If only we knew how the prices of these games would change starting from 2020... It is ridiculous how many of these games got so expensive, and while I can understand the hype and nostalgia coming back during the lockdown when people had more time to look upon and play these games, they prices are still continuing to rice, which is quite annoying.
I have a little foresight in the mid 90s about RPG that it would increase in prices. The only thing that hold me back is $$$.
By early 2010, I begin to collect horror games. Kuon which i bought was just $30 at Amazon. Echo night and other horror games were very cheap back then. This time, i have $$$ to purchase. And so I try to purchase RPG that were less than $100 as well.
Almost all of Pete's mentioned, I do have.
Here's a fun question how expensive do you think they're going to be in 5 years-10years-20years they're not going to stay at this price in 10 years people will be saying the same things they're saying now
@@williamcarswell3012 A fun and interesting question indeed. One problem with physical media is their longevity. They cannot work forever, especially disks. In fact, many media have already started breaking down. In the coming decades that process will exponentially accelerate, considering that most of those hardware have been produced around a similar time. That, coupled with the fact that the materials in general get worn down, especially if they are being sold so often and change hands, and you get less available products to be, especially in good and crisp CIB package. Even if the demand lessens, as long as it follows this trend of product availability, the prices will not drop as well. But these things are difficult to predict, we need to wait and see.
this is some hardcore collector content that only an og like Pete can provide, love it
Love your videos Pete I must say! I started watching you in the early days of TH-cam and you were the first gaming TH-camr I watched. Awesome to see you still putting up content much love from England 🏴
I’m totally kicking myself for selling for selling my $1.99 copy of Fight For NY and $9.99 copy of DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 3 for next to nothing.
You an can me an I’ll kick you. I gave away a large Tupperware full of games from ps1 to ps2 about 6 years ago. A easy 1500 lost. I did find my silent hill an memory cards though. Went shopping on Facebook an eBay to try an redeem myself.
Crazy going through these now as I always remember seeing lists of the "TOP 10 MOST EXPENSIVE PS2 GAMES" back in the early 2010s having games being mostly in the $60-80 ranges.
So Shrek the Third GH IS on of the most difficult greatest hits PS2 games to find complete. It was a very low print run at the end of the ps2 life span. I made a video on this as im trying to get EVERY PLAYSTATION GH GAME 1-4 and psp. Now if you can find this game locally you'll pay less that $10 but on line this is normal.
I completed Blood Will Tell 100% and then sold it for $300. Made $260 profit. Totally worth it.
I could listen to Pete talk about old games forever.
Once I figure out eBay, I should probably sell my sealed (PAL) copy of God Hand, as the price is already much higher than I paid for it, and I think I might prefer having an opened JP copy that I can play. And the soundtrack it comes with! Classic Masafumi Takada.
@@jameskozy7254 Oh, thanks for the tip, maybe I'll get both eventually. I'm very new to PlayStations
You'll only sell it to a scalper for a fraction of the price
I wisely grabbed a complete copy of Haunting Ground for around $80 on EBay about 8 years ago. Had no idea these games would go up so much in price, or I woulda bought other ones also. Regret not getting Rule of Rose when it was like $100-150.
I only recommend that when you make videos like this always work from cheapest to most expensive. It's more climactic that way. I could be wrong but I think my series of videos about 10 years ago, focused on a Kuon hidden at a Half Price Books to take advantage of a 50% sale....was the first youtube video highlighting this rare title and it's value at the time.
You aren’t crazy about Gitaroo Man, that’s how i got my copy was during the re-release. I vividly remember them being new at GameStop when i was trying to get it.
Thanks for confirming. Sometimes it felt like some kinda weird fever dream it was so long ago
Love your price and gameplay insights! So helpful for someone weighing the pros and cons of buying expensive games to play.
Don't. Go online and download the game, play on your PC for free
the Dragon Ball Z trilogy isnt one disc its just a box set with a copy of each game, what you're paying for is the card box slip cover the three cases go in.
Loving all the videos lately! Keep it up.
I'd love to see you do this for Nintendo DS games! Great video, man.
I had hundreds of games with my PlayStation 2 and I sold it all bundled for 150$ when I was like 16… I had a lot of these games in that collection, one of the worst mistakes I’ve made lol. Worst losses for me were all the Budokai Tenkaiichi, Metal Gear solid collectors editions, Final fantasy and silent hill games.
I love these kinds of videos! Perfect thing to watch as I'm winding down at night before bed.
