Will vintage games be worth more money in the future?

most of the mass produced games on Xbox, ps1, ps2, xbox360, wii, and ps3 will be worth nearly nothing until they are really hard to find. the reason some games are worth $ is because they didnt make many and they are hard to find. Even GREAT games like Mario3 are worth very little, because they produced so many copies of that game. games and consoles are only worth what people are willing to pay for them. and really MOST games are never worth what they were purchased for NEW. for a USED game to be worth $60, it better be a VERY rare game.

I hope not. I like vintage games being cheap, it's one of the main appeals of vintage gaming. You can always afford a game that you've yet to discover when vintage gaming.

I doubt they will be worth much more. The ability to download older games for cheap, will probably make many games worth a great deal less.

most of the mass produced games on Xbox, ps1, ps2, xbox360, wii, and ps3 will be worth nearly nothing until they are really hard to find. the reason some games are worth $ is because they didnt make many and they are hard to find. Even GREAT games like Mario3 are worth very little, because they produced so many copies of that game. games and consoles are only worth what people are willing to pay for them. and really MOST games are never worth what they were purchased for NEW. for a USED game to be worth $60, it better be a VERY rare game.

Talldude80

they won't be worth much as ps2/xbox/gc generation was sold so well they will be worth nothing in some years time and already now are worth almost nothing. the generatiosn before those are more rare and have higher prices but they will only become more valuable if there will be more retro gamers and I doubt that. retro gamers will be ones that grew up with a generation so the 16/32 bit generation is me and the prices are kind of fixed as the group isn't expanding or getting really smaller. and same will happen with 128 bit and ps3/360 generation

to give an idea. when dreamcast died I bought many games very cheaply and people would say these will be worth so much in a few years time but it's not true. simply because there isn't all of a sudden a million extra people discovering the dreamcast. it's bit like how saturn is rare in the west but not in japan where you can buy a used saturn for 10$ and games even cheaper. in the west more people discovered the saturn and since it sold so bad prices went up. while in japan the saturn was very popular and in fact very much liked still to this dya bujt because there's so much of everything it will remain cheap. keep in mind also that most people move in with a new generation of games and systems

I hope not. I like vintage games being cheap, it's one of the main appeals of vintage gaming. You can always afford a game that you've yet to discover when vintage gaming.

Emerald_Warrior

i totally agree. I love buying games at Yardsales for $1 or like $6-10 at a used game store. If i get a game (like "Sneak King") for $1 and it stinks, who cares, it's fun to just try out cheap games, and it's awesome to get GREAT games for cheap too!

If you keep your Gaming Hardware and Games in mint condition. There is the possiblities that It can be worth money to someone in the future.

If Someone had kept the entire Collecovision system in mint condition, with everygame (There were only 130 games) and accessories mint.

Howvever most people just tossed the boxes/manuels/maps/stickers/documents/etc.

Or a complete Sega CD collection (their were only 149 games)

But people never did. Although their were some folks who banded together for an almost complete NES collection. Just missing 4 games (abiet the rarest items)

A complete Nintendo collection, Sony or Microsoft or Even "dead systems Sega and Atari collections.

These could be worth money to someone. At somepoint.

VHS tapes are, unlike retro games, not in demand whatsoever. DVD's are so much better in both terms of quality and convenience. There's a charity shop near me that are giving about 500 of them away....And nobody wants them.

It's safe to say that video games are going to rise in price, albeit likely slowly. Conceptualize gaming in 20 years time, where you won't be seeing any PS2/Xbox/GC games in game shops and will very rarely see them at a boot sale or something.

They're not exactly going to go down in price, are they? They can only go up.

An argument me and some friends have been having. I believe my collection will be worth a good deal in a good 5 to 10 years or possibly a bit more, yet they say older games will suffer the same fate as VHS tapes and that sort of thing. What do you all think? I've got 3 NES systems, 3 Super Nintendos, 2 Atari 2600 4 switch woody systems, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, the 20GB version of the PS3 and a bunch of other newer less significant ones, and an insane amount of games for all of them, not to mention the systems are in nearly flawless condition.lordlunch2

VHS tapes are, unlike retro games, not in demand whatsoever, because DVD's are so much better in both terms of quality and convenience. There's a charity shop near me giving about 500 of them away....And nobody wants them.

