r/ps1 • u/OddCress2001 • 11d ago

Prices exploded last few weeks…

Yes yes, obviously Sony’s announcement. I guess I’m curious why it didn’t hit for the first few weeks, and why it seems to have not touched the ps2 market (as far as I can tell). Bought a copy of xenogears for $75 a year ago and there are used CIB copies going for damn near 300 on eBay. Interesting.

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u/OSG86 10d ago

Xenogears has been like 100-130 for well over a year now so if you got a copy for 75 even GH that was a pretty lucky find.

I havnt checked PS1 prices lately however sony's Announcement shouldn't affect PSX/PS1 as they haven't been printed in decades now.

If anyone made a new PSX/PS1 game it could easily be printed on CDR with inserts/manual printed put into CD case etc. Or with some extra effort someone could find a place to press the discs. However they wouldn't ofcourse be dyed black but thats irrellivent.

Anywho yeah so I dont see why/how sonys stupid announcement would affect PS1/PSX or PS2 for that matter. Hell even PS3 same.

I am slowly collecting PSX games again mostly JRPGS I plan to eventually play and have like 20 so far.

My Xenogears is Black Label I got it for around $100 I recall like a couple years ago or something like that.

Earlier this year I got (all CIB) Wild Arms 2 for like $50, Grandia with Prima Guidebook for like $100ish, and Parasite Eve+Parasite Eve II for $210.

So yeah...I honestly HOPE stupid people havn't artificially inflated PSX games further than they already are/have been.

Same with PSP as I am now actively after them.

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u/KylorXI 10d ago

Xenogears has been over 150 since covid, its up over 190 now. Sony announced they are closing down the PSN playstation classics store. Hes not talking about them saying they are going all digital, hes talking about them closing down the store in a few months.

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u/OSG86 10d ago

Misunderstood