Saints Row IV: The $1 Million dollar edition! No, I'm not joking either...

[Haze]

I would of posted this in the Saints Row IV thread we have in the Playstation 3 Games section, but I felt this deserves it's own thread because... well, let me tell you.

Deep Silver has revealed a new edition of the upcoming Saints Row IV. Question: Do you have a spare $1 Million dollars to spare? Then you could be one of THREE people in the world to order Saints Row IV: Super Dangerous Wad Wad Edition exclusive to GAME!

You would think somebody has made this up as a joke, but nope. This is the real deal! The Super Dangerous Wad Wad Edition comes with the following:

- Saints Row IV : Commander in Chief Edition

- A full sized replica Dubstep Gun

- A full day of spy training

- A trip to space with Virgin Galactic

- One year’s membership of E25 Super Car Club and a Lamborghini Gallardo to make it worthwhile

- Plastic Surgery of the purchaser’s choice

- A shopping spree with a personal shopper to create the ultimate Planet Saints capsule wardrobe

- 7 nights for two at The Jefferson Hotel in Washington

- Hostage rescue experience

- A brand new Toyota Prius and insurance to give something back to the environment

- 7 nights stay in the Top Royal Suite at the Burj-al-arab with flights for two


I'm... speechless. I really have no words. It's hilarious but astonishing at the same time.

 

[RockSauron]

A trip to space? Hm. Nah, let's advertise the game XD

 

[ozadin]

Lol is all I have to say for this. But on a more serious matter, that is amazing. I have many thoughts about this at the moment, was this all planned beforehand the release of this game for years, or was this just thought up? If it was thought up, I would actually be scared because "hostage rescue experience?" It ruins it since they tell you, I would just expect someone to grab you while walking on the street and then cue the experience. These rewards are amazing, and I would buy the hell out of this if I had the money.

 

[RockSauron]

Someone did the math for the individual components, this is a 50% price hike

Do not buy the $1,000,000 Saints Row IV bundle | Ars Technica

 

[rcg2222]

More than anything, this is just promo for the game. That package is outrageous and people are talking about it. They're getting what they want. It's pretty genius if you ask me. Maybe GTA5 can advertise a version that comes with a 9mm and a kilo of cocaine, haha

 

[Clark Wayne]

This is certainly something that you don't see everyday. I'm sure there will be no one who actually buys this, well at least not any sane person that is. Also, I find it hilarious that someone actually went through the trouble of finding out the exact price of everything included in the bundle and finding out that it isn't even worth $1 million. Still, it does seem like a nice collectors item.

 

[jptrey06]

Looks like a form of advertisement to me. The plastic surgery is probably the funniest part of all those lmao. Plus if it actually is real, it's not like somebody is actually gonna buy that. But that list is actually pretty slick overall.

Well, might as well buy it with all my money (checking my wallet, crap, its empty)

 

[wowtgp]

Tell me it's not true. Are they nuts? Greedy bastar*s. Well, you make or break you own reputation yourselves. And it seems as though Violation and Deep Silver is doing latter. Who in his sane mind would buy this?

That's insane man!

 

[ozadin]

Tell me it's not true. Are they nuts? Greedy bastar*s. Well, you make or break you own reputation yourselves. And it seems as though Violation and Deep Silver is doing latter. Who in his sane mind would buy this?

That's insane man!

I wouldn't say they're greedy, that's just rude. Think of it as humorous advertisement, I'm sure they don't expect any sales with this. Only the rich people would buy this like Bill Gates or some CEO of a big company. I'm guessing this is just for show. Deep Silver Volition is a great company that makes great Saints Row games just for humor which is most likely why they put this out.

 

[BlackSolaris]

Someone did the math for the individual components, this is a 50% price hike

Do not buy the $1,000,000 Saints Row IV bundle | Ars Technica

Exactly, they are doing this because no one ever did it, and they will still get profit out of it because there is going to be always a crazy guy who will end up buying it. Now, if anyone pirate this version of the game, would they go bankrupt?

 

[Snrm]

Someone did the math for the individual components, this is a 50% price hike

Thanks for informing me not to buy it, I had plans to do so! I can't wait to see who ends up buying this thing. I think the most hilarious part has to be the included plastic surgery that you get for buying it. I honestly could not see anyone in the world doing this for a Saintsrow game. Maybe if it was a more popular series but this just seems over the top.

 

[cg303]

for some reason I think we can get all of this for under a million dollars.
this is like the gold plated consoles that celebrities get, its all to show off how rich you are.
it is hard to believe a game that is solely based off a saints row 3 unreleased dlc is capable of such a package.
then again with violation being in new hands I guess these guys are trying to seek as much attention as they can get.

 

[Medza]

A very excellent marketing stunt, even if no one buys it. Pretty much everyone in the gaming community now knows about this and the word of mouth spreads like mad with things like these. Just discussing the game will encourage people to look it up and do a bit of research . I don't personally know anyone that could afford this, but I must applaud them for a genius marketing trick.

 

[OniBlackMage]

If I had the spare 1 million in cash doing nothing, I'd do it. Why not? I love the series, want to support it, and why not get a once in a lifetime experience with it?

In regard to the price breakdown, I'm pretty sure price hikes of 100% or more are common at sports venues and theme parks, yet that's ok for the common man and people aren't deterred from blowing money on an overpriced experience. I say live and let live.

 

[LuckyPupil]

When I first heard this I thought it was a troll. Saint's Row really knows how to be over the top. If I had a spare 1M lying around I'd do this. Not going to lie there are a lot of perks here worth over 1M so this pretty much pays for itself and some.

 

[brad]

Poor people wish for like for like £1 worth of food etc and people here are saying they would spend £1 million on a game ?!? a game? its quite stupid if i had 1 million i would go and spend it on a nice house or pay off my bills.

 

[Esperahol]

If I had the money I would totally buy this - it is the best collector's edition ever! Besides which this would be a never-ending badge of Uber-Gaming. "What's that? You're a hardcore gamer? Did you buy the Million Dollar Saint's Row edition? That's what I thought. PWNAGE!!!" So perfect. Why don't I have the money to waste on this?

 

[Bradmaven]

Poor people wish for like for like £1 worth of food etc and people here are saying they would spend £1 million on a game ?!? a game? its quite stupid if i had 1 million i would go and spend it on a nice house or pay off my bills.

I have a feeling that it is more of a marketing gimmick than an actual sales pitch.

Has there been a single buyer yet?

Sure, if I had a million dollars just lying around I might splash out on this, but that is probably the reason that I will never have a spare million dollars lying around, because I am an idiot with my money.

 

[crazyduck]

That would be great fun buying that bundle. Having all the trips and hotel stays. I would probably buy something like this if I was mega rich. After all, when you are super rich one million dollars is nothing. A Lamborghini Gallardo would be fun. I would probably just buy the pack for that and the super car club membership.

 

[The Unlosing Ranger]

I'm just wondering if anybody will actually buy that thing! The Saints Row franchise just keeps getting sillier and it's not just in-game sillyness anymore. I think it's pretty awesome.