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So where else can you trade-in PS2 games if GameStop turns out the lights? Here’s a quick list.Īmazon accepts PS2 trade-ins, and we’re talking everything from systems to games to accessories. It’s the bestselling game console in history - still a few million ahead of Nintendo’s DS handheld, and at least 50 million ahead of the next-bestselling set-top box, Nintendo’s Wii, with just under 100 million units sold. Is anyone surprised? Sony formally discontinued PS2 production worldwide last January, so hello inevitability, but slow clap that the PS2 survived (and thrived) this long, emerging back in 2000, then going on to sell over 155 million units. In any event, the days of unloading your stack of PS2 games at GameStop for quick cash or to help fund a new purchase via store credit may nearly be over.
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To this day, bizarrely, the PS3 plays PS One games (as do the PSP and PS Vita), but nary a PS2 title. That’s a shame, at least for videophile PS3 owners, who know that playing PS2 games on a backward-compatibility-supportive PS3, running HDMI-out to 720p or 1080p, the upscaling can enhance the image quality slightly (though yes, to be fair, plenty of 480p games still look better at 480p, and then there’s the display medium itself: pretty much every 480p games looks better to me on a CRT, hands-down).
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Sony never cut it a break after the PlayStation 3 arrived in 2006, briefly supporting PS2 game playback in its flagship console with a dedicated “emotion engine” chip (in those early, monstrously big, ridiculously expensive models), then shifting ever-so-briefly to software emulation and finally - unceremoniously - pulling the rug out from under “holistic” PlayStation devotees by yanking PS2 backward compatibility from the PS3 entirely and forever. Its incredibly drawn-out demise was arguably unbecoming given its sales pedigree. Yep, according to Reddit, which apparently has a snap of an upcoming in-store display, GameStop is pulling up the drawbridge on PS2 trade-ins next month, including systems, games and accessories. Here's a glimpse at some of the most expensive PS1 games available.Follow 1 - mark that one on your calendars, PlayStation 2 holdouts, because not only is it International Children’s Day, it’s reportedly also the last you’ll be able to divest yourself of PS2 classics like Knight Rider 2, Little Britain: The Video Game and Miami Vice. To better reflect how prices have changed concerning the rarest PS1 releases, and to add a little more information on why they may be so pricey, this list has been updated. They're the history of the industry itself, with many of them marking franchise beginnings and a massive leap in graphical quality. As time goes on, it's safe to assume that some of these games may be nothing more than museum-quality relics of gaming past. Some rare PS1 titles are becoming even scarcer as collectors grab up any copies they can find and supplies have never been lower for certain items on this list. Updated Jby Russ Boswell: With the PS5 hitting store shelves, some gamers are even more nostalgic for the PlayStation's roots. That's why the range can be so vast sometimes. There's really no value in a game unless someone is willing to pay for it. That said, please understand that these prices may be different between sites. This is according to PriceCharting, which seems to be the most recommended site for tracking these things down. There’s a big price difference for some of these depending on if the game is loose, used but complete in box with everything, and then actually new.

To keep things fair, the aforementioned titles will be priced "new." That means completely sealed and unused. RELATED: 10 PS1 Games That Were Ahead Of Their Time

But some of these games can be hard to find and downright expensive.

So it's no surprise that some people are still trying to get their hands on the original games ported to the console. Needless to say, it has a lot of fans, even today. The PS5 may be a modern-day marvel but kids growing up in the 90s were floored by how "advanced" the original console was. The original PlayStation was one of the best consoles ever released, with a wide array of fantastic games that many players still remember fondly today.
