![]() If you don’t have these already, you should get them. But it is still relatively early in the PS3 pricing cycle. Well, listen: Silent Hill games for PS3 (Homecoming, Downpour, and the HD Collection) don’t seem to have hit quite as hard as the PS2 predecessors. So why do Silent Hill games get so damned expensive? Silent Hill is a very popular franchise and survival horror is a very popular genre. ![]() Konami makes plenty of games for everyone. Which defies logic and flies in the face of my game-pricing methodology. I don’t know how or why, but Silent Hill games have such a premium attached to them. My rule of thumb is, and has always been, if you see a Silent Hill game for cheap, GRAB IT! While that’s definitely a steep price, you might still want to grab it because that price curve doesn’t look like it’s coming down anytime soon. While Splatterhouse certainly didn’t hit as hard as 3D Dot Game Heroes, it definitely hit.ĮBay prices for this game currently hover around $90 for a complete copy. Once again, let’s check out Pricecharting. When I originally posted about Splatterhouse for PS3, it was going for around $25 for a complete copy. Who cares about the blah gameplay? It’s a hard-to-find, rare PS3 game with nostalgia baked in! And when it comes to older video games, the bar for gameplay, graphics and pretty much everything else, is set much lower than for modern games. But because Splatterhouse is a nostalgic nod to vintage gaming fans, there was a built-in audience for it. So again, this didn’t sell all that well. By all accounts, the gameplay is strictly average and the over-the-top gore is not sufficient to impress players the way it was in the days of Mortal Kombat et al. The 2010 reimagining of the cult classic your mom wouldn’t let you play in the 90s, Splatterhouse was not a hit when it was released. Have a look on eBay and see for yourself. But there are cheaper copies too, so don’t fall for it. One seller has a brand new copy listed for $320. ![]() ![]() I definitely had faith this game would go up in value, but I had no idea how steep the graph would be!Īs of this writing, a complete copy on eBay goes for over $100. Have a look at Pricecharting’s updated graph. When I posted the original article, I went ahead and picked up a complete copy of 3D Dot Game Heroes for $29.99 with free shipping. Besides, Atlus is known for producing sleeper-hit games that get expensive over time. But for whatever reason, there just weren’t that many copies sold. This one definitely stands out from the crowd. Pixel-art games were still pretty novel at the time, especially for a major console release. It had all the signs of a potential price jump: It was a Sony exclusive, it was published by Atlus, it had unique and quirky gameplay, and it wasn’t very popular when it came out. When I wrote that PS3 article, 3D Dot Game Heroes was already showing potential. I’ve also written about the insane price pop for PS2 and the possibility of Wii U and PS Vita popping as well.Īs far as the PS3 is concerned though… let’s have a look at what some of the rarest PS3 games have been doing since I wrote that article. Here’s a fairly in-depth article I wrote that gives a fair amount of detail about my methodology and explains the pricing lifecycle of game consoles. I’ve been predicting and reporting vintage game prices for a few months and the readers seem to enjoy it. If you’re new to the blog, it might make sense to catch up a bit. There are even some games you can still pick up brand new and plastic-wrapped for a reasonable price. The hard-to-find and rarest PS3 games have already started hitting their highs and it may be your last chance to pick them up before it gets any crazier.įortunately, mid to low-tier PS3 games have yet to pop (as much), and it’s not too late to snatch up a few of those. About a year ago I made it my mission (or really, more of a side-quest) to start collecting for the PS3 before prices shot through the roof. Yes, I know I’m late as hell to that party, but that’s kind of how I do. The Playstation 3 has been my favorite console lately.
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