{"id":485495,"date":"2026-02-19T14:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485495\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:50:07","slug":"heres-what-comes-in-each-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485495\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s What Comes in Each Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure game that\u2019s set to release on PS5, Xbox, and PC on March 19. Developed by Pearl Abyss, the company behind Black Desert Online, it looks seriously ambitious<\/a> in all the best ways. It\u2019s available for preorder now (see it at Amazon<\/a>) in two editions and includes a preorder bonus, the contents of which are detailed below. Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

Crimson Desert Standard Edition<\/p>\n

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The standard edition comes with the game, plus the preorder bonus you can find detailed below (it\u2019s an in-game shield). The only current deals available for the game are for the PC (Steam) version, which you can find at the third-party storefronts listed above.<\/p>\n

Crimson Desert Deluxe Edition (Physical)<\/p>\n

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Physical copies of the deluxe edition of Crimson Desert come with the game, the preorder bonus, as well as the following items:<\/p>\n

Physical Items<\/p>\n

Deluxe Edition BoxDeluxe Edition Limited Edition SteelbookLetter from the DeveloperGreymane Brooch Pin3 Character Photo Cards3 PatchesMap of Pywel<\/p>\n

Digital Items<\/p>\n

Kairos Plate Set: Kairos Plate Helm, Kairos Plate Gloves, Kairos Plate Boots, Kairos Cloak, Kairos Plate ArmorBalgran ShieldExclaire Horse Set: Exclaire Champron, Exclaire Barding, Exclaire Saddle, Exclaire Stirrups<\/p>\n

Crimson Desert Deluxe Edition (Digital)<\/p>\n

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Digital Copy – $79.99<\/p>\n

The digital deluxe edition of the game costs $10 less than the physical version, but it lacks the physical goodies. Fanatical and GMG have the Steam PC version on sale as well. Here are the digital items it includes:<\/p>\n

Kairos Plate Set: Kairos Plate Helm, Kairos Plate Gloves, Kairos Plate Boots, Kairos Cloak, Kairos Plate ArmorBalgran ShieldExclaire Horse Set: Exclaire Champron, Exclaire Barding, Exclaire Saddle, Exclaire Stirrups<\/p>\n

Crimson Desert Preorder Bonus<\/p>\n

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Preorder the game on any platform and in any edition, and you\u2019ll receive the following digital item:<\/p>\n

Preorder the PS5 version, and you\u2019ll get the following digital items:<\/p>\n

Grotevant Plate Set: Grotevan Plate Helm, Grotevan Plate Armor, along with Grotevan cloak, gloves, and boots<\/p>\n

What Is Crimson Desert?<\/p>\n

Crimson Desert is a medieval fantasy-themed game set in the land of Pywel, where you play as Kliff, captain of the Greymanes, as the ruthless Black Bear army executes a brutal attack that leaves the Greymane forces scattered. Your job is to explore the world to reunite with your comrades and rebuild what\u2019s been lost. As you do so, you\u2019ll forge new alliances and discover even more dangerous threats looming over the land.<\/p>\n

The journey takes you through all sorts of environments, from plains to deserts to mountains. You can ride mounts ranging from horses to wolves and dragons. You even have a Zelda-style glider that lets you leap from mountain peaks and soar over the land.<\/p>\n

Although there\u2019s some debate on social media about whether Crimson Desert is an RPG<\/a>, developer Pearl Abyss doesn\u2019t label it as such. It calls Crimson Desert \u201can open-world action-adventure game.\u201d That\u2019s because it doesn\u2019t have character leveling or experience points. You do expand your capabilities, but you do so by finding items in the open world, like in an action-adventure game like Zelda or a Metroid.<\/p>\n

Based on the trailers, it does look like a hodgepodge of popular game elements. It has an extensive combat system<\/a>, an explorable open world, puzzles, giant monsters to fight, and more. Here\u2019s hoping the game is not too good to be true<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other Preorder Guides<\/p>\n

Chris Reed is a commerce editor and deals expert for IGN. He also runs IGN’s board game and LEGO coverage. You can follow him on Bluesky<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure game that\u2019s set to release on PS5, Xbox, and PC on March…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485496,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-485495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}