Help! Should i buy platinum or black label FF7?

[vintagegamecrazy]

This should get moved to What's it Worth so it gets the attention it needs since this isn't the right area for it.

[PapaStu]

This should get moved to What's it Worth so it gets the attention it needs since this isn't the right area for it.

I thought I moved this yesterday.

As said by others, neither is 'rare' in the slightest. The black label is more in demand, but when a game goes GH/Platinum that meant that it sold alot of copies. When a game sells alot of copies, it is not by definition rare.

demand /= rare

[Diosoth]

The game shouldn't cost more than $20-$25. It's COMMOM and easy to find. Overhyped popularity shouldn't justify spending more. You can even get the PC version dirt cheap, but people avoid it because it used MIDI tunes. There was even a recent DVD reissuing of the PC version.

If you're collecting, get the black label. Playing, doesn't matter. I doubt there are ANY differences between the game code in any release.

My local store has several copies for $70 each that no one buys. They had to move most of them into the backr oom because they were taking up too much space. While big spenders may go to eBay, the people who shop in such places don't want to pay collector prices. Actually, know what... none of the stuff they keep in their "rare and pricey" case ever sells.

[Kitsune Sniper]

The game shouldn't cost more than $20-$25. It's COMMOM and easy to find. Overhyped popularity shouldn't justify spending more. You can even get the PC version dirt cheap, but people avoid it because it used MIDI tunes. There was even a recent DVD reissuing of the PC version.

Um, what? The original US release of the PC version still sells for $70 or more.

It's the European versions that aren't really worth much because they're usually disc only copies in a DVD case.

[makaar]

I scored my typo black label on accident from my brother who had it in his neglected college boy collection but I would still try for at least the black label because that's just how much I like the game. When Final Bout came out as a re-release, though, I bought that one instead of re-buying the original release, but I guess its just what kind of collector you are and how much you like the game. Certain games aren't worth going for the original release if they're just an average game...

[theChad]

I thought we had determined in another thread that the misprinted case was the "second edition," so if you're actually interested in having the original one or first edition or whatever, you would want one without the typo. Or does the oddity of a misprint outweigh the value of a first edition? Seems to me it's kind of a gimmicky thing to get people to think it's more valuable, as if Square noticed the misprint and recalled it or halted production immediately to correct it, resulting in the non-misprint editions.

Maybe I am just over-thinking all of this...

[The 1 2 P]

Like others have said, this would be a really bad investment if you pay more than $20 for it. The price will continue to come down but factory sealed copies will always command a premium.

As for the remake, it will definitely happen if Square Enix likes making money. However, I no longer believe the rumors that it will be a PS3 exclusive. They could make more money releasing it on the DS but I'm sure it will be a multiple console release.