rare PS2 games worth money later down the road

**mailman187666** · 05-23-2006, 03:01 PM

I'm trying to pick up rare PS2 games that have the possibility of becoming the next Valkyrie Profile or Suikoden 2 later on after games for the system are starting not to be published. I've come up with a few titles i think will be worth a few buck later on down the road

Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistance LE
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars 2002
Grandia Xtreme
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
Capcom Vs. SNK 2
Streetfighter Anniversary collection
RPG Maker 3
REZ
Jurrasic Park: Operation Genesis
Shadow Hearts 1+2
Growlancer Generation box set
Fire Fighter F.D. 18
Silent Hill series
fatal frame series
Ico
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2

So if anybody agrees or has games to list that I missed or maybe has some reasoning as to why some of the games i listed may not be worth nuthin' later in life, respond to this. I want speculation on what games i should grab and hold onto before they become impossible to find!

**zerohero** · 05-23-2006, 03:13 PM

You forgot
Zone of the Enders 2nd runner

**smork** · 05-23-2006, 03:14 PM

There's already several PS2 rarity threads....

The problem with trying to estimate rarity is the possibility of reprints. REZ had a reprint, Disgaea's had several. I've seen everything on your list at a major gamestore at one point or another, so I don't think anything is truly rare on the PS2.

Here's the vicious cycle of game rarity and why it's difficult to speculate: Game gets a low print run. Let's say it comes from Atlus, or it's an RPG, or some similar case. People start to notice, "Hey, this game is hard to find, and people want it!" Price goes up. Manufacturer sees high priced on the secondary market, fires off another print run. Repeat cycle.

The only time you can stand a good chance of having a rare title stay rare is a) pulled off the market for some reason b) publisher goes out of business. RPGs tend to keep pretty high values, as well.

If I had to speculate what would have a high price 10 years from now, I'd put some money on:

1) The megaten games (SMT: Nocturne, Digital Devil Saga 1&2), just because they came in limited editions (for Nocturne and 1, at least), they're RPGs, and they have a rabid yet smallish fan base.

2) Marvel vs. Capcom 2 -- won't see a reprint b/c licensing issues.

3) Growlanser Generations. It's a really nice box, but it's high priced. I think it won't be worth much in the near term, but in the long term, could be quite a bit, especially since not many people seem to be buying it. Plus, Working Designs is kaput.

**ProgrammingAce** · 05-23-2006, 04:00 PM

like i said before with a minimum print run of roughly 65,000 units there isn't such thing as a "RARE" ps2 game. Then again, valkyrie profile isn't rare either....

That being said, i think Rez is a good choice, because no matter how many copies there are, it's always going to be in demand. Disgaea for the same reason.

Then there are some odd ball ones that would be unlikely to get reprinted:

Magic Pengel
Disaster Report
Lifeline
R.A.D

Then there's konami, who is highly against running second print runs (at lesast for everything except the MGS series).

Firefighter FD 18
Gradius 3&4
Gradius V
Zone of the Enders 1&2

Then, of course, working designs. Even if whoever owns the rights to the game decides they want to print more, it is unlikely that sony would let them.

Things like the sprint car game are unlikely to hold value. Regardless of the rarity, the game isn't very good and demand won't keep up for 10 years...

**sabre2922** · 05-23-2006, 11:35 PM

**sabre2922** · 05-23-2006, 11:35 PM

**Bronty-2** · 05-23-2006, 11:48 PM

this is kind of amusing - I own like 6 or 7 ps 2 games total all just bought new because I liked the titles and two of them are on this thread - gradius 5 and zone OTE2.

For what it's worth I don't think any ps2 game is the rare, although the demand is certainly there. Still, I bet there's more of these being put away and actively speculated on than at any time in the past.

I'm sure there's at least a few store owners putting aside unopened cases.

**Bronty-2** · 05-23-2006, 11:48 PM

this is kind of amusing - I own like 6 or 7 ps 2 games total all just bought new because I liked the titles and two of them are on this thread - gradius 5 and zone OTE2.

For what it's worth I don't think any ps2 game is the rare, although the demand is certainly there. Still, I bet there's more of these being put away and actively speculated on than at any time in the past.

I'm sure there's at least a few store owners putting aside unopened cases.

**Bronty-2** · 05-23-2006, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by sabre2922

R-Type Final - Ive seen TWO copies of this game complete within the last year.

Gradius 5- maybe not "rare" yet but definitely not large amounts of copies floating around.

r type - no way, this game is everywhere, at least in my neck of the woods. It was in a 2pack bundle at my local costco... nothing bundled at a mass retailer like costco can be too rare.

gradius 5- sorry but this is a pet peeve. I don't understand why people use rarity and value interchangeably. Rarity is what it is. Price increases over time. Rarity doesn't.

**Bronty-2** · 05-23-2006, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by sabre2922

R-Type Final - Ive seen TWO copies of this game complete within the last year.

Gradius 5- maybe not "rare" yet but definitely not large amounts of copies floating around.

r type - no way, this game is everywhere, at least in my neck of the woods. It was in a 2pack bundle at my local costco... nothing bundled at a mass retailer like costco can be too rare.

gradius 5- sorry but this is a pet peeve. I don't understand why people use rarity and value interchangeably. Rarity is what it is. Price increases over time. Rarity doesn't.

**kentuckyfried** · 05-24-2006, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by Bronty-2

gradius 5- sorry but this is a pet peeve. I don't understand why people use rarity and value interchangeably. Rarity is what it is. Price increases over time. Rarity doesn't.

This is the thing that always had me thinking.
Let's say that a game has X number of games printed, then over the years games get destroyed for whatever reason, thrown out, made into art projects, etc. Thus diminishing the number of copies of a game in existance.
These numbers are incalculable, but they increase a games rarity.

Back on topic: along with Disgaea, I nominate any other Nippon Ichi-made game for PS2 games that will hold their value well (La Pucelle, Atelier Iris, Phantom Brave, etc.)

**kentuckyfried** · 05-24-2006, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by Bronty-2

gradius 5- sorry but this is a pet peeve. I don't understand why people use rarity and value interchangeably. Rarity is what it is. Price increases over time. Rarity doesn't.

This is the thing that always had me thinking.
Let's say that a game has X number of games printed, then over the years games get destroyed for whatever reason, thrown out, made into art projects, etc. Thus diminishing the number of copies of a game in existance.
These numbers are incalculable, but they increase a games rarity.

Back on topic: along with Disgaea, I nominate any other Nippon Ichi-made game for PS2 games that will hold their value well (La Pucelle, Atelier Iris, Phantom Brave, etc.)

**aaronpetrosky** · 05-24-2006, 12:25 AM

Well, I think it would be hard for now for any Ps2 game to be rare because the system is still current. In another 3-4 years the games will be off the store shelves and I think they will start becoming rare then.

**aaronpetrosky** · 05-24-2006, 12:25 AM

Well, I think it would be hard for now for any Ps2 game to be rare because the system is still current. In another 3-4 years the games will be off the store shelves and I think they will start becoming rare then.

**BocoDragon** · 05-24-2006, 12:36 AM