Those games have been expensive since way before the pandemic, and that’s not really what this post is about. Playstation 2 collecting has become quite a thing lately, and shows no sign of stopping. Either game currently goes for a few hundred dollars or even a few thousand dollars for sealed copies.ĭon’t believe me? Have a look at these eBay listings.
List of games for ps2 ps2#
Rule of Rose has been one of the most expensive PS2 games for a long time, and Kuon is also extremely rare. Fatboy, Slim What PS2 games are worth money today? Hell, I don’t know.) inside the console seem particularly susceptible to aging and failing. The disc readers (the laser gun or whatever. That said, collectors of Playstation 2 seem to agree that the most viable model is the original “Fat Boy”, and the later Slim models are far more likely to break down. So That slow-rise will likely speed up as time goes by and working PS2 systems become rarer. Disc-based systems are far more likely to break down, too. Because so many units were produced, PS2 console prices are likely to plateau soon, if they haven’t already.īut like most collectibles, Playstation 2 prices will still slowly continue to rise. The PS2 console is getting expensive too, but console prices rise much more slowly than rare games. It just doesn’t seem to happen in the video games market. So if you’re thinking you’ll just wait it out and scoop up Def Jam when the price comes back down, I’d urge you to think again. And they continue to rise again after the correction. Past trends are very clear that, once video game prices rise, they rarely go back down. Will we continue to see PS2 games go up in value?Īlmost definitely. Really wishing I’d collected harder back when they were cheap.
List of games for ps2 ps3#
A better option at this point might be to jump onto collecting Playstation 3 games before PS3 prices start to go up, too. The price of PS2 games is exploding before our very eyes, and if you want some of these games, you’d better get them now before they get any more expensive. Whatever the case, the results are unarguable. Or maybe that part’s just an excuse? Hmmm… You’re going to have to be rich or seriously dedicated to start collecting PS2 games in 2021.īesides the pandemic, the generation of gamers that grew up with PS2 are adults now, just like the last console generation, they’re earning grown-up money, having kids, and ready to replay their childhood favorites and share them with their own kids. How many more ways could 2020 suck? The result of this PS2-collecting madness has been a swelling (one might say bubbling ) demand for Playstation 2 games, to the point of abject ridiculousness in some cases. So it’s no wonder retro gamers are scrambling to collect PS2 games in 2020, when so many bored gamers are quarantined at home.īy the way, big thanks to xsuicidesn0wmanx for the awesome cover image! The Sony Playstation 2 is one of the best-selling consoles of all time, with one of the biggest games catalogs ever. The year may be over, but prices aren’t likely to go down anytime soon.
Playstation 2 game prices have exploded in 2020, many of them doubling over the course of the pandemic. If you aren’t already collecting PS2 games, it may be too late.
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