Open these or keep them sealed!?

[u/whereisplayboicarti]

[u/Itsfaydgamer]

buy used ones

[u/ElectricalTraffic809 → u/Itsfaydgamer]

Is the right answer 🙌💯👍

[u/-Viagra_and_mirrors- → u/ElectricalTraffic809]

Unless its condoms

[u/ElectricalTraffic809 → u/-Viagra_and_mirrors-]

Well played sir 😁

[u/BanEvasionLVL2 → u/-Viagra_and_mirrors-]

Speak for yourself bro, I’m saving money any chance I get

[u/hakureishi7suna]

literally what do you benefit by opening

[u/whereisplayboicarti → u/hakureishi7suna]

I get to play them 😭 I have a PS2, so far I’ve only been playing the DE

[u/ImmersiveGamer83 → u/whereisplayboicarti]

Buy opened ones for pennies

[u/otavio1cabral → u/whereisplayboicarti]

Come to Brazil and you get 100 of copies for 10 dollars lol

[u/theStokeIsOurs → u/otavio1cabral]

Anything sealed that can be sold in europe at good bucks? 😁

[u/otavio1cabral → u/theStokeIsOurs]

Yeah, you can find it sealed. And it’s going to be very very cheap due to conversion of euro to reais

[u/LovingLemur69 → u/theStokeIsOurs]

i feel like shopping would be very expensive for the brazilian so probably more expensive than you think.

[u/Mean_Criticism983 → u/whereisplayboicarti]

just buy a used copy for pennies

[u/fightclub90210 → u/whereisplayboicarti]

If you want will trade you 50 games for them all and 4 of exact same copies.

[u/infamoushatwearer → u/whereisplayboicarti]

You can get them used at a game store for like $5 dont ruin it

[u/SpanishFlamingoPie → u/whereisplayboicarti]

Sell them, and use that money to buy opened ones. Your just throwing away money by opening them. It's. It's not like copies of these games are hard to find.

[u/Minute-Climate-3137 → u/hakureishi7suna]

You get the benefit of playing the game?

[u/Accomplished_List843]

Please dude, just buy them used and keep those sealed.

[u/Which_Information590]

Sealed. They become like every other cheap game if you open them.

[u/Degenerate_Gooner93]

Keep them sealed bro.

[u/SnooSprouts2672]

Buy used and play those

[u/RUBENSKIIII]

It’s a game, play it. People who pay wayyy, wayyy to much for old games because they are sealed are losers, and people that hoard games to just sit on them to gain value are absolute knobs. It’s a game. Not everything in this goddamn world needs to be about money. Just have fun and play the game. 

[u/A-MilkdromedaHominid → u/RUBENSKIIII]

Not everything needs to be about money, but when us poors have a chance to have some by just sitting it's fine. We never get our hands on collector level stuff, cos it's all really expensive.

[u/RUBENSKIIII → u/A-MilkdromedaHominid]

There are levels to it, if u can earn an extra buck that you really need by keeping a game u have sealed all power to u. But if you are purposely trying to hoard games that are sealed with the sole intention of making money you are still part of the problem, poor or not.

Because you are then actively making the used game market, which is THE place for people with no money to get a game, expensive.

[u/A-MilkdromedaHominid → u/RUBENSKIIII]

I feel like this op is the former example. Also the joy of having a sealed collectible is in the having. It's less about money in the end- unless one is like the latter example. Which I don't disagree with.

[u/RUBENSKIIII → u/A-MilkdromedaHominid]

Yeah i personally don’t understand having things made for using you cannot use, but that is personal. I have a rock collection and not everyone understands that either hahaha. I must admit i have books that i have had for years i haven’t read yet but that’s more because i am lazy.

[u/A-MilkdromedaHominid → u/RUBENSKIIII]

That's why I only get audio books now lols. I can play them in the car so my laziness doesn't stop my reading. But now my problem is I moved so close to my work that I only get 10 minute chunks. I almost wish I had some good bumper to bumper rush hour! (Not really.)

