but most LRG releases are based of old games why would a new generation be interested in say shantaea or some old shoot em ups with some extra options wild guns reloaded not LRG but still would make little sense to me.
I can understand some popular normal games horizon dawn witcher gravity rush actual ps4 games but not indy games based on older games.
Also little samson and earthbound are the kind of games that people like that being said many of the more affordable sought after games have somewhat the same genre's so It's not really the same like the indy retro scene on ps4.
Little samson is an action platformer people dig these kind of games on 8 bit systems plenty of other nes games that fit that genre it just so happens that little samson is one of the better ones. Earthbound is an old school rpg with a different twist but still the kind of game that people dig so obviously many people want to own and play them.
Also some ps2 shoot emups that are pretty high priced in europe do not fitt the bill for your ps2 nostalgia collector, maybe an excuse for some sega saturn lovers etc since those are arcade ports of old games mostly of those older sega consoles or arcade machines only. I'm pretty sure different collectors than ps2 nostalgia collectors. Rules of rose kuon I guess since survival horror is a big thing on ps2 and people love that genre thanks to the actual popular games like resident evil and silent hill.
I agree with the word to mouth thing since most likely not many have played these rare games but at the very least they fit the genres of the more popular classics of that generation I'm not seeing that with those LRG on ps4 since those are games based on the past. In my opinion probably allot of collectors who find the ps4 to fill their gap for retro stuff older generations of collectors.
You say the games LRG is releasing won't gain notoriety due to being indie throwbacks, and the holy grails of gaming are typically hidden gems of genres/game styles popular during the system's heyday. Here's the thing though- right now, one of the most popular type of games out there IS indie throwbacks! From underwhelming but overhyped titles like Yooka-Laylee and Mighty No. 9, to critical darlings like Cuphead & Stardew Valley, the kind of games LRG is putting out are a trend of the current era. I just find it unlikely that, of all the titles they've got, they aren't going to hit at least a few that build an audience later on. I think the bigger threat to LRG games becoming properly collectible down the road is a general move away from physical game collecting- which is already happening, it seems.
Yea sure those indi throwbacks are the most popular games for the retro gaming scene that is. The normal ps4 audience is not super interested in those kind of games the big titles those are the games that are for the new generation that grew up with ps4 those are actual ps4 titles. The vast majority of those indi game sales are from people who enjoy retro games not from the normal audience It's a niche even titles as cup head wich do have a slight edge of being disney otherwise It's all retro gaming scene. Yooka Laylee was made especially for n64 collecta ton fans might no 9 was a mega man like game. Stardew valley is a 16 bit game.
There is no connection to the normal ps4 library with such games if i'm honest It's quite the different story compared to the older consoles since the indy games are especially made for those of the retro gaming scene. Without the retro gaming scene there was no LRG and there would be far less retro styled indi games. LRG and the other retro indy games are for the older generations and the people who like retro stuff not the people who grew up with ps4.
At this moment LRG have plenty of attention since people who enjoy retro games will buy from them however when years pass and those people lose interest I highly doubt that the generation that grew up with ps4 would pick a retro styled indy game. Maybe nier, witcher horizon dawn GTA some racing game you name it actual ps4 games from the time.
Also As far as holy grails go, Snes in paticular pretty much all the rarities are great games For nes there are far less titles but just a few wich are super rare and excellent. In most cases very rare games are just plain bad but snes is the exception to this rule compared to most other consoles for the very high end stuff wich are excellent games. Even if the games were uncommon and fairly expensive they would be loved since they fit the genre of other popular series of the time. Even pretty expensive non holy grail items are your typical hidden gems on for example snes, they are interesting, and another experience in loved genre that was typical for the time or in rare cases a unique game but in a 16 bit style with some elements of good games. It still is the 16 bit era even if the gameplay is unique. The indy scene however is a throwback to the past generations with some tweeks and extra's in the current era it has no connection to the ps4 or xbox one.
Just look at some sought after games on snes they are typical games in typical genre's meant for the console of the time.
Hagane a fantastic action platformer
Sunset riders your typical run and gun arcade game
Earthbound 16 bit rpg
Mega man X3 need I say any more
EVO and pocky and rocky are pretty different since these are rare niche genre's but they are 16 bit styled in music and grapics and have elements of other games of the time.
If you liked the more common games of these genre or certain elements than obviously you will proabably like any of these no questions asked. Pretty much no one has played those games however they have elements, music, grapics or are in the same genre as some of the more popular well known series wich they did play in the past.
I'm not saying LRG is bad I find them games pretty interesting I just don't see new generations picking them up since these games are targetted at the older audience wich are collecting retro games. Maybe a very small amount but I can imagine it being a pretty rare thing. It's pretty different compared to older consoles with actual games of the time actual nostalgia.
