Will the psvita library become valuable in a couple of years?

[PreZZ]

The vita right now has SO MANY jrpg and japanese niche games, and a lot of collector editions too, the vita gets tons of games from XSEED,ATLUS, NIS AMERICA, etc. When I see a limited edition box, its hard not to buy it, even when games get bad reviews!! And a lot of these release are probably very limited too, AFAIK vita games arent widely available and the collector editions will become rare soon.

[kupomogli]

The only time games are going to be valuable on the Vita is if there's demand, and there's no demand because no one cares about the games, so no. The only games that are valuable on the Vita are some English imports of Final Fantasy 10-2 HD and Soul Sacrifice Delta since the only way to get retail versions of these games is get the low print run Asian version. Soul Sacrifice Delta being around $100 to get a retail version.

Also the Vita doesn't have very many JRPGs and most of what it does have is able to be purchased on the PS3. 3DS is more of a JRPG machine than the Vita.

[WCP]

The only time games are going to be valuable on the Vita is if there's demand, and there's no demand because no one cares about the games, so no.

Are any of the Wonderswan games worth a lot ? Or Neo-Geo pocket color ?


I'm sure there will be a few Vita games 20 years from now that are worth something, just based on rarity and curiosity in general, but yeah, I wouldn't start buying up all the jrpgs you can get your hands on, hoping for a cash windfall 20 years from now.

[SparTonberry]

Are any of the Wonderswan games worth a lot ?
I've heard Klonoa and Makaimura (I got them for like $30 each CIB a few years ago, heard they were the most demand).
Rockman & Forte is worth something as well (I guess Mega Man collectors, game looks like a shitty bootleg and I imagine it probably plays like one too)
Judgment Silversword (supposedly a great shooter. I didn't even realize was a retail game at first, I thought it was a fan game made with the official homebrew devkit WonderWitch, which itself is probably worth something)

[Satoshi_Matrix]

While the Vita probably won't explode like say, the SNES and N64 are now, yes, I do believe that the Vita library will gain value in time. What do I base this on? Other similar niche-y systems. Look at the TurboGrafx16. Nobody much bought one back in the day, and nobody much buys one today. Yet its library of niche games is filled with titles that sell for well and beyond what you might expect for such a limited appeal system.

I happen to love the Vita, but the reason I collect for it isn't to make it rich one day by selling off my collection. I truly enjoy the games that I buy for it, from Persona 4 Golden to the excellent and hilarious Hyperdimenion Neptunia games.

[Aussie2B]

Sure, but no different from any other system. Some games will be valuable, some won't. There are a number of Vita games with pretty limited physical print runs, so those aren't bad ones to target, if you're trying to predict what'll be among the more desirable titles later on. As far as regular print runs go, I wouldn't be surprised if the recently released Code: Realize and Norn9 hold some value. Otome games don't exactly have broad appeal and sell boatloads. With Sweet Fuse, it dropped in value (to like 20 bucks) until it sold out, and then it started climbing in value and now used copies are more than the original MSRP. Granted, Sweet Fuse was the very last regular retail PSP release, so that surely played a role in sales and such, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Code: Realize and Norn9 go a similar route, especially considering that they're good games too.

[celerystalker]

One other thing to take into account as far as collector-driven value will be the size of the complete physical library. The Turbografx has a relatively small library, which has added to the amount of people looking to complete sets. Virtual Boy games and systems really blew up when collectors saw a small number, as did Jaguar, N-Gage, 32X, and NGPC. If the physical library remains small enough, it will funnel the set collectors in and add another factor of competition.

[Aussie2B]

I think that train has already passed. There are already hundreds of physical releases. I'm sure the library won't end up PS1/PS2 big, but it's not notably small either. It probably already has more than the N64?

[SparTonberry]

One other thing to take into account as far as collector-driven value will be the size of the complete physical library. The Turbografx has a relatively small library, which has added to the amount of people looking to complete sets. Virtual Boy games and systems really blew up when collectors saw a small number, as did Jaguar, N-Gage, 32X, and NGPC. If the physical library remains small enough, it will funnel the set collectors in and add another factor of competition.
SuperGrafx and DSi must be insane! ;) (At 5 and 4 retail games, respectively)
And New 3DS which only has ONE retail game.
(I was going to count the SGX 1 dual-compatible game and its rare promo variant, but then I realized in fairness I'd have to count the numerous "DSi-enhanhced" games.)

[FieryReign]

Who cares about value? You buy games based on future value? I buy games based on what I like to play. It ain't the NYSE. Look into bigger things if you plan on investing.

[kai123]

Who cares about value? You buy games based on future value? I buy games based on what I like to play. It ain't the NYSE. Look into bigger things if you plan on investing.

A game is only good if I can make money on it later or hold it over peoples heads that I have it and they don't. Play them? This isn't the 80's anymore. I just watch a "let's play" of all the games I buy so I don't have to actually open them. /s

[Tanooki]

Just write collector's item on every box and get it over with already. Isn't that the point?

[FieryReign]

A game is only good if I can make money on it later or hold it over peoples heads that I have it and they don't. Play them? This isn't the 80's anymore. I just watch a "let's play" of all the games I buy so I don't have to actually open them. /s

Thanks for the good laugh. Well played

[SparTonberry]

Just write collector's item on every box and get it over with already. Isn't that the point?

Isn't that pretty much what the film industry did with the DVD market? :P

[Tanooki]

Shh they're watching.

[Aussie2B]

There are more reasons to be concerned with a game's future rarity/value than as an investment. Personally, I try to get the best deal I can on the games that I buy. If there's something that seems like it'll be cheap and common down the road, I'm not going to bother to pay full MSRP unless I'm just dying to play it right away. If it's something that I suspect may cost just as much used down the road as the MSRP, or even more, then of course I'd rather spend less and buy now.

I swear, this forum has become so anti-collector, which is just silly considering it was created as a gathering spot for game collectors. It's like you can even talk about rarity and/or value anymore, which used to be a staple of this forum, without people automatically assuming that you have no interest in playing what you buy. You know, it is possible to be a collector AND a gamer.

[PreZZ]

I dont buy the games to make a profit, but i want to get them now when they are widely available then chase them later for crazy prices... because i know ill still buy them! The collector edition of odin sphere looks sweet, ill buy it for sure! I just found out xenoblade x has a special edition, bought it right now for 170$ cdn because i dont want to spend even more for it in a year or two if i dont get it when it released

[fluid_matrix]

Just write collector's item on every box and get it over with already. Isn't that the point?

Don't forget "RARE". They're always "RARE"!

[PreZZ]

Don't forget "RARE". They're always "RARE"!

I dont carw for special éditions like halo 5 at 330$, which will probaly be available for 40$ because they are too many unsold. I bought halo 3 legendary with the master chief helmet for 30$ a year later! But im a sucker for those limited edition jrpg like last story, ni no kuni, shin mwga ten ps2, etc.

[The 1 2 P]

If people are interested in collecting for the Vita cheaply then I imagine that the stores that still carry Vita games will be clearancing them out any day now. Gamestop will obviously be the last hold out but Toys R Us and Target have already started clearancing out Vita games for the better part of 2015.

[SparTonberry]

I see sometime within the last month the GameStop nearest me has stopped selling PSP.
Seeing as how the GameStop site says "no store within 100 miles" when checking inventory on some games, probably a safe bet it's officially dropped by now. (I know a few years ago they began to phase out PSP, before even the last retail games were released I recall, at the bottom 25% selling stores, I think it was.)