R* has released some info on the bonus ingame content of the special/collector's edition of V on their newswire.

I find this especially interesting:

Custom Characters for Grand Theft Auto Online (Collector's Edition only)

GTA Online introduces a new spin on traditional character creation with the hereditary-based creation system. Select your character’s appearance by choosing your parent’s heritage, then use the gene dominance meter to dial-in which parent your appearance favors more. Additionally, you'll customize your character's daily activities - everything from family time to illegal work and sports to couch potato hours all have an impact on your character’s appearance and skill set (and you can always rank up your skill stats more via gameplay). As part of the Collector’s Edition package, you'll get Niko Bellic, along with both Claude and Misty from Grand Theft Auto III to use as parent options within the character creation system.

Seems that there is going to be a new approach to character creation in GTA Online.

Wow, the character creator for the Online version is nuts! Too bad it's only available from the Collector's Edition. Now I'm meriting purchasing that when the time comes for the PC...in other news, my roommate who never plays games is buying this for his PS3 so I'll get a chance to play it!

 

^ it will be on dlc eventually that's why I don't care about these "special editions" the extra content is eventually available for dlc within a few months anyway im buying the digital version..best way to buy it

Man, that sounds really cool.  Sounds/looks like this will be one hell of a game...can't wait...hope to see the PC release sooner than later.  Don't know if I'll be able to wait for the PC...may have to drop a few hundo on a console.

 

DrDetroit

^ it will be on dlc eventually that's why I don't care about these "special editions" the extra content is eventually available for dlc within a few months anyway im buying the digital version..best way to buy it

So true. This is why I get the standard game, play that, then download DLC. Money saver for more games and stuff.

Wow, the character creator for the Online version is nuts! Too bad it's only available from the Collector's Edition. Now I'm meriting purchasing that when the time comes for the PC...in other news, my roommate who never plays games is buying this for his PS3 so I'll get a chance to play it!

I'm not sure about that. To me it looks like they are giving us an overview of the character creator and then telling us about the additional CE features: "As part of the Collector’s Edition package, you'll get Niko Bellic, along with both Claude and Misty from Grand Theft Auto III to use as parent options within the character creation system."

I'm not sure about that. To me it looks like they are giving us an overview of the character creator and then telling us about the additional CE features: "As part of the Collector’s Edition package, you'll get Niko Bellic, along with both Claude and Misty from Grand Theft Auto III to use as parent options within the character creation system."

Yeah, this. The character creator will ship with all version of the game. Atleast, that's what I understand from their press-release. 

Yeah, this. The character creator will ship with all version of the game. Atleast, that's what I understand from their press-release. 

 

AH okay I get it now, that's AWESOME. I really thought they'd kept the entire system from its loyal fans without deep pockets. Can't wait!