Since January 2020, the price of retro games has been out of control, and Playstation 2 has been particularly hard hit. Let's unpack this pricing madness to figure out why (spoiler: it's COVID), and what collectors can do now.
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
These classics need to make a return.
Pre-ordered mine a few days ago. Love this concept and hope there are more games announced. I can’t justify paying the prices for games that collectors are asking for. It’s the primary reason I own almost every console except the Neo Geo.
I've pre ordered one here in the UK, no games though, as I'll move it on for a higher price. The white model looks awesome, but as expected, the price is too high. We'll probably see more of those all in one cartridges from China containing every AES game. In the UK, AES+ game at £70 ($95) is better than eye watering prices for the originals, but these games are so old and I can honestly say SNK didn't release many classics. The Metal Slug series is the only series I rate, there were just too many Street Fighter clones and not enough scrolling fighting games. Overall, the Neo Geo was poor for all genres apart from one on one fighters. Videos on YouTube asking for games from that console generation to be ported to the AES+, but who'd want to pay £70 for Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2? There's a lot of SNK collections out there, the best being Metal Slug Anthology on the PlayStation 2. The Street Fighter Anniversary Collection on the Switch contains 12 games for around £30, instead of £840 if released on the AES+. For collectors, the AES+ is the best news since sliced bread. Are there enough SNK fans out there? Nowhere near. Those £70 cartridges will soon start creeping up in price and it'll be a re-run of the original console.
I always wanted one in the 90's but couldn't afford it. Now i can but i think if i get one it will be collecting dust fast. It's a nostalgia thing i guess.
LucasArts gave Jango Fett his own game in 2002, and it pulled Star Wars into a much dirtier, rougher, and more interesting corner of the galaxy.
There was a time when a game was rare and actually worth something. Everyone knows I'm talking about Panzer Dragoon Saga, a legitimately rare game that only sold something like 40,000 and there's one guy that likes to rub in everyone's faces on YouTube that he got his for one cent a piece and has something like 9 copies, and people buy PDS. The problem is, people have seen this and suddenly want to try and top PDS by throwing out outrages prices for games, and it's pathetic. Once again though, SEGA sets the trend as always, but this is getting absurd. I did see a copy of Marvel vs Capcom 2 selling in a mall for $200, not worth it mind you because honestly, it's better on the console I play it on which is the Dreamcast.
Thank god for emulation and CFW.
Been hitting up my local retro spots for PS2 games this year. A few good gems here and there but they are rarely cheap.
I've been trying to find Rule of Rose for cheap but it is not happening.
Wonder what my copy of GTA: San Andreas is going for.
Yea it's never any of the games I own that rise in price lol guess I'm just a commoner with no taste for the rare and expensive