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...for 450 dollars!
What really shocked me about this was the price of it. The idea itself is very cool, sure, but is it really worth a $450 price tag? I looked up the new prices of the games on amazon (interestingly enough this collection also doesn't include X-2 so I didn't include it either), and came up with this rough estimate:
XIII - 20
XII - 16
XI - 10
X - 17
IX - 15
VIII - 17
VII - 30 (estimating on this one since new prices vary wildly)
VI - 6
V - 7 (split the price of the anthology here, couldn't find them individually)
IV - 10 (estimate based on Final Fantasy Chronicles price)
III - 20 (couldn't find the PSP version, estimate based on DS version)
II - 7
I - 8 (split the price of the anthology of both)
If you add all that together, you get $183 for all of those games. So basically the collection is almost 300 dollars for a new art book, a collectible soundtrack CD, a display stand for the games, and a virtual item code for FF XIV. I don't know about the Japanese but it sounds like somewhat of a rip-off. I love the idea but I really can't see a price over $250 selling well over here.
Your thoughts?
SourceSquare Enix unveiled the box set at today's opening of the Final Fantasy Gallery in Tokyo. The first nine Final Fantasy games included are PS1 copies, with the exception of Final Fantasy III on PSP. Final Fantasy XIII is on PS3, and the rest on PS2, with XI as the 'Vana'diel Collection.'
Andriasang reports the compilation's extras include a commemorative DVD, an art collection, and a two-disc soundtrack among other goodies. Ultimate Box releases in Japan for ¥35,000, which translates into just under $450.
What really shocked me about this was the price of it. The idea itself is very cool, sure, but is it really worth a $450 price tag? I looked up the new prices of the games on amazon (interestingly enough this collection also doesn't include X-2 so I didn't include it either), and came up with this rough estimate:
XIII - 20
XII - 16
XI - 10
X - 17
IX - 15
VIII - 17
VII - 30 (estimating on this one since new prices vary wildly)
VI - 6
V - 7 (split the price of the anthology here, couldn't find them individually)
IV - 10 (estimate based on Final Fantasy Chronicles price)
III - 20 (couldn't find the PSP version, estimate based on DS version)
II - 7
I - 8 (split the price of the anthology of both)
If you add all that together, you get $183 for all of those games. So basically the collection is almost 300 dollars for a new art book, a collectible soundtrack CD, a display stand for the games, and a virtual item code for FF XIV. I don't know about the Japanese but it sounds like somewhat of a rip-off. I love the idea but I really can't see a price over $250 selling well over here.
Your thoughts?