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So take these articles as opinions and nothing more. I don’t know any more than you, and Pricecharting can only tell us so much.

I am only guessing at what games could increase in value.

Weird stuff happens, a show gets rebooted and the game based on it from 10 years ago spikes.

You can never be completely sure if a game will/won’t increase in value.

Here are a few general points to keep in mind: Like I said earlier, there’s a bit of a formula to (try to) determine whether games will increase in value or not, and you can explore that rabbit hole pretty deep. Pricecharting doesn’t seem to have as much data for CiB (complete in box) pricing, but when we look at the CiB prices, we see the cost fluctuations are much more exaggerated, with value averaging about 50% more than loose copies. The graphs we’re seeing here are for loose copies. And then it began its gradual rise in value, all the way to its current spike. But unlike Halo 3, The Simpsons holds its value a bit better, never even diving into single-digit pricing. We see that, like any new release, The Simpsons hit bottom after a few years of release. But The Simpsons’ games tend to do better than a lot of animated series’ video games, and this graph shows a much shallower curve than Halo 3. Perhaps the publisher (like me) expected the game to flop pretty hard. The Simpsons Game for PS3 curve looks quite different. The result is a rapid decline in the value of the game, and no rise.

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Microsoft wants to make sure there are plenty of copies of their flagship series for everyone whether they want it or not. Halo 3–and most non-Nintendo 1st-party games–is a great example of what happens when supply outstrips demand. Let’s take a moment to look at some chart examples. The website’s interface allows users to access that info in all sorts of ways (there are other cool features like an eBay sniper too that may interest you).įor the purpose of pricing and prediction, it’s fairly straightforward to look at the graph of a game over time and see the difference between a game that will get expensive, and a game that will not. I’ve consulted with him for collecting wisdom a few times and he’s proven to also be a very nice guy.īasically, PriceCharting tracks sales of video games, records the sale price and other data, and stores it. The owner (good ‘ol JJ) is an expert on games prices and was my interview subject in the Wii-U/Vita article. To find pricing curves, I rely on, and I stand by its efficacy. If you’re curious how I arrived at some of these predictions, I strongly suggest you check out that article.īut what it boils down to is this: A game’s pricing over time (it’s pricing curve) is a strong determinant for how much the game will ultimately trade for. In the last PS3 collection post, I go over this in some detail. How can I tell what PS3 games will go up in value? This is more like 5 More PS3 Games to Collect Now, as I’ve had time to do a bit more research into what I believe will be the next wave of expensive old games. This was my last collecting article, and you can consider this article a sequel. PS3 Games to Collect Now (These aren’t all.) This article expands on the idea of how a new console generation affects the pricing of games for the previous gen, and covers some Wii-U and Vita games that could see huge leaps. Wii-U and PS Vita Games may be the Next to Skyrocket That article outlines some of the biggest gainers for PS2.

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It may be too late to build a cost-effective PS2 collection. It may be more accurate to say PS2 prices have already exploded, though. If you missed the last few game collecting articles, you might want to read these and get caught up: The response we’ve gotten on these has been great so far, and hopefully this one doesn’t disappoint. Welcome, dear reader, to another collection post.

If you don’t already have these games in your PS3 collection, it might be your last chance to get a good deal.