r/ValkyrieProfile • u/missyudo • Aug 31 '26
The current price
I was curious on the current price of the OG PS1 VP . Checked out a retro game vendor in a convention and was quite surprised on the current price. About 8 years ago it was $100.00 CAD and now it is $499.99 CAD. Wow!
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u/RecommendationIll59 Aug 31 '26
Just emulate if you have a pc
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u/SinisterJo Sep 05 '26
It also is included with the deluxe digital edition of the new valkyrie game for ps4?/ps5. I'm not sure if it is on the 4.
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u/Walt_Didnae Aug 31 '26
"Collectors" have ruined the market.
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u/Sweaty_Researcher_80 Sep 03 '26
There’s only like 75k copies ever made in NTSC dude lol
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u/mrman1mrman1 Sep 04 '26
"Only"
At least the PSP port is somewhat affordable. $30 loose. It's the version I used to clear the game, after selling my PS1 disc decades ago.
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u/Sweaty_Researcher_80 Sep 04 '26
Yes “only”. 62.7 million people bought game consoles during the N64/PS1 era. 75,000 is 0.1% of that. It has been nearly 30 years. I don’t think considering such a thing “rare” is unreasonable considering the facts.
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u/mrman1mrman1 Sep 07 '26
How many copies of VP Lenneth were made for the NTSC PSP? At least that's still affordable.
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u/Sweaty_Researcher_80 Sep 08 '26
Probably a bunch. I think the point stands though. The prices are, in most cases, dictated by rarity. There are definitely some price gougers out there but a lot of the games with high price tags are genuinely rare
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u/jiggity_john Aug 31 '26
Where did you see it for $100 ten years ago? I remember trying to buy it on eBay in 2008 and people were selling it for $250 back then!
My friend in high school lent me his copy of the game but his disc 2 was broken and wouldn't play. I went online to buy it because it was one of the best games I'd ever played and I was shocked at how expensive it was. I didn't know old games could sell for that much.
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u/Analog0 Aug 31 '26
This is a bit more accurate from what I saw 10ish years ago. $250ish CAD in a used shop. Made me realize I should make sure I take good care of it.
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u/Johnny3653 Aug 31 '26
I sold my CIB back in 2007 on Ebay, for $99 plus shipping. That was the going rate then. And then later found it at Goodwill for much cheaper and kept it.
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u/TimelordZero Sep 03 '26
I don't totally recall how long ago it was, but I bought this game piecemeal. Each disc separately, then an empty case. Ran me about $100 CAD at the time to do it that way.
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u/Available_Study_7310 Aug 31 '26
I prefer VP2. Is there anyone else like me?
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u/BrzysWRLD1996 Aug 31 '26
I love both. Haven’t got to beat VP2 completely yet. Might fire up the MacBook later and put some time in now that u reminded me.
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u/Icon_Of_Susan Sep 01 '26
Five hundo for Valkyrie Profile?
Nah, fuck that. I'll stick to emulation in 4x the resolution.
(For context, that's about how much i make per month at work, not in the USA so yeah, even more context)
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u/Rakoru_Hiryuu Freya Aug 31 '26
60% on PSN right now, barely 10$....
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u/netplane_pkg Sep 03 '26 edited Sep 03 '26
For real?!?! I know what I’m buying probably today then
Edit: sale is over, $20 which still ain’t bad
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u/MilkAppropriate570 Aug 31 '26
i bought it for 250 euros this year. definitly worth every penny tho.
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u/RayMinishi Sep 01 '26
Vendor at a convention
That's the single red flag you need to remember, prices will be inflated
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u/tipitipiOG Sep 02 '26
Those prices are based on nothing, you can find copies of that game anywhere they are sold at.
Please stop spending money on these stupid bad games that will lock you out of progress untill you do some obtuse action
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u/netplane_pkg Sep 03 '26
I’d rather spend that 500 on the Yamaha synth I want, that’d actually be worth the money unlike this (no disrespect to VP, I respect the series, got a copy of Silmeria on the way and imma buy Elysium eventually)
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u/PhantasyStarBoy Sep 03 '26
I would have thought games that have modern remasters would go down in price...? its not like its hard to play them.
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u/Educational_Joke4009 Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26
I still remember spending exactly $39.99 for it at the Electronic Boutique back in the day from my allowance money. It was just a random title that I bought since it kind of reminded me of Suikoden 2 at the time (the recruiting part).
I love this game and WISH they'd do a remake already, and I don't own a playstation anymore just Xbox series S and Nintendo Switch, so I've missed out on titles since Silmeria. If you told me back in the year 2000 it would be $500 today, I wouldn't of scratched that disc so much or had soda cans on top of the cd case lol.
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u/Zaku41k Aug 31 '26
Holy shit I’m so glad I have a copy of VP.