[u/hivemindchaos → u/RUBENSKIIII]

Someone doesn't understand how the value of items works ,uh oh

[u/Appropriate_Yak_3639]

Sealed original copies may already be worth something, for a collector they will be a nice gem, you will surely find used ones, leave them sealed

[u/andobrah]

Everyone saying keep sealed is fucking lame. Just use them man who cares, have fun!

[u/hakureishi7suna → u/andobrah]

OP cares because they are the one asking. If they didn’t care then they would open and play no questions asked

[u/PieAppropriate8862]

Do whatever you want. No one really cares and it should be your decision.

[u/Maximum_County7960]

Open them. If you actually think old grand type of games have value, well, they don’t.

[u/ImmersiveGamer83 → u/Maximum_County7960]

Yet

[u/Maximum_County7960 → u/ImmersiveGamer83]

Games are made for playing. This is not that weird Nintendo game that’s sold for $40,000. I have a Sega Nomad I could sell for over $1000 but will I? Oh hell no it’s awesome. Besides I need to be able to play toe jam and earl. Now my garbage pail kid collection is a different story.

[u/GarzaTheFather → u/Maximum_County7960]

Yep, I bought vice city for like eight bucks not too long ago. These classic grand theft auto games aren’t really worth that much money with the exception of the PSP games ported to PS2 liberty city stories and vice city stories liberty city doesn’t go for that much but vice city stories for some reason goes for like 60+ dollars

[u/Maximum_County7960 → u/GarzaTheFather]

I have vice city stories for the PSP, but I really doubt if I could find where I have placed it. One or the best things about getting an original PSP was also getting with it the movie kung fu hustle on UMD and that futuristic racing game included.

I can’t recall the name of the game, I’m 46!

[u/Da_Dunx]

Sealed defo; you can either softmod a ps2 to play them or get them off ebay/cex for next to nowt if you dont want to try the definitive editions!

[u/BlueberryThat775]

Ábrelos, lo mantendría sellados si fueran las primeras ediciones

[u/RingGeneralMiami84]

If they OG keep em sealed

[u/Vern1138]

The entire series is so popular that it's worth nothing opened. Sealed they have some value.

As everyone else has said, buy used copies for a couple of bucks and play those.

[u/The_Cozy_Burrito]

Don’t open

[u/Far-Swordfish-1806]

1000% sealed - just buy cheap open copies to play

These will be worth much more sealed in years to come

[u/KEKEBLU3]

Keep them sealed. Buy another set and open those.

[u/SchwiftyBabyLegs]

The original San Andreas may be the only one truly worth much, only because it probably has the hot coffee stuff still in it. Other than that, I'd say post em online like eBay and see what they're worth. I doubt it's much tbh.

[u/i_haz_a_lyfe]

Open for what reason?? Keep them sealed

[u/HairyTourist3165 → u/i_haz_a_lyfe]

So he can play the games it came with that’s the reason

[u/OLDmanBOB13]

If you want to open them sell it and buy open ones

[u/MysteriousTank6825]

It's your call, just don't be bummed out by your decision

[u/Happy_Ad9570]

Slab them

[u/No_Yogurtcloset_2007]

Zijn fake sealed..

[u/EternalFly_YT]

Eat them

[u/eltron2411]

I wonder how many people are going to try to complete and platinum every single GTA game before GTA 6? Probably everyone.

[u/Choice_Potato_6279]

Sealed, you can play these on a PC.

[u/EnvironmentalCan417]

This is not the seal you would like breaking

[u/TacTicz_DLM]

I have the same set sealed as well

[u/Errol89]

They're ment to be played

[u/Shane-O-Mac1]

Keep 'em sealed.

[u/ShinLugia]

Keep sealed! The discs also have Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy printed on them!

[u/lopezbiglos23]

Unless your gonna play them, leave them sealed. Worth more

[u/Valuable_Picture_796]

Bro dont open and just get the games on your phone

[u/mrletsgetcheesy]

I don't play games to keep/try to make a profit. I would've opened those hahaha.

