 13, 2022

Is there a physical edition that's worth buying, above the base SKU?

Cantaim · Feb 13, 2022

That's a really underwhelming deluxe edition if it does not have the full soundtrack

White Glint · Feb 13, 2022

Stencil said:
Is there a physical edition that's worth buying, above the base SKU?

Launch Edition looks worth going after if you can still find any.

Res · Feb 13, 2022

AshenOne said:
No actual source but a lot of soundtracks are as such on release.
I'll probably add 'possibly' to it but Full game soundtracks for games on release aren't a thing.

According to Kitao on a famitsu stream, the limited/collectors edition has the complete soundtrack. No info if this extends to the deluxe edition, unfortunately.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/...etails_from_recent_famitsu_stream_with_kitao/

Mindfreak191 · Feb 13, 2022

Deluxe editions only make sense if they include a Season pass, but even then it doesn't make sense to purchase them because:
a) you don't know if the DLC is going to be good and
b) once they release the DLC the season pass can be purchased for small change (the only time this wasn't true was for Fallout 4)

Wil Grieve · Feb 13, 2022

Okay, I won't.

Randam · Feb 13, 2022

Kotze282 said:
Generally, never buy any of the "premium" editions of games ever.

qft

Ales34 said:
I wouldn't say never. There are some good examples of premium editions that include season passes/DLC. This isn't one of them.

why would you buy DLC/a whole season pass before you played a single minute of the main content?
try it out first and see if you like it and then want to play more of it.

Lotus · Feb 13, 2022

I agree that it's a waste of money, but don't these deluxe editions that offer an OST with it usually not have the entire soundtrack?

You making a thread about this had me going in here thinking Elden Ring's deluxe edition was particularly scummy or something lol

Ostinatto · Feb 13, 2022

Im not in defense of anyone here, but most OST CDs or whatever, are Incomplete OSTs, the question is how incomplete they are xD

AshenOne · Feb 13, 2022

Res said:
According to Kitao on a famitsu stream, the limited/collectors edition has the complete soundtrack. No info if this extends to the deluxe edition, unfortunately.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/...etails_from_recent_famitsu_stream_with_kitao/

Interesting! Thanks a ton for that Source so at least we know now that the limited/collector's edition has that. So unless its said otherwise i'll keep the doubtful wording for now :)

Lotus said:
I agree that it's a waste of money, but don't these deluxe editions that offer an OST with it usually not have the entire soundtrack?

You making a thread about this had me going in here thinking Elden Ring's deluxe edition was particularly scummy or something lol

Considering the last few new Souls games had season passes included with that price at launch? yeah it feels scummy for sure tbh.

Ostinatto said:
Im not in defense of anyone here, but most OST CDs or whatever, are Incomplete OSTs, the question is how incomplete they are xD

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Ales34 · Feb 13, 2022

Randam said:
qft

why would you buy DLC/a whole season pass before you played a single minute of the main content?
try it out first and see if you like it and then want to play more of it.

If it's cheaper than buying DLC separately and it's from a studio that I trust to make games I love, why not? Besides, some premium editions include some cool printed art books too.

mrbogus · Feb 13, 2022

I only get the rare "deluxe" version if it has actual interesting DLC included like the Resident Evil 2 remake that includes the original soundtrack swap (which you can buy separately).

Bansai · Feb 13, 2022

As hyped as I am for the game, the moment I went to pre-order (something I almost never do) and saw the bonuses, I was like "nah, I'm good fam" and bought the standard edition.

Hayeya · Feb 13, 2022

Kotze282 said:
Generally, never buy any of the "premium" editions of games ever.

I have the dark souls 2 premium edition that comes with the soundtrack, color book, 13" faram armour figurine and a map for the game. It was worth it.

Lord Fanny · Feb 13, 2022

Ghostwire's Deluxe Edition is even worse. It's like three skins in a first person game lol. The digital version comes with three days early access or whatever, but even still. Seems these Deluxe Editions are getting skimpy on that extra cheese.

MeltedDreams · Feb 13, 2022

95% of Digital Deluxe editions are crap. DSIII was worth it tho - it had season pass with two expansions.

Lord Fanny said:
Ghostwire's Deluxe Edition is even worse. It's like three skins in a first person game lol. The digital version comes with three days early access or whatever, but even still. Seems these Deluxe Editions are getting skimpy on that extra cheese.

this one is total rip-off lmao.

Tora · Feb 13, 2022

Good post. People always buy these stupid editions just because they're hyped

Doctor_Thomas · Feb 13, 2022

If the stores detail what's in it, then there's no issue.

It's not like they're lying about it - you get exactly what it says.

Best thing to do is just buy base versions unless there's content you want in more expensive versions.

AshenOne · Feb 13, 2022

Lord Fanny said:
Ghostwire's Deluxe Edition is even worse. It's like three skins in a first person game lol. The digital version comes with three days early access or whatever, but even still. Seems these Deluxe Editions are getting skimpy on that extra cheese.

The early access for that game is apparently PS5 only. No such text is visible on the PC side (on its STEAM Page).

Gunny T Highway · Feb 13, 2022

Ales34 said:
I wouldn't say never. There are some good examples of premium editions that include season passes/DLC. This isn't one of them.

The only games where the premium edition is worth it is generally fighting games because those include the first season of DLC fighters. Other game's premium/deluxe editions are usually a waste of money.

The Dark Soul · Feb 13, 2022

I agree that it's a waste of money, but calling it a "scam" is a bit ridiculous. The description states the contents of the deluxe edition. If you don't think they are worth it, don't buy it.

SoneaB · Feb 13, 2022

If I do buy a PS5 version to go alongside the one I have on Steam this is the one I'll grab. Games are underpriced as it is and I like steelbooks and art books so I don't mind tipping for good service.

dusan · Feb 13, 2022

Kotze282 said:
Generally, never buy any of the "premium" editions of games ever.

Lobster Roll · Feb 13, 2022

Bansai said:
As hyped as I am for the game, the moment I went to pre-order (something I almost never do) and saw the bonuses, I was like "nah, I'm good fam" and bought the standard edition.

Imagine that. Just a crazy, insane concept haha.

Lord Fanny · Feb 13, 2022

AshenOne said:
The early access for that game is apparently PS5 only. No such text is visible on the PC side (on its STEAM Page).

That's amazing

Betty · Feb 13, 2022

I'm getting the lovely, lovely launch edition, which is better than a lot of special editions and at less price

PSA: Do NOT Buy the Deluxe Edition of ELDEN RING, its a total waste of money

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