HASCON (8-10 Sept. 2017)

[Dragonflitter]

I wonder if the new "exclusive" will be Discord with a soda

I'm really interested in seeing if there's an exclusive as well! But I'll bet it will not be a unique character. If anything, I'm expecting an old character with little to no modification, and emphasis being put on a new box and/or a certificate to say she was a con exclusive.

[Snapdragon]

LMAO, Discord soda! Yeah, I can see that happening!

[Galactica]

Reasons to wait until 2018
* it might be lame -best to wait and see what they offer and what kind of exclusives we're talking about here
* it's far away
* it could be REALLY lame with really lame exclusives.
* Isn't this just a way for Hasbro to cash in even further on the market for convention "exclusives"?

Reasons to the first one
* the exclusives could be really epic and collectible! They probably won't be TOO lame since Hasbro has practice with the SDCC exclusives- and probably just wants to cash in on the idea of that a bit more...
* MLP, MAGIC the GATHERING, and Transformers- all could have really cool toys/exclusives- oh and Star Wars right?
* it will probably be way easier to get tickets to the first one
* what if ponies are phased out by 2018 or just not popular enough to warrant a cool (expensive) exclusive? I think we are already seeing some of that so it may already be too late...

[Dragonflitter]

I'm sensing you are interested in the possibility of an exclusive, Galactica...

[LadyMoondancer]

Has Hasbro actually said there will be exclusives?

[Dragonflitter]

The link pretty much just has the press release, which has this line:

"featuring a celebration of Hasbro's powerful characters and stories, including live interactive experiences, exclusive products, talent appearances, panels and much more."

[LadyMoondancer]

Thanks, Dragonflitter!  I was wondering if it was just speculation . . . Glad to hear there will be exclusive something. 

The two men holding the trophies are Frank Welker and Peter Cullen.  (G1 Megatron and Optimus Prime, and also the voice of Megatron and Prime in the movies.)  If they're actually there, that will be a big draw for Transformers fans.  Especially since, IIRC, Peter Cullen is rather shy and doesn't do a lot of conventions.

[Galactica]

I'm sensing you are interested in the possibility of an exclusive, Galactica...

You got that right

I hope the Magic Exclusive isn't just cards...

[Dragonflitter]

The two men holding the trophies are Frank Welker and Peter Cullen.  (G1 Megatron and Optimus Prime, and also the voice of Megatron and Prime in the movies.) 

Oh wow! I didn't recognize them by their faces. That's so cool!

[Mkia]

I bet this would be fun to go to! We're too far away to make it happen but I can't wait to hear about it!

[ghouldilocks]

I think it'd be really interesting to go if I lived much closer; I'd be way too bummed out if I traveled far to get there and it ended up being pretty lackluster. If any of you who are local to it go, be sure to report back to us!

[drusilla]

i am curious about it and i could go by jumping on the greyhound for 14 hours    but i dont see me doing it to attend a convention with all hasbro toys. i am only interested in ponies. and of course the ponies they would have there would be new g4 stuff.

i did try to sign up and got this message

We're sorry, but you are not eligible to sign up at this time.

[ringwraith10]

Since it's on the East coast I'm going to think about going, though mostly I would only care about ponies (maybe there would be some interesting Star Wars things there?).

[Galactica]

i am curious about it and i could go by jumping on the greyhound for 14 hours    but i dont see me doing it to attend a convention with all hasbro toys. i am only interested in ponies. and of course the ponies they would have there would be new g4 stuff.

i did try to sign up and got this message

We're sorry, but you are not eligible to sign up at this time.

I'm pretty sure that as with most conventions, you'll have to wait until they announce that registration is open.

I hope you can go!

[gabumon]

I'm pretty interested in going, because I collect both TF and MLP, and hey it's one convention that does both!
But I'm worried it will be completely focused on new stuff and no prior gens. (Though hasbro panders quite freely to TF fans with prior-gen themed new lines)
Dunno.  I guess it depends on where/when the MLP fair 2017 is.
I've never been to a MLP or TF convention but I think 2017 is the year!