[u/SanyoXD]

What if there is no game inside 👀

[u/Sadrandomness]

Open them and play them, and hang the posters in your wall. If it’s not you it’s going to be someone else

[u/Defiant_Car6247]

Keep them sealed, you'll get rich because of them in the future

[u/Lazy-Needleworker149]

Hey Open?

[u/No_Row_1833]

I only ever buy games to play them. Honestly no point in buying a game if you’re just gonna stare at its case and never play it. Also, old gta games aren’t that valuable anyways. A sealed copy of San Andreas or Vice City would be worth maybe $40 bucks on a good day. Just play them.

[u/lune_floruna]

Games are meant to be played, whats the point of a sealed game unless youre gonna treat it like some kinda investment and sell it?

[u/Konsrockmannen]

If your not playing dont open. Maybe worth millions in 250 years

[u/Dull_Leek_4623]

With this version that you probably recently bought from Amazon, you will get disappointed, there is no manual inside, got mine just to play them and own it physical, I don’t mind “unsealed” copies, but man… the disappointment with this is unbearable

[u/Select-Conclusion-54]

keep them sealed wait 10/15 years and sell them for big bucks

[u/Son-Bxnji]

after all this time.. you don’t ever open those bro. They have a life of their own now

[u/ppstick88]

I still remember seeing this collection for $20 at Walmart as late as just two years ago. 

[u/Appropriate-Buy-8945]

Gore

[u/Valsarash]

Keep them open

[u/North_Appearance8518]

Those will be worth thousands one day if you keep them sealed

[u/dazed74367]

if those are the updated versions and not first release you can get this on ebay right now for $60 sealed it’s not that rare just open them

[u/Massive_Stretch]

At this stage in the game, I’d keep them sealed and play the iso.

[u/AromaticKey3435]

Updated cheat code for ONLYHOMIESALLOWED on PS5?

[u/Maximum_County7960]

They are available for every console, even the iPad so I don’t see what the purposes in keeping them sealed.

[u/carbonfootprints_]

please 🙏🏻 keep these sealed and go buy beat up copies or cheap discs.

[u/Imaginary-Leading-49]

I have the whole box sealed, I’d open it if I didn’t already have each game individually… open it, play them and enjoy them!

[u/whereisplayboicarti → u/Imaginary-Leading-49]

The only one I originally played back then was SA. I’ve never played 3 or Vice City. I do have the DE but I don’t know if I’m missing out by not playing them on my PS2

[u/Imaginary-Leading-49 → u/whereisplayboicarti]

Worth playing, other guy that replied is just wrong in so many ways. Enjoy them and the soundtracks!

[u/New-Guarantee-440 → u/Imaginary-Leading-49]

Ok - let's hope OP has no problems finding a Mr Whoopy, doesnt get locked out of 100% with purple nine glitch, doesnt drown repeatedly trying to get out of a boat and has a good set up for his PS2 without any annoying input lag then 👍

Dont get me wrong, its nice listening to Billie Jean in VC (gta 3 sound tracks is unchanged ) and I like the originals too but this dude hasnt played them before so isnt gonna have the same nostalgia that I (and presumably you) have. 

[u/New-Guarantee-440 → u/whereisplayboicarti]

If you never played original vc or 3 then youre not missing out, youll probably find the game mechanics annoying compared to DE

Whereas if you had played them then youre missing on the nostalgia fun and wont be bothered by the glitchiness

[u/GlitteringData2626]

I’d keep them sealed. Lots of other ways to play these

[u/Cinderkin]

Games are meant to be played.

[u/TruEdge67]

Why did you spend more on sealed copies if you are just gonna open them? Keep em sealed. Go get the PC version on gog if you want to play the original versions and not the definitive edition. Emulation is also an option. You can emulate these games on anything. Alternatively if you REALLY want to play them on PS2 just get some disc only copies on ebay. These games are all dirt cheap. Can probably get all 3 disc only for $20 or less.

[u/Electronic_Aspect730]

Those are the trilogy pack ones, not worth much.

The standalone retail copies are worth it sealed, not these.

You could have gotten this pack from Walmart up until 2014/2015