I purchased the "steelbook edition" from Amazon. The steelbook they sent still has the "rating pending" ESRB logo on the bottom left, and only has room for one disc, while the game comes on two discs. Did no one think this one through? Are they just sending out promotional cases that they had laying around or what?

I'll be glad to take it off your hands!

@awesomeusername: If I can sit it on my shelf with just the spine visible, it still holds some minor value to me.

@WalkerD said:

@awesomeusername: If I can sit it on my shelf with just the spine visible, it still holds some minor value to me.

I promise you it doesn't fit! Give it to me!!!!!!!! (I'm joking btw)

Wtf.... I can sort of understand the ESRB logo, but it can't even hold the game it's meant for? What the fuck is the point of it then?

I would assume that those are just steelbooks left over from people preordering them. I preordered a copy for my friend as a gift and got the steelbook, so of course it would have the RP on the rating. But if I would guess that the steel books are actually deep and you can place both discs into the one slot. That is how the first steel book I ever got, the one for Halo 2 did it. Both the game disc and special features disc were in the same hole thingy.

At least you got yours. Amazon/UPS lost my order while it was in-transit.

After exchanging emails with them, they've refunded me the price of the game but don't have any of the steelbooks anymore. Thus, we compromised on an additional $20 (average price on eBay) refund so I could purchase one through a third party.

@TheHBK: Regardless of whether it was a preorder bonus or not, it really shouldn't have a rating pending logo on the box and not have room for both the discs. Hell, it's a steelbook, it doesn't need an ESRB logo at all. Also the idea of packing two discs into one slot makes me incredibly squeamish.

@C0V3RT: Bummer, at least you'll still be getting your game with the steelbook at no additional cost. Glad to see Amazon still has some alright customer service.

I pre-ordered a long time ago when they were promising those. I changed my order to the Encyclopedia edition after confirming with an Amazon employee that I'd still get the steel book.

I didn't. :(

I still love Amazon though. They are the best.

The one that came with my Freedom edition was fine, no extra labelling outside of Assassin's Creed III and a spindle for each disc. Super dodge that the one from the US (or at least that particular offer) is crap.

I preordered from HMV in the UK which gets you the steelbook edition.

When I picked it up they gave me a normal copy of the game in the normal box and an empty steelbook. Not quite what I was expecting!

I keep the single player in the Steelbook and the MP in the normal AC3 box.

I'm going to take a guess that, like the exclusive story content for the PS3, and Ubisoft showing off multiple PS3 gameplay sessions first (including the reveal), that the steelbook is designed for the PS3 edition.

I am guessing, though.

@Sarge506 said:

I preordered from HMV in the UK which gets you the steelbook edition.

When I picked it up they gave me a normal copy of the game in the normal box and an empty steelbook. Not quite what I was expecting!

lolwtf

@Eujin said:

I'm going to take a guess that, like the exclusive story content for the PS3, and Ubisoft showing off multiple PS3 gameplay sessions first (including the reveal), that the steelbook is designed for the PS3 edition.

I am guessing, though.

It's also possible that the game was not planned to be on two discs at the time that the steelbook was made available. I have the same problem but I haven't decided what to do yet. I'll either find a paper sleeve for the MP disc or leave the MP disc in the regular box and steelbook the SP disc.

I didn't realize the 360 version was even on 2 discs, that sucks for the steel book. The one I got was the same as the TC, with RP at the bottom and only one disc slot, but that seems fine for my PS3 copy.

You got the wrong steelbook. That was the preorder one they had months and months ago. The new one doesn't have the ESRB logo on it at all. I don't know about the disc slots though as I own it on PS3 and it's on one disc anyways.

I preordered from HMV in the UK which gets you the steelbook edition.

When I picked it up they gave me a normal copy of the game in the normal box and an empty steelbook. Not quite what I was expecting!

Reminds me if when Lost Odyssey couldn't hold all four of its discs and came with a sleeve.

So does the steelbook come with the game or something? Cause it seems kinda cheap