It's safe to say that video games are going to rise in price, albeit likely slowly. For example, conceptualize gaming in 20 years time, where you won't be seeing any PS2/Xbox/GC games in game shops and will very rarely see them at a boot sale or something. As a consequence, they'll go up in price, of course. But speaking for retro games as a whole, they're not exactly going to go down in price, are they? They can only go up.

VHS tapes are, unlike retro games, not in demand whatsoever. DVD's are so much better in both terms of quality and convenience. There's a charity shop near me that are giving about 500 of them away....And nobody wants them.

It's safe to say that video games are going to rise in price, albeit likely slowly. Conceptualize gaming in 20 years time, where you won't be seeing any PS2/Xbox/GC games in game shops and will very rarely see them at a boot sale or something.

They're not exactly going to go down in price, are they? They can only go up.

SpikeyAss

actually they are going down in price, maybe some to do with economic crisis but I doubt it

[QUOTE="lordlunch2"]An argument me and some friends have been having. I believe my collection will be worth a good deal in a good 5 to 10 years or possibly a bit more, yet they say older games will suffer the same fate as VHS tapes and that sort of thing. What do you all think? I've got 3 NES systems, 3 Super Nintendos, 2 Atari 2600 4 switch woody systems, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, the 20GB version of the PS3 and a bunch of other newer less significant ones, and an insane amount of games for all of them, not to mention the systems are in nearly flawless condition.SpikeyAss

VHS tapes are, unlike retro games, not in demand whatsoever, because DVD's are so much better in both terms of quality and convenience. There's a charity shop near me giving about 500 of them away....And nobody wants them.

It's safe to say that video games are going to rise in price, albeit likely slowly. For example, conceptualize gaming in 20 years time, where you won't be seeing any PS2/Xbox/GC games in game shops and will very rarely see them at a boot sale or something. As a consequence, they'll go up in price, of course. But speaking for retro games as a whole, they're not exactly going to go down in price, are they? They can only go up.

I'd soooo take those for free. I still have a decent sized VHS collection, so I still use my VCR. There's also some stuff that still to this day hasn't been released on DVD, especially old WWF & WCW videos, which this guy here is a late 80s, 90s, and early 2000s wrestling nut.

Well let me just say this...games are not investment goods. Yes there are a few where you can turn a marginal profit, but in reality, most games are not worth what they were originally priced at.

I just like having the games I previously loved in my collections! That's the key to my hobby. It feels great to find that awesome deal, but I understand in the end my video game hobby when never yield any types of financial dividends...

Yes and no.

No because there has been a recent trend in gaming that has decreased the value of many older games; that trend is digital distribution. Back in 2006 I sold a used copy of FFVII for $70, now you are lucky to break $40 because it is available on PSN for $5ish. More and more retro games are decreasing in value because they are becoming available as DLC, being released in retro compilations, and being ported as extras on newer games. I believe this trend will continue indefinitely, however I don't see the value of these games being undermined forever. The reason why I say yes, vintage games will go up in value dramatically is because their collectibility will go up dramatically, especially for games that will be reaching the 30+ year old mark. This has already started to happen with a lot of NES and 2600 games, and I believe that it will only become more pronounced as time goes on. I feel like the following factors will dictate, and currently dictate which games will skyrocket in value:

-Popular/sought after

-Limited Production run

-no alternative means of being obtained (legal at least)

-special features only on original release

There are several more, but these ones seem to be the biggest factors in dictating if a game's value will go up. If the games meets these criteria, you can bet it will be worth a lot more as time goes by.

I doubt it.

As another user said,they are available(and will be)in digital form.

And really,i'm not byuing any old games in retail form anymore.

There are rare exceptions...

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[QUOTE="lordlunch2"]An argument me and some friends have been having. I believe my collection will be worth a good deal in a good 5 to 10 years or possibly a bit more, yet they say older games will suffer the same fate as VHS tapes and that sort of thing. What do you all think? I've got 3 NES systems, 3 Super Nintendos, 2 Atari 2600 4 switch woody systems, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, the 20GB version of the PS3 and a bunch of other newer less significant ones, and an insane amount of games for all of them, not to mention the systems are in nearly flawless condition.Emerald_Warrior

VHS tapes are, unlike retro games, not in demand whatsoever, because DVD's are so much better in both terms of quality and convenience. There's a charity shop near me giving about 500 of them away....And nobody wants them.

