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    #31
    Both of those are monstrosities! Imagine decorating your front room with that!

    One I do like is the Sega Sports Dreamcast. That's a nice machine, I'd really like one of those.

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      #32
      Originally posted by Yakumo View Post
      That's the PS2 I have. I had no idea it was a special edition.
      It isn't. It's just a white PS2. (As pointed out on previous pages I see!)

      My Family GB Light was limited to 5000 units as I understand. Lovely machine.
      Last edited by speedlolita; 13-08-2018, 16:11.

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        #33
        Originally posted by speedlolita View Post
        It isn't. It's just a white PS2. (As pointed out on previous pages I see!)
        As I said, it depends on what you define as a "special edition". Personally I define anything which isn't the default version of any console, so I would include the white PS2s.

        It's not "limited edition".

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          #34
          We're well into the realms of pedantry here to be fair, but wasn't the white slim PS2 sold alongside the black one in Japan as a standard SKU? I would say the pearl white and ceramic white fat PS2s were both special editions, but not the later slim ceramic white...at least not in Japan.

          Not that it matters

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            #35
            I've never bought a special or limited edition console. I don't understand their appeal. Providing a console isn't ridiculously large, dayglo yellow in colour and fitted with bright flashing lights then I honestly don't mind what it looks like. Other than occasional glances to confirm the status of my PS4 and Switch, I don't look at them. There are several beautiful things that attract my attention in my home: my dogs' faces, plants and flowers, the cherry tree outside the window, Van gough prints on the wall, a Buddha statue, handmade pots, hand stitched fabrics, but factory produced goods ain't one of 'em. But to each their own. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, innit.

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              #36
              For me it's that the hardware being a bit different can look nice. Although some consoles do work better as special (or limited) edition consoles. For example the Nintendo GameCube, GameBoys or Sony PlayStation 2 all look great when not in their stock colour schemes. Probably nicer for handhelds than home based consoles.

              I like a lot of the Asian special/limited editions over the years but never owned any. I generally hate the western (not special) editions like the Gears of War or Halo 4 Xbox 360 consoles for example. Ones I particularly remember (not hotlinking) - probably loads of others that I have missed:

              Machines I have owned or own (in no order):
              • Gold Zelda Minish Cap GBA SP - sold, lovely looking GBA.
              • FFVII Crisis Core PSP - silver PSP, but UK release was a bit naff (no numbers etc.)
              • New 3DS XL SNES Edition - was a picture on here when it arrived. I needed a New 3DS and liked the look of this.
              • Red Wii Super Mario Anniversary - my launch Wii started artifacting (probably the GPU failing) so needed another Wii. Found a seller on Ebay with an unopened and brand new one for just over £130 - which I thought was a good price.
              • Zelda Wind Waker Wii U - pretty naff in that only the handset is different, and even then it's still the same black as the standard one. I only purchased it as I was looking for a Wii U and this was same price pretty much (I think £250).
              • Resident Evil 4 GC
              • Halo Reach Xbox 360 - was looking to upgrade to a Slim and this was a subtle looking edition. Loved the 360 and the different power on/disc eject noises. Only very recently sold and hopefully went to a good home.

              Nothing too rare, but apart from the SNES 3DS have all been used - usually as my only version of a console. The Red Wii is probably the nicest looking limited edition I have. I have a pre-order in for the new PS4 Pro 500m Limited Edition, but again if I do buy it, it'll just replace the existing PS4 Pro.
              Last edited by Digfox; 14-08-2018, 11:42.

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                #37
                I bought one of these when I went to Japan:

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                  #38
                  Nice. Some of the special edition GBA's looked great.

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                    #39
                    Resurrection!

                    I read a Kotaku article that led me to the following link. Worth a look.

                    The Ultimate Console Database. Discover rare consoles, track your collection, get the latest news and be part of a thriving community.

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                      #40
                      Panasonic Q has to be the correct answer, no?

                      Still got mine and still love it, even if it does now sound like a jet engine taking off on the rare occasion that I use it!

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                        #41


                        I had one of these many moons ago. Was pretty cool at the time.

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                          #42


                          Still love this little guy.

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                            #43
                            Nowdays don't tend to buy them anymore i think the last limited edition i bought was the year of luigi 3DS LL. But i do have a handful of them going back to the gb days.

                            (various random pics)










                            This one only half counts as it's not official

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                              #44
                              Originally posted by importaku View Post
                              This one only half counts as it's not official
                              I've been tempted for years to get one of those refurb GBA's. I love the ergonomics and would really like one in matte white.

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                                #45
                                Any "refurb" that you find is going to have a crappy third party case. You're best off doing it yourself, if you can.

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