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| dreama1:
The price of retro games in 50 years from now? People talk about a few years in the future about the price of retro games, but how about 50 years from now? Can anyone imagine this? Or have any theories exactly what the market will look like if there will even be one? Or does this die with us? Well I mean the memories, and the stories, or the esteem the golden era of gaming is being held up on? Are we close to a new golden age with the VR market opening up soon (but not that soon), and with it the games testing new barriers? That the standards set before it will be more a distant memory? Maybe it seems like the atari generation has been overshadowed by the generations after it. Come the same trend happen again pushing everything deeper into the sands of time? |
| maximo310:
The market isn't going to last another 50 years. Maybe it will for another 5-10, but there's gonna be a point where prices will come crashing down similar to other market's boom and busts over the years. I dunno about VR; not really a fan of it, and I can't really see how its going to usher in a new golden age unless they market it very well. |
| dreama1:
--- Quote from: maximo310 on April 30, 2016, 03:06:29 am ---The market isn't going to last another 50 years. Maybe it will for another 5-10, but there's gonna be a point where prices will come crashing down similar to other market's boom and busts over the years. I dunno about VR; not really a fan of it, and I can't really see how its going to usher in a new golden age unless they market it very well. --- End quote --- 5-10 years? Interesting. But what exactly does this mean? I've heard it phased before but no one expanded upon this. And people are still hoarding the rarities globally, why will it crash in price exactly? As time goes on the quantity will begin to go down from aging, but demand stays high? It means trading/selling games will become too expensive? Meaning the price dropping or? Just not being able to sell them? |
| sloan11:
I've been thinking about this lately, too. I'm a youngster just now dipping my toes into retro gaming and loving every second of it... I made the analogy comparing video games to baseball cards the other day. Its not a perfect comparison, but I think there could be some similarities. I hesitate to make the comparison to vinyl... i don't think the 2 products can be compared, but maybe just look at the vinyl market... 15 years ago nobody would've thought vinyls would ever become relevant again, and now they are probably the number one selling physical format for music, and along with that comes an interest in vintage records too.. record shops surging, etc... and the equipment necessary to enjoy records is like consoles needed for carts.. I guess I just say that to make the following point: it can be tough to predict. |
| dreama1:
--- Quote from: sloan11 on April 30, 2016, 03:29:12 am ---I've been thinking about this lately, too. I'm a youngster just now dipping my toes into retro gaming and loving every second of it... I made the analogy comparing video games to baseball cards the other day. Its not a perfect comparison, but I think there could be some similarities. I hesitate to make the comparison to vinyl... i don't think the 2 products can be compared, but maybe just look at the vinyl market... 15 years ago nobody would've thought vinyls would ever become relevant again, and now they are probably the number one selling physical format for music, and along with that comes an interest in vintage records too.. record shops surging, etc... and the equipment necessary to enjoy records is like consoles needed for carts.. I guess I just say that to make the following point: it can be tough to predict. --- End quote --- What happened with baseball cards exactly? I'm not familiar. They're still popular right? |
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