Collectors editions are just that: for people who collect video games, or have a particular interest in a series. I would agree it seems rather absurd for a game with no prior established base to have one, in which case I might call it a special edition instead, but again the emphasis is on people who want to collect video games and video game memorabilia. I have a friend who will buy copies of a game on any platform it's on because he's a collector of video games. He bought the Hardened edition of MW2 for PS3, and the Prestige edition for the 360.But yeah, overall the article is right. To me, the Prestige edition of MW2 was worth it, so I bought it, and I'm happy with it. I also bought the collectors edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum, and ended up being very disappointed with it, as the quality of the items inside was very sub par. I ended up selling the map codes, and plan on possibly selling the Batarang replica it came with.I think Atlas does some of the best collectors/special editions around. Their release for BlazBlue earlier this year came with the game, sound track, and a DVD that went over all the character's moves and various combos plus strategies. All of that for $60, and once the initial batch was gone, that was it.