Why are steelbooks so popular




















I dont really care about limited editions or anything, I would actually prefer it if steelbooks came as standard. Jim Di Griz Distinguished Member. I didn't know if they had additional content, sometiems that can be as good as the film e. There may also have been something else I wasn't aware of.

The Ringmaster Well-known Member. Cool, do you have the album? Garrett Moderator. Also as my mother is fond of saying life would be boring if everyone was the same. Or to put it an other way, both good cooks, conversations and good in bed but the one on the right cost more to run albeit easily affordable.

GaryB Distinguished Member. For me they just look better. You must log in or register to reply here. Similar threads. Replies 7 Views Monday at AM Clock'd 0ne. Replies 5 Views 1K. Steel certainly seems like the right place to house this take on the mech-versus-kaiju formula from Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham.

This edition also includes an enamel pin and exclusive A3 poster, along with a host of BTS Blu-ray features. If you're looking to stay up-to-date with all that the world of film has to offer, make sure to check in on Empire's Blu-ray and Digital release schedule , which will guide you through the next two months of unmissable cinema. Prev Next. View offer. Gallery The Best Steelbooks. It's due for release on July 5, I can see why Steelbooks are popular.

But they may bankrupt me. New titles are often more, depending on what format you buy. Despite this, it sold out within hours of going on sale for pre-order. Is it actually worth spending more for a Steelbook? I have no idea how much it costs to manufacture a Steelbook, but I can believe it costs more than a plastic Amaray case.

I understand the idea behind Steelbooks. Steelbooks are often sometimes to vinyl records, with Netflix analogous to streamed. MP3 files. Even then, companies are conservative with the amount of SteelBooks they will order. Ultimately, companies would rather have an item sell out than it sit on store shelves, slowly being discounted until it ends up in a bargain bin. People have lined their walls with magnetic strips so they can adhere their collections like an art display, allowing guests and whoever else to see the intricacies or the artwork itself.

According to the Motion Picture Association of America in , via Ars Technica , physical media sales saw a decline by half over five years. Although, sales did see an increase in , likely due to the Covid pandemic. You would have people going on there and just buy half of it, sit on it like it was wine and then just auction it off one by one online. And we never want it to be part of that space, we want to drive volume, we want to do , pieces They make it so limited because they want to drive traffic and they have other agendas.

But not every SteelBook will end up being scalped on eBay. The title itself, whether it be a movie or a game, needs to have a cult following. It needs to have a limited enough run so that finding a copy takes some effort. And the art and packaging needs to look and feel special. Head on over to the SteelBooks subreddit , people have lined their walls with magnetic strips so they can adhere their collections like an art display, allowing guests and whoever else to see the intricacies or the artwork itself.

I want it to be a piece that people can collect, put in the shelf, hand down. Online retailers like Zavvi have pivoted, not just selling pop culture items, but things that are limited and attract a more fervent fanbase.



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