POTP toys already out in America

[Paulbot]

Has it been confirmed that Takara will be doing their own versions of these? Maybe they would do the opposite of Hasbro?

Would they even do a box set like the combiner wars stuff?

It hasn't been confirmed but they will release them. Likely some box sets (Terrorcons, Fembots, maybe the Dinobots) and some maybe single packages (like they might do a twin pack Buster and Hydra or release those with additional Godmaster partners).

But they would make Swoop look like the cartoon too, so the red breasted version (from Hasbro's own stock images!) isnt likely from Japan.

[Bidoofdude]

It hasn't been confirmed but they will release them. Likely some box sets (Terrorcons, Fembots, maybe the Dinobots) and some maybe single packages (like they might do a twin pack Buster and Hydra or release those with additional Godmaster partners).

But they would make Swoop look like the cartoon too, so the red breasted version (from Hasbro's own stock images!) isnt likely from Japan.

Don’t know if I should wait and see what Takara will do with a cartoon accurate dinobot set, or get in on the game fast and get the Hasbro versions, which do look pretty superb. Slag is my favourite G1 character and I like his red-faced cartoon look better, so it’s eating at me a little bit.

[hYpNoS]

I'll be waiting on takara's efforts especially since reports suggest the clear parts on the dinobots are supposedly all clear plastic with the inside painted, no solid stuff at all.

That and stickers on voyagers, NEVER AGAIN

[griffin]

TakaraTomy are so far behind with the TR toys, we probably won't see their versions of POTP toys until mid next year.

[griffin]

More photos of the first wave of Deluxes, including some shots of them combined to some CW toys.

[griffin]

Also... it looks like each toy is randomly packed with one of 12 character cards, of that character with one of the 12 PrimeMasters. This was actually something Hasbro mentioned at SDCC, but no one (including me) really understood what they were talking about at the time... so if you are a completist with the character cards, you will need to track down 12 times the amount of POTP toys.

[hYpNoS]

Also... it looks like each toy is randomly packed with one of 12 character cards, of that character with one of the 12 PrimeMasters. This was actually something Hasbro mentioned at SDCC, but no one (including me) really understood what they were talking about at the time... so if you are a completist with the character cards, you will need to track down 12 times the amount of POTP toys.

How will completionist get them all without buying multiples of the same toy, its not like you can trade with anyone unless hasbro wants us to buy multiples of the same toy or encourage scalping on another level.

Artwork and tech specs is all we need, don't understand how hasbro wants the consumer to approach these.