COD MW2 Prestige edition

[Bronco]

Games are $60 here. That's for every decent game that comes out…everywhere it's the same price. PS3 and 360.

[Madwarlord]

News about the price.

While Europeans are sadly used to paying more for games, we don't think they're quite as used to paying as much as Britons are being asked to fork out for Modern Warfare 2 when it hits this holiday season.

The standard version will be priced at £55 (USD$90), making it one of, if not the most expensive regular editions of a game on record. But that's just for the standard version.

The fancy "Prestige Edition" - which includes a working set of night vision goggles - is priced at £120. That's just over $195.

If that's not bad enough, it's expected that Modern Warfare 2's price jump is just the first of many the British market will see over the coming months, as a weaker pound and higher development costs drive wholesale prices skyward.

Sucks. But hey, it could be worse. You could be French. They've got it worse.

[Dantetidus]

Looks like indie games will be getting a seeing too then

[ST4RR4PTOR]

Fuck buying that release day and fuck prestige,what are they playing at having it £55.

[BUBBA_BDS]

I think i will be playin with the nigh vision goggles more than me playin the game!! LOL

[Madwarlord]

wow that didnt take long did it some guy is making comments about how the NVG will cause crimes and that it's a bad idea to sell it. lmao

Rob Watson, the "Bare Knuckles" blogger for the Inquirer, doesn't want to come off as someone railing on the evil of violent video games. Still, he says "this is a bad idea.

"I would say 99.9999 percent of gamers who buy the Prestige edition will have a blast with these new goggles, innocently playing around at night with them.
Yet, it is also like giving away a free race car with Gran Tourismo or Forza - someone is going to cause a highway wreck. In Modern Warfare 2's case, I shudder (just a bit) to think of someone, who may have a hard time with reality anyway, donning these goggles for real mischief or even worse."

I know, I know, I'm cringing at that kind of dot-connection, too. But before you go ripping off this guy's head (well, virtually anyway), maybe his point could be rephrased. The night vision goggles are a novel promo; but think of the headlines we're going to get should anyone use them in the commission of a crime, especially a violent one, whether or not Modern Warfare 2 is said to be an inspiration for it. Yeah, I'd consider that a plausible and obnoxious consequence of the Prestige Edition, but it's still not enough to make it "a bad idea."

In the end, I am sure Activision's lawyer-mans looked at this and the risk of exposure. Someone blessed it, and they probably figured that it can't be said - in a legal sense anyway - that functioning night vision goggles sold to adults are an enticement to commit the violent acts depicted in a game, any more than selling a combat helmet is.

[Dragon_god123]

call of duty owns

[Dantetidus]

@Dragon_god123:

call of duty owns

Your soul

[Madwarlord]

well you can now pre order Prestige Edition online now but for some reason it says Hmv.com Exclusive

Please note this set is only available online from HMV.com and will not be available to buy in any HMV stores.

so that kind of sucks hope some shops sell it in store.

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=-1;6;-1;-1;-1&sku=44193&WT.ac=games-PBODY-HC_HOMEPAGE_LEAD-44193

HMV.com Exclusive Prestige Edition – This highly limited edition version of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the ultimate for any Call Of Duty fan. This exclusive set features the game in special-edition SteelBook case, the hardbound art book “Behind The Lines”, Call Of Duty Classic full downloadable game and a very special fully-functioning, wearable pair of Night Vision Goggles along with a display stand head stand.

Please note this set is only available online from HMV.com and will not be available to buy in any HMV stores.

HMV Exclusive Prestige Edition - Full Content Details

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game in premium, special-edition SteelBook case with custom artwork by Infinity Ward

Hardbound art book, “Behind The Lines” – Designed by artists at Infinity Ward, featuring the art of Modern Warfare 2

Call Of Duty Classic full downloadable game – For the first time ever Infinity Ward’s 2003 award-winning game that launched a franchise comes to consoles

Fully-functional, wearable Night Vision Goggles – features:

See in absolute darkness up to 50 feet
Ability to view in black and white or night vision green
Custom-Designed and painted to replicate the in-game goggles
Wearable, adjustable and hands-free
Individually-numbered and engraved collector’s stand inspired by game character Captain “Soap” MacTavish, displays goggles when not in use

[hawkes70]

@Dragon_god123:

call of duty owns

Ur existance

[ST4RR4PTOR]

@hawkes70:

Ur existance

[Dantetidus]

I remember us trying to watch that haha, the flesh gun!?

[ST4RR4PTOR]

yeah the flesh gun that shot teeth.
makes me feel like im eating a maryland cookie thinking about the reality of it.

why could we not watch it again?
was it just terrible or were we watching it from the astral plane?

[Dantetidus]

It was absolutely abysmal, we can watch it again though

[hawkes70]

AWWWWWW MY M8 JUST TOLD ME THE PRESTEDGE EDITION MIGHT BE U.S.A ONLY!!!!!!!!! SOME TELL ME THAT IT ISNT TRUE!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

[Dantetidus]

It isnt the Uk has HMV exclusive deal

[hawkes70]

omg i must get, when does deal end?

[Madwarlord]

erm…. I did make post about hmv here is the link again lol http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct…AGE_LEAD-44193

[hawkes70]

Yea i already looked at the link but couldnt find out when it ends

[BUBBA_BDS]

@hawkes70:

AWWWWWW MY M8 JUST TOLD ME THE PRESTEDGE EDITION MIGHT BE U.S.A ONLY!!!!!!!!! SOME TELL ME THAT IT ISNT TRUE!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

Thats not cool but im in USA but still.