Speculation: The next rare and expensive game

[Rev. Rob]

Usually, the rarest and most valuable games are those that come at the end of a console's life. The system is faded from memory, the production runs are low, and in five years when everyone wishes they had a copy, the price is through the roof. This effect can be multiplied if the system was never that popular in the first place. I point to "House of the Dead" for Saturn and "Iron Soldier 3" for NUON as examples.

 

Here's my prediction for what in a few years will be an extremely rare and expensive: XaviXEYEHAND. I am just going to call it "EYEHAND" for short.

 

XaviXPORT is a system that few are familiar with, but even in its fifth year on the market, none of the few games released for it have dropped in value. EYEHAND will likely be among the last North American releases, and the production run was low - and it won't go back into production.

 

Buy it now for $70, and it a few years sell it for many times more.

 

In addition, I think it's time to start keeping a look out for PS2 RPGs that are going to be released at the end of its life that will be desirable in the future, and also have very low print runs.

Edited February 23, 2008 by Rev. Rob

[Diabloabsher]

Usually, the rarest and most valuable games are those that come at the end of a console's life. The system is faded from memory, the production runs are low, and in five years when everyone wishes they had a copy, the price is through the roof. This effect can be multiplied if the system was never that popular in the first place. I point to "House of the Dead" for Saturn and "Iron Soldier 3" for NUON as examples.

 

Here's my prediction for what in a few years will be an extremely rare and expensive: XaviXEYEHAND. I am just going to call it "EYEHAND" for short.

 

XaviXPORT is a system that few are familiar with, but even in its fifth year on the market, none of the few games released for it have dropped in value. EYEHAND will likely be among the last North American releases, and the production run was low - and it won't go back into production.

 

Buy it now for $70, and it a few years sell it for many times more.

 

In addition, I think it's time to start keeping a look out for PS2 RPGs that are going to be released at the end of its life that will be desirable in the future, and also have very low print runs.

 

Some of the current PS2 RPGs are hard enough to find.

 

But yeah things like Persona 3 (especially PAL, as it's only just coming out here next weekend) will shoot up in value later on. Although i plan to keep my copy anyway.

 

Anything with a low production run is generaly worth a fair amount later on, especially if its a good game. I'm still trying to get hold of another copyf of the first Discworld game, which my family sold at a carboot for £2 *angryface*

[bojay1997]

Usually, the rarest and most valuable games are those that come at the end of a console's life. The system is faded from memory, the production runs are low, and in five years when everyone wishes they had a copy, the price is through the roof. This effect can be multiplied if the system was never that popular in the first place. I point to "House of the Dead" for Saturn and "Iron Soldier 3" for NUON as examples.

 

Here's my prediction for what in a few years will be an extremely rare and expensive: XaviXEYEHAND. I am just going to call it "EYEHAND" for short.

 

XaviXPORT is a system that few are familiar with, but even in its fifth year on the market, none of the few games released for it have dropped in value. EYEHAND will likely be among the last North American releases, and the production run was low - and it won't go back into production.

 

Buy it now for $70, and it a few years sell it for many times more.

 

In addition, I think it's time to start keeping a look out for PS2 RPGs that are going to be released at the end of its life that will be desirable in the future, and also have very low print runs.

 

This is speculation based on nothing. Xavix is not even a system most of us collect or will care to collect. It's just basically a different version of the all in one systems (controller and console in one) you can find at swap meets and in toy wholesale districts. Now that the Wii is popular, there is really no raason to own a Xavix, let alone collect it. I predict these things will be available on Ebay for next to nothing for years to come. As for the PS2 RPGs, it depends on the game as print runs from some manufacturers like Atlus have actually gone up in the past year or so.

[MFoolsRun]

Can it be Xenogears? For various reasons I have three copies and it'd be nice if they appreciated

[shadow460]

I'd think that Unlimited SaGa will become rare and possibly expensive. Arctic Thunder is already very difficult in the wild (at least around here, that is).

 

Guitar Hero for PS2 might be hard to get in the future, especially with working guitars. I'd also say that for the SingStar games, especially since those USB adapters are gonna get misplaced, lost, broken, etc. (not to mention the mikes). And then there's Final Fantasy XI, I can't imagine what a CIB copy with the hard drive will sell for twenty years down the road.

 

Then there's the debate of whether or not to buy Greatest Hits titles.

[Trade-N-Games]

I'd think that Unlimited SaGa will become rare and possibly expensive. Arctic Thunder is already very difficult in the wild (at least around here, that is).

 

Guitar Hero for PS2 might be hard to get in the future, especially with working guitars. I'd also say that for the SingStar games, especially since those USB adapters are gonna get misplaced, lost, broken, etc. (not to mention the mikes). And then there's Final Fantasy XI, I can't imagine what a CIB copy with the hard drive will sell for twenty years down the road.

 

Then there's the debate of whether or not to buy Greatest Hits titles.

I dont think any of those singing games will be rare. I would think if you wanted them soon enough you could just download them to the PS3 hard drive. I think to keep Walmarts and Gamestops happy games will be released on disk for the first run and then GH versions will become downloads.

What good will a FF XI be other than for the pretty box? There wont be a single PS2 that works to use it on and the PS10 system wont play old games since 95% of the disk have been destroyed and back to the old point you could just download it on the current systems hard drive.

This is something I always think about since I deal in used games for a living and if everything becomes a download I wont have a Business much less a job.

[Tan]

I can see Rogue Galaxy being on that list. For such a fantastic game it was swept under the radar a bit. Maybe Ys VI and the two Shining Force games for the PS2. The bonus disc for Metroid Prime 2 as well.

[n8littlefield]

Rock Band on the PS2 seems to already be a tricky find. I'd guess Mario Dance Dance for the Cube will likely stay fairly high priced as well. While some games, such as rare RPGs or small run games (think Phoenix Wright, RE2 Cube, REZ PS2) can be reprinted by 3rd parties, the games with accessories are likely to never see the light of day again.

 

I'd also expect the two limited run DS consoles (Zelda & Nintendogs) from the holidays to continue to demand a high price in the future.

[Tempest]

What good will a FF XI be other than for the pretty box? There wont be a single PS2 that works to use it on and the PS10 system wont play old games since 95% of the disk have been destroyed and back to the old point you could just download it on the current systems hard drive.

This is something I always think about since I deal in used games for a living and if everything becomes a download I wont have a Business much less a job.

 

It's not only that, but there is no Offline component to FF XI. The only way to play it is to connect to an online server, and once those are gone so is the game. Imagine PSO without the offline game.

 

I loved FF XI when I played it, I just wish there had been some sort of offline part to it. Maybe once it's dead it will live on in private servers?

 

Tempest