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Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s pre-orders have just gone live, but don’t go expecting a copy of the game with any of the expensive physical collector’s editions.
Although the cat (or rather, dragon)was out of the bag earlier today thanks to a leak, EA and BioWare have finally justofficially revealed that Dragon Age: The Veilguard will release on July 22, 2025. Now that the date is somewhat set in stone and unlikely to be moved back,that also means that pre-orders for the game have started going live.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a big triple-A release without several digital and physical editions of Dragon Age: The Veilguard going up for grabs.EA has just detailed them for the first time over on its website, including the “Rook’s Coffer” and “Vyrantium Pack”, which are being touted as “additional physical item bundles”.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Collector’s Editions Don’t Come With The Game
Make no mistake, though, these are very clearly meant to be collector’s editions of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which is made obvious by some of the merchandise included, such as the steelbook in the Vyrantium Pack and the litho print in the Rook’s Coffer edition. Take it from someone with more plastic tat on his shelf than he can count, these are just re-named collector’s editions.
So why the name change? Well, the blog on EA’s website confirms that both the $150 Rook’s Coffer edition and currently unpriced Vyrantium Pack both don’t come with copies of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. We’ve seen collector’s editions come without physical discs, but this is a bit of a step further by not even having the game.
Mass Effect Andromeda did the same thing when it launched with a $200 collector’s editionthat didn’t come with the game. I guess it’s a BioWare thing.
While it’s true that neither the Vyrantium Pack nor Rook’s Coffer editions are specifically being called “Collector’s Editions”, they are clearly aiming for the same sort of market and would surely make more sense to come with the game too. It’s not clear why EA and BioWare have decided to have two separate “additional physical item bundles” instead of just having a traditional special edition, but it’s a strange move.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard isn’t the first game to pull a trick like this, but considering these expensive editions are also launching alongside a $70 game,it’s something that fans have already shown a bit of annoyance about. It’s especially frustrating when it comes to the steelbook, as that’s something that’s seemingly relegated to a completely separate edition of the game.
