Since the PS3's launch...I've seen a good number of games (that were, at one time, considered either *
Really* Rare (like Suikoden II & Panzer Dragoon Saga) and/or *
Pseudo* Rare - meaning that they weren't really scarce or hard-to-find at all -but- they were just priced as though they were (like FF VII); I guess because...people were willing to spend inflated amounts of money for a game with...what; around 6-7 million copies sold and/or because it had a little spelling mistake/"Misprint" on the back of it!?
Well, FF VII released digitally quite awhile ago -and- according to the latest unconfirmed tidbit that I've heard...Suikoden 2 may also soon be getting a PSN release.
I'm personally of the opinion that a game like Suikoden 2 (*Especially* in the case of new & sealed copy) will probably still command & be listed at & sell for pretty much the prices that it currently is.
My reasoning/logic behind this is that
Collectors are going to collect and to people like them (us) - just having the ability to play a game /=/ owning and having that baby sitting on your shelf to be picked up & (re)played whenever you want. Also, I'm thinking that no "casual" gamers were the target/crowd that was looking at & paying hundreds of dollars for a single game -and- lastly, because if someone wanted to play it badly enough (just for the sake of playing it), I'm sure that they could have availed themselves of far cheaper...um..."
alternative" ways to play it.
What are the rest of your thoughts & ideas about this?