I like to go back and look at prices just for fun, but I'm glad my friend convinced me to buy the Xenosaga and Shadow Hearts games around 2015. I don't think I can bring myself to pay more than $100 for a PS2 game even if I really wanted to play it. I still remember I managed to get Xenosaga 1 and 2 for about $16 and the only reason that's memorable for me is cause Xenosaga 2 was ten cents cheaper than Xenosaga 1. Xenoaga 3 did cost me about $57 but I won it from an ebay bid, totally worth it seeing the prices it go for now lol. I got all Shadow Hearts games for less than $30 too so thank goodness I got them when I did.
You shouldn't bring yourself to spend more than 20-30 on a PS2 game
Love these videos. Interesting to see the prices on PS2 games. Thank goodness I bought silent hill games when they were cheap. I have been watching rule of rose for the last year to 2.
I remember that gitaroo man re-release! So glad you brought that up because I never heard anyone mention it. Bought it on my birthday and was so confused when I saw a sealed copy at my local gamestop.
I remember like 10 years ago at a convention asking why Silent hill a ps1 game cost $60 and passing up buying it(not that I had a ton of money back then) I thought it was ridiculous to pay more for an old used game than a brand new modern one. Now I’m kicking myself for not getting it. The problem is at this point people who want ps2 games and games of that era are now adults with actual jobs and so now that people have money the price goes up as nostalgia demand increases. Not only that but because of the internet anyone can look up the price of something and so you are unlikely to find good deals on games anymore. I was shocked to see so many games, even games with greatest hits versions costing so much all of a sudden.
Excited to hear you're trying out Steambot Chronicles for the first time soon. It's my favorite game, as you've heard many times over the years. Don't know how it'll hold up in the modern era to a new player, but I think you'll enjoy it, regardless.
Definitely would like you to do the under 100 video! I wish you brought back games I bout/played recently too! I’ve recently went back and rewatched a bunch of old ones. Either way I hope you keep uploading
I own a bunch of these games and Blood Will Tell along with Xenosaga 3 are definitely my favorites, such good games
I honestly love Pete he seems so chill.
I didn't realized that Xenosaga 3 has 2 variations. So I have to check. I have the hologram lint version.
I have never bought any ps2 games over $100.
Congrats, it’s really rare! I love lenticular effects, wish games still used it frequently for their boxes
How about a video about some PAL games that were never released in the US like Michigan: Report from Hell , Zombie Hunters 1 & 2 and Demolition Girl and possibly comparing some of the PAL stuff to US stuff? Japanese PS2 would be really interesting too! Thanks for these videos, absolutely love them.
Ooh, I actually have one of the pricier ones it seems. Well the bottom-ish of the expensive ones anyways.
I wonder what happened for Blood Will Tell to spike so much compared to a lot of other similarly unknown games?
I got that just off Amazon 10-15ish years ago for like $20 bucks. Canadian bucks too. Those are worth less than some. I think it was a sealed copy too but I honestly can't remember for sure.
Decent game. I'd never heard of it until randomly someone online was talking about how a PS2 game based on Osamu Tezuka's Dororo got put out under some random name and no one seemed to notice or care. Being a huge dork for Tezuka I immediately hoped online and, sure enough, super easily got a copy for cheap.
Real shame that people have to always get so weird about stuff like this. It was nice to be able to just, you know, but an old videogame for a reasonable price. It's not like Blood Will Tell is some remarkable treasure. A hidden gem sure, a historical curiosity for folk like me that know the lineage of the IP, but it's certainly not worth 500 bucks. Not simply due to scarcity anyways.
Just one of the harder to find of the bunch and it happens to be pretty good too.
Thank you so much, Pete. Keep them coming! Being French, I have most of the rarest PS2 games in PAL French version. They're the most expensive in Europe, because we have the most collectors. Too bad certain games such as Xenosaga III and Chu Lip were not released here.
Love that you're aware of potential Rule of Rose & Chulip ports/remakes etc.
Very cool video. Your one of the only guys who makes these types of videos, very informative.
Great info and details! Def jam fight for New York is special for fighting game. You usually can win battle when enemy's health bar goes to zero, but not in Def jam fight for New York. You need to know finishing moves.
Awesome video would love to see more ps2 price charting vids from you thank you
I think I paid $90 for dbz bt3 on ps2 a few years ago. Never letting this game go again lol. But I have 2 copies of it, one for ps2 and the other for wii. For me, I’d rather play on ps2 only because on the wii version, for some reason, you can’t regular ascend/descend, only charge ascend/descend. If you’re a pro at bt3 you can utilize the regular ascend/descend to open your opponent up for combos. Can’t be done in the charged one. Sure, I can make do without that functionality, but I’ve learned to incorporate that into combat so I’d just rather play on ps2 strictly for that reason
I honestly never knew that BT3 was that expensive!!!!!! I still have my Wii and PS2 copies. Got the PS2 one as a hand me down from my cousin who influenced me into gaming.
