Retro Game Collecting Isn't Necessarily Expensive

[Cerebralbore101]

curl-6 said:

Depends on what you consider Retro, but I just grabbed a bunch of 360 games for like $5-8 a pop, they're going dirt cheap right now and they're old enough to be yesterday's news but not yet old enough to be appealing to retro enthusiasts.

That's the sweet spot; around 2 gens later, after 3 they tend to become collector's items, while last gen isn't really "retro" yet.

So that's very true, but PS2 and OG Xbox are still pretty cheap. Not as cheap as they were in 2011 mind you but still cheap. I remember Fallout Games in Tempe AZ having stacks and stacks of Ratchet and Clank 1-3 for $3 each. Now they are about $15 each. For PS2 it's only really the rare RPGs and horror games that are expensive. Oh, and games with soundtrack or other licensing issues, like Def Jam Fight for NY.