Rare last-gen games are expensive.

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non-gravity on 24 August 2009

Some time ago I made a list for myself of last-gen games I wanted play. Here it it:

Indigo Prophecy

I played this game's pc version. Really easy to get. cost: free

God of War

This game is still widely available. cost: € 12

God of War II

As widely available as its brother. cost € 11

Metal Gear Solid

This one became available through the PSN Store. cost: $10/€7

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

I got this one second hand. The case is broken though. cost: €7

Cost so far: € 37. There were only 3 games left on my list, but this is where the problem started:

ICO

Very rare, but I managed to get it second hand yesterday. I found this was getting a bit expensive. cost € 32

Shadow of the Colossus

Very rare. Seems like this will costs me a lot of money

Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence

Snake eater seems to be buyable rather cheap, but I believe this version of the game is vastly superior. Haven't managed to get it yet. It's rare and will cost me a lot it seems.

So do you think it's normal to pay 40+ euros for games like ICO, Shadow of the Colossus and MGS3 Subsistence? I'll probably be paying the same for them as for a new full-priced game, but I'm still feeling bad about it. What should I do? Should I just get them? Will they ever be rereleased in the not so distant future? Now I'm certain ps2 classics will arrive on the ps4 at least, but I don't think I should wait that long. Are they worth their price tag?

Maybe I should try to resell them after having beaten them as their value isn't really going to drop.

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Carl on 24 August 2009

You think PS2 games are expensive?

Go look on Ebay for games like,
Castlevania: SotN
Suikoden
Suikoden 2

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disolitude on 24 August 2009

Carl2291 said:
You think PS2 games are expensive?

Go look on Ebay for games like,
Castlevania: SotN
Suikoden
Suikoden 2

You think PS1 games are expensive?

Go look for Sega Saturn games like

Raidant Silvergun, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Shining Force 3 and castlevania SOTN

:)

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Carl on 24 August 2009

Haha, even so... PS2 games really arent that bad compared to some old ones

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Xoj on 24 August 2009

i am having a hard time finding a ntsc version of ICO.

its a CD.
But rare game. i hope its upload to the PSN one day.

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NicholasCage on 24 August 2009

I see Shadow of the Colossus at my local store for $19.99. They have like 40 copies left :D.

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emilie autumn on 24 August 2009

collosus is not hard to find, you'll have no problem with that one.

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Orca_Azure on 24 August 2009

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ShadowSoldier on 24 August 2009

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Dgc1808 on 24 August 2009

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