Which edition should you buy? Every real price gap in our catalogue

8 games in our catalogue currently sell a higher edition tier at publisher RRP. Here is exactly what that premium costs in the current validated catalogue snapshot.

Every real gap right now

What actually decides if the premium is worth it

The badge on a Deluxe or Ultimate tier is marketing copy, not a value judgment — a season pass or a cosmetics pack is only worth the premium if you'd buy that specific content on its own. The one question worth asking before paying more than Standard: would you pay the delta above for exactly what's in the higher tier, as a standalone purchase, on its own merits? If the answer is no, the discount on the bundle doesn't change that.

A launch-edition premium is worth judging against what the extra content is worth to you specifically — not against how big a number the badge on the tier shows.

Read the contents before the edition name

Deluxe, Gold, Ultimate and Premium are not standardized product definitions. One publisher may use Deluxe for a soundtrack and cosmetics; another may attach a season pass or expansion. The price delta becomes useful only after each included item is named. Our feed can reliably compare the reported edition prices, but an empty contents field is not permission to invent what the higher tier contains. Open the official store listing whenever the extras are not explicit.

The biggest current gaps, explained

Edition gap: DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT moves from $19.99 for Standard to $99.99 for DRAGON BALL Z : KAKAROT - MASTER EDITION, a $80.00 premium. That number tells you the maximum extra value the higher tier must deliver; it does not prove the included content is worth it. Compare the named extras with standalone DLC prices and remove cosmetics you would not buy separately.

Edition gap: Train Sim World® 6 moves from $39.99 for : Thomas & Friends Edition to $119.99 for : Special Edition, a $80.00 premium. That number tells you the maximum extra value the higher tier must deliver; it does not prove the included content is worth it. Compare the named extras with standalone DLC prices and remove cosmetics you would not buy separately.

Edition gap: TEKKEN 7 moves from $39.99 for Standard to $109.99 for Definitive Edition, a $70.00 premium. That number tells you the maximum extra value the higher tier must deliver; it does not prove the included content is worth it. Compare the named extras with standalone DLC prices and remove cosmetics you would not buy separately.

Edition gap: ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 moves from $39.99 for Standard to $109.99 for Legendary Edition, a $70.00 premium. That number tells you the maximum extra value the higher tier must deliver; it does not prove the included content is worth it. Compare the named extras with standalone DLC prices and remove cosmetics you would not buy separately.

Edition gap: DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO moves from $49.99 for Standard to $119.99 for Legendary Edition, a $70.00 premium. That number tells you the maximum extra value the higher tier must deliver; it does not prove the included content is worth it. Compare the named extras with standalone DLC prices and remove cosmetics you would not buy separately.

What this comparison deliberately excludes

Complete franchise packs, multi-game bundles, commercial licenses, soundtracks and currency packages are excluded even when a merchant feed places them beside editions of the base game. Comparing a $20 game with a $100 publisher collection creates a dramatic but meaningless “edition gap.” The filter keeps only tier names that plausibly describe another edition of the same game; parent-child entity normalization remains the longer-term fix for ambiguous feed products.

Does a higher edition ever go on sale separately from Standard?

Yes — publishers occasionally discount tiers independently, which can shrink or widen the gap shown here overnight. This list reflects live pricing on every refresh, not a fixed premium.

Is the extra content in a premium tier ever available to buy separately later?

Sometimes, as standalone DLC after launch — but not always, and rarely at the same effective price as buying it bundled upfront. Check the game's own page for any DLC we track separately before assuming you can add it later.