It's safe to say that video games are going to rise in price, albeit likely slowly. For example, conceptualize gaming in 20 years time, where you won't be seeing any PS2/Xbox/GC games in game shops and will very rarely see them at a boot sale or something. As a consequence, they'll go up in price, of course. But speaking for retro games as a whole, they're not exactly going to go down in price, are they? They can only go up.

I'd soooo take those for free. I still have a decent sized VHS collection, so I still use my VCR. There's also some stuff that still to this day hasn't been released on DVD, especially old WWF & WCW videos, which this guy here is a late 80s, 90s, and early 2000s wrestling nut.

I own a ton orf wcw, ecw and wwf video tapes of late 90s early 2000s

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[QUOTE="SpikeyAss"]

VHS tapes are, unlike retro games, not in demand whatsoever, because DVD's are so much better in both terms of quality and convenience. There's a charity shop near me giving about 500 of them away....And nobody wants them.

It's safe to say that video games are going to rise in price, albeit likely slowly. For example, conceptualize gaming in 20 years time, where you won't be seeing any PS2/Xbox/GC games in game shops and will very rarely see them at a boot sale or something. As a consequence, they'll go up in price, of course. But speaking for retro games as a whole, they're not exactly going to go down in price, are they? They can only go up.

bultje112

I'd soooo take those for free. I still have a decent sized VHS collection, so I still use my VCR. There's also some stuff that still to this day hasn't been released on DVD, especially old WWF & WCW videos, which this guy here is a late 80s, 90s, and early 2000s wrestling nut.

I own a ton orf wcw, ecw and wwf video tapes of late 90s early 2000s

You can always send em my way if you ever need to get rid of them. ;)

Unopened games and systems are usually what bring in the most money.

most of the mass produced games on Xbox, ps1, ps2, xbox360, wii, and ps3 will be worth nearly nothing until they are really hard to find. the reason some games are worth $ is because they didnt make many and they are hard to find. Even GREAT games like Mario3 are worth very little, because they produced so many copies of that game. games and consoles are only worth what people are willing to pay for them. and really MOST games are never worth what they were purchased for NEW. for a USED game to be worth $60, it better be a VERY rare game.

Talldude80

This^^^

[QUOTE="Talldude80"]

most of the mass produced games on Xbox, ps1, ps2, xbox360, wii, and ps3 will be worth nearly nothing until they are really hard to find. the reason some games are worth $ is because they didnt make many and they are hard to find. Even GREAT games like Mario3 are worth very little, because they produced so many copies of that game. games and consoles are only worth what people are willing to pay for them. and really MOST games are never worth what they were purchased for NEW. for a USED game to be worth $60, it better be a VERY rare game.

Blueresident87

This^^^

Isn't it ironic since last-generation is when they really started putting huge budgets into games? Most expensive generation to produce, and the least valueable (not counting Atari 2600, of course).

Only for people who want to collect. It's actually becoming harder to find games in decent quality from Japan now (everything I bought from Japan used to be near new quality, and now that's not so true anymore).

The stuff that is worse the most is both rare and good, though rarity has a greater affect on price than quality since good games are typically popular. The most expensive stuff are great games that kind of flew under the radar. It is also important that the game be in it's box w/ all manuals etc. and preferably unopened. If you want your games to be valuable, you can't play them. This is why I don't consider myself a collector. Also, I'd never pay more for a game that sucks because it's rare.

I know for a fact VC games have lowered the prices of games FF7 is a great example. That game would fetch $65 no problem now you're luck to get $40 for it.

The rarer factory sealed game is, the more it will worth.

Yeah, Dreamcast games are already the most expensive to buy next to Negeo.Shuffle-Fan

Except for certain titles, Dreamcast games are dirt cheap, in the U.S. at least.

For the most part NO. Even in the rare event the people who have completed collections of complete systems and games. Have a very hard time selling them on Ebay

So Videogames as an investment piece worth money in the future. No really. A few games maybe but generally no.