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more about #collecting Andrew Wyatt: And it's often these highly sought after games that get remade, since the companies know that people will buy them again. It screws over collectors, b... more » Benguin: Boo hoo hoo. I'm so sorry that the value of your game (which you never intended to sell anyway) has decreased now that the rest of us have an opportun... more » badasscat: I don't personally know any collectors who collect to resell later. And I know a lot of collectors. Honestly, somebody who does that is not, by defi... more » TRT-X: Good. It's nice to see these games being reintroduced at AFFORDABLE prices for those who missed out the first time around. more » Izod517: Maybe I'm in the minority here but I don't 'collect' games; I play them. I know plenty of people are sitting around with some sealed copy of Final Fa... more » NicolasCage: At least EarthBound's value is secure. more » Billkwando: I despise people who hoard games for profit, and wish to taste their bitter tears. It made me unspeakably happy when MAME started to get big and Neo ... more » Karlott: I watched my MvC2 Dreamcast copy bottom out, but given that I bought it to play years ago, not re-sell, I wasn't bothered. more » N●Gage Croal is applying for Mann Co.: I don't care about collector's value, I own games to play them. I prefer having physical copies (because I like the feeling of actually owning things.... more » maraxusofk: Honestly, most collectors own those games for nostalgia factor. I have an unopened Xenogears. Even if it does get rereleased, would I sell it? No, bec... more » Neko_Tech: Just because they re-released it for digital distribution doesn't mean that the hard copy will be obsolete. Think of it this way, they only have the ... more » Segador: Dear Nintendo, Please never offer Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy III, or Earthbound as digital Wii downloads. I'm enjoying my exclusivity. Thanks, ... more » MrBounce: I should have sold my MvC2 when I had the chance... Nooo! I felt so smart picking it up for new at $39.99 when it first came out too :| more » Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition: Rival Schools (granted that we'll never see it on PSN/XBLA) was at a reasonable price as well. Last I saw it was $15 dollars on Amazon. Valkyrie Prof... more » Testamonium: The day Suikoden 2 gets a release in the PSN, I will be watching ebay like a hawk for a drop in price. I love collecting, but I'm not stupid. I refu... more » Manly_McBeeferton: I don't think your game collections are going to go down in value because of things like the virtual console. Because, there will always be someone ou... more » Tevor_the_Third: Meh. Not like I'd ever sell my copy of Marvel vs Capcom 2 for Dreamcast anyways! Which brings up a good example actually; there's several listing for... more » Demonbird: You know who should love this? Game Collectors. Game collectors who enjoy the older games. If you want to collect for money, that's fine, but I collec... more » Hey_Blinkon: I collect a lot, and this has been great for me. I'd still rather the physical copy, and so it has lowered the costs of getting them. That's what a ... more » Jitawa: For Castlevania Dracula X (in reference to the PSP release) they mention the past version as being the SNES version (which was utter crap). The good v... more » -
#collecting
Digital Re-Releases Deal Damage to Collections' Value
Who doesn't love it when golden oldies get a re-release over the PlayStation Network or Virtual Console? Game collector, that's who. MTV Multiplayer examined collectible game values and saw many nosediving after getting a reboot on the current generation. More » -
#ps2
You Don't Have As Many PS2 Games As This Guy
The PS2 has been out for a while now. Most of you probably have a few games for the system still lying around the house. Reader Syd doesn't have a few. He has a lot. More » -