Awesome video dude, only have 2 of them currently, and that's Godhand and Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence Collectors Edition, had Gitaroo Man but I gave that to my sister because she loved that game.
Hey Pete I really enjoyed this video, hope you can do more videos like these with different consoles game prices more often
Great video! Love this idea! There were a couple of things I think you may have missed like Armored Core Last Raven and the Beatmania bundle but those weren't on the pricecharting PS2 list for some reason. Not a huge deal though! Would love to see videos like this for other systems!
2:10 it's because your chart is showing "zoom all" instead of zoom 1 year to show the outliers. if zoomed out it will just display averages
Def Jam fighting games were insane. I played a bit and played the last one which wasn't apparently the best. But it has rappers that have passed since then or had already passed away like Pac and Biggie. There's a huge community that appreciates these games who would love to see a return to it.
I want to add that apparently Fortnite will include a mode made by Harmonix which is like Rock Band and will allow the ability to use old peripherals. Yep. So if thats the case, people will be buying the peripherals or at least the compatible ones.
I never played silent Hill 4 I only played a demo on PS2 or original Xbox I don't remember which one but I always thought it was super creepy and always wanted to get it maybe one day I will
Silent hill games are super high man
I remember having them all and sold them lol
Now I regret it
This reminds me of that scene in Back to the Future Part II when Future Biff gives his past self a record book of every College Bowl Champion, and convincing him to bet on every winning team in the future to get rich.
These gamers who preserve and resell these games have the same energy. It seems like the games that we own that will gain value is a matter of luck, and it’s a hard thing to predict.
Completely forgot 4 big rare games that I don't see going below $100 anytime ever!!!
-Kuon
-Haunting Ground
-Rule of Rose
-Blood Will Tell (I own a copy of this one)
Also still holding into my 3 Fatal Frame titles, 3 Shadow Hearts games, and 3 Atelier Iris games (even if the Atelier games don't tend to hold their value).
Great info! I'd like to see the $75-$99 video
this is suuuuuch a good idea for a video. love it.
Nice, also a huge PS2 fan, its my largest collection from back in the day.
Mister mosquito is a game thats on the edge of $100. I'm very tempted to get it because its so weird.
Def Jam games are absolutely fire.
I was shocked about how many games in my collection were worth a lot of money. Games that weren’t even rare by any means are now selling for ridiculous prices. Especially hand held games. Some GB and GBA games in particular have gone through the roof!
I almost had a heart attack at the end when you accidentally said silent hill thinking there was some Silent Hill game I’ve magically never heard of
People who enjoy PS2 should be keeping an eye on The Red Star and Under the Skin. Both are very uncommon. The Red Star is one of the very best action games on the system and fantastic co-op, as well as being based on a cult comic. Under the Skin is not only unique and strange, but one day people will learn about its ties to Resident Evil, and it'll probably get more attention.
My boss gave me a box of his kid’s old PS2 games during the pandemic. Kuon was in there. I sold it for $1000, which was the highest it had been sold for on eBay at the time.
Love the video, please make the PS2 games between 75-99 dollars. I have four PS2 games over 100 Xenosaga 3, Growlanser,Shadow Hearts, and Silent Hill 2 greatest hits.
This was a great video. I don't remember guitaroo man being reprinted but I do remember a sweet port that came out for the psp.
The European copy of FIFA 14 on PS2 is only usually around £40 - £60 and I got mine for only £20
And copies of PS2 FIFA 14 in Australia go for around $80 AUD to $95 AUD. They're the same as the European copies, just their eBay listings are located in Australia.
Funny enough that PS2 FIFA 14 isn't as expensive as like N64 Tony Hawk 3.
adema is some extremely early 00’s nu metal band that made a song for the soundtrack of mortal kombat deadly alliance. the bonus disc is probably just music videos and such
I’d like to see a video like this about ps1 games ngl
I like these videos so much! I would really like to see a Gamecube video like this. Can you also cover PAL?
It blows my mind that SIlent Hill Origins on PS2 is actually a sought after game now. I think I payed $40 brand new when it first came out because nobody wanted it.
Love to see the 75 to 99 list my self and the same for ps1 and ps3. Im a huge playstation fan
MGS3 will be amazing for you. Im assuming youll play the remastered one and maybe then the remake? Whenever that releases. It's honestly worthy of being the best rated by the fans. I get it. But it ties with MGS1 and MGS4. But I started late. I tried 1 and 2 but truly got into it all when I bought MGS4.
crazy to think about that they made and sold brand new ps2s till 2013 and even new games, Fifa 14, pes 14
Thankfully I own every Silent Hill Game ever made and bought them all on release. Never thought theyd all be worth so much lol. Same with Marvel vs Capcom 2. My friend owns rule of rose and haunting ground. He bought them cheap years ago and i remember we played them and we both were like ehhhhh....theyre not that good. Never wouldve thought such mid games would be a small fortune
Great video and concept. Would love something similar for gamecube and GBA
A GameCube video like this would be cool.
