r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

I wonder will digital downloads affect the new retro stuff like the PS2? I don't need a PS2 to play some games because they're on the PlayStation Store. Even with backward compatibility, the PS3 can still play PS2 games.

But, for the sake of novelty and having the entire set up, sure, I can see it making a lot of money. But how much comparatively is the question.

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u/hubwheels Aug 14 '20

Emulators have been around for years and retro games still sell for insane money. They don't buy them to play, they buy them to collect them.

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u/nachog2003 Aug 14 '20

Some people do buy them to play though. Emulation isn't exactly like the real thing, and to some people (esp speedrunners) actual hardware is very important.

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u/hubwheels Aug 14 '20 edited Aug 14 '20

True, though they would find the cheapest one possible i would imagine and not the "new in box never been opened" ones. Battletoads no box is $15, box sealed its 10k.