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[lughnasadh123]

I have enough problems in life without giving a whiff of a shit about how my games look on a shelf.

 

[BusierDonkey]

I love steel books, my biggest issue with them however is that I missed many over the years and anytime I run across one in the wild it's been used as a dog's chew toy.

 

[Chastten]

Persona 5 was a weird situation yeah. I specifically didn't get that one at Gamemania because I wanted a red spine version for each game I own at the very least.

I do like it when a game comes with an extra steel case though, they look nice and premium. Wouldn't pay extra for it however.

 

[Bonfires Down]

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[Brock2621]

Love steelbooks and 90% of the time they come free with a preorder. Different publishers secure diff exclusivity for the preorder bonuses but usually between GameStop, Best Buy and Amazon I can secure a free steel book in addition to the regular PS5 plastic case. That way I can keep the disc in the regular case and use steelbooks as display on office shelves.

If I decide I don't want the steelbooks anymore they usually fetch 50%-90% of the game alone, effectively allowing me to buy a game at half price for free with preorder bonuses.

For instance: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2659872505...lYVpFjPQq2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

And…

God of War Ragnarok Collector's Edition | Steelbook ONLY! No Game | Official | eBay

I'm always happy to help in any way that I can.

www.ebay.com

 

[Deerock71]

Yes, I know I'm weird for it bothering me.

 

[Rambone]

I'll buy either or. They all get stuffed in a drawer to never be seen again anyway.

 

[Deerock71]

I just bought the magnetic blackboard from Michaels and used magnetic stripes to attach the steelbooks to it.

You might've found yourself what's called a "side hustle".

 

[Ceadeus]

I would prefer a colored instructions booklet over a steel case.

 

[Deerock71]

I would prefer a colored instructions booklet over a steel case.

 

[lostinblue]

I hate steelbooks as well.

 

[Neff]

They're ugly and I don't like them. Cheap plastic cases are more practical and pleasing to look at imo.

 

[Rest]

I don't even think about them. What does annoy me is that Best Buy carries just steel cases and sells them for $20 a piece. Several times I've picked up what I thought was a game I wanted at a good price, gotten to the checkout and had the clerk tell me "you know this is an empty case, right?" Why the fuck would I want and empty case? What psychopath is intentionally buying empty game cases?

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

I don't even think about them. What does annoy me is that Best Buy carries just steel cases and sells them for $20 a piece. Several times I've picked up what I thought was a game I wanted at a good price, gotten to the checkout and had the clerk tell me "you know this is an empty case, right?" Why the fuck would I want and empty case? What psychopath is intentionally buying empty game cases?

Buying those at 20 is a complete waste anyways. Wait a few weeks and you can pick them up for 5 bones.