Crazy how much more expensive games are in NTSC region. I recently bought some of the games PAL for 10-40 euro.
KUON is over $1000 at Lukie Games.
Lots of good information!
I'm in Europe, and luckily I got a sealed copy of Haunting Ground after Nitrorad made a video about it
It’s funny how back in the day you would see these games everywhere for like $20 sometimes $10 brand new factory sealed. My brain just can’t function past that time period when it comes to these games. Yet you can still get 40 year old Atari games for like a buck a piece
Good video! Love your commentary on things like this!
You should continue this series. Maybe do a video on ps1 titles
Looking at these prices...are the Japanese version of these games a good alternative for collecting?
FIFA 14 was the last PS2 game and was also released on the PS3/4 PSP and VITA.
Amazing video. Super informative even though I'm not a ps2 collector.
I have Bully Collectors Edition, Obscure, Futurama, and MGS 3 Subsistence. I really want to add Haunting Ground and Rule of Rose to my collection.
contemplating on movin my Silent Hill 2 to help with my PS4 funds drive
Yeah, collectors are going crazy over these games. And I get it, some games were not popular so they are harder to get. But I buy old games to play them, I don't keep them wrapped in plastic on a shelf to look pretty. I won't ever buy games at these prices, and make no mistake, there are people that sell them at low prices. I actually got a CIB Dreamcast console because a friend of mine works with someone that didn't actually know nor want it. So she gifted it to me for my birthday. Second hand shops are also quite a resource. I just have to stop myself and wait for the realistic and fair deals
It's interesting how far Suikoden V has dropped. I bought mine in 2016 for like $55, and I have no intention of selling it so it doesn't matter. But I remember in COVID all Suikoden games saw a massive spike, and I wonder what the cause is for most all of them dropping back down to reality a bit.
I own a lot of these already. I racked up when Gamestop clearanced PS2 games years ago. A lot of them were disc only unfortunately.
Fatal Frame is going pretty high and I hate it.
Good thing I bought Xenosaga Episode III already
Def jam fight for New York is one of the best fighting games I've ever played even if you don't like rap it's a great time you get to customize your character completely pick the fighting styles get to buy Chainz tattoos all kinds of cool stuff pick the girlfriend it's a great time got to play it eventually
I've searched for Shrek the Third greatest hits but have never seen one go for sale.
Still have all 5 Silent Hill games on PS2. Will never sell them. As for the PS2 version of Shattered Memories, it controls pretty well and looks decent. Definitely my least favorite Silent Hill on PS2. Never really wanted to own to Wii version, because well Silent Hill belongs on PlayStation lol.
33:00 Adema is a rock band, the game must have included their album or something which is weird 😂
please make a video for expensive wii games!!
Very informative 🤘🏽A couple of those games i would NEVER sell.
I buy a sealed copy of Kuon some years ago in a flea market, for like $3 USD. I think i was lucky, the seller probably think it was a movie. My only problem is, it will never sell in my country. I own some rare games and i will try to sell them, that's why i discover your video, but here, the market is weird, people in USA have a lot of luck, super easy to sell items there, i'm from Mexico and here is rare to find buyers for lot's of items, of course them want them, but only for a super cheap price.
Ahhh, man, i had a copy of rule of rose tucked away in a box in my closet for years. We moved and i pacled all the meh games and they never came out. I was on pricecharting one night and damn near shit my pants when i typed that one in. Immediately sold it for about $560. I think i played it once and wasn't impressed so it was a nice little find.
Really interesting video to watch. Thank you.
Hi PeteDorr I Hope Those Ps2 Horror Games Get A Physical Release For Ps4 And Ps5 In The Future
Wow american prices on ps2 games are wild. Other than kuon and rule of rose here in the uk, majority of ps2 games dont sell over £100.
Ive been thinking about getting haunting ground recently and that only goes for around £90 here. And marvel vs capcom 2 is only about £45.
I can confirm that Obscure is a much better game when playing with a friend. I had a blast playing that game with my friend
In regards to wild arms altered code. Make sure you have the anime dvd..it took me years to find it with the anime dvd
Gundam vs Zeta Gundam is literally Federation vs. Zeon with more content, how can it be the worst Gundam game on the ps2?
Pete with the disappearance physical media as I write this, I was wondering your thoughts on future prices of games.
Would love to see a series of this Pete, it was very interesting. Seeing your breakdowns of other consoles and the